Bernie Brookes

Figures of speech

| Samantha Hutchinson

Corporate audiences can be a tough crowd, so business leaders need to convey credibility, passion, and vision to win them over.

Companies	Qantas Airways
People	Gail Kelly, John Borghetti, Bernie Brookes, Christine Lagarde, Anna Bligh, Peter Beattie, Alan Joyce
Topics	Employment & Industrial Relations

| Andrew Heathcote

The recent decision by Target to cut its suppliers’ margins by 5 per cent says a lot about the state of the retail market.

People	Launa Inman, Bernie Brookes
Topics	Consumer Goods & Services/Retail & Wholesale, Economy

| Jane Lindhe

With the rise of e-tail and tough times in retail, there’s a silent war going on. But smart retailers are fighting back.

Companies	Myer Holdings Ltd, David Jones Ltd
People	Paul Zahra, Bernie Brookes
Topics	Consumer Goods & Services/Retail & Wholesale, Technology

| Agnes King

Retailers have to be more savvy than ever to get consumers to open their wallets.

| John Stensholt

A year after the global financial crisis corporate managers are back in the money.

Companies	News Corp, Westfield Group, Fortescue Metals Grp, Consolidated Media., TPG Telecom Ltd, SP Telemedia Ltd, Myer Holdings Ltd, Specialty Fashion, Macquarie Group Ltd, K2 Asset Mgmt Hldgs, Platinum Asset, Aquila Resources, Mineral Resources., Medusa Mining Ltd, Linc Energy Ltd, Primary Health Care, Nufarm Ltd
People	Rupert Murdoch, Andrew Forrest, James Packer, Frank Lowy, David Teoh, Bernie Brookes, Anthony Scali, Gary Perlstein, Nicholas Moore, Tony Poli, Peter Bond, Edmund Bateman, Douglas Rathbone
Topics	Financial Markets, Personal Investment, Company News

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