About this episode
The episode discusses Woolworths' decision to offshore jobs and the implications for the retail sector, featuring insights on AI from Wesfarmers.
Australian grocery giant Woolworths is expected to ship hundreds of corporate jobs offshore. Barbeques Galore says it's going to close up shop with hundreds of workers facing redundancy. What to make of these retail shakeups? And why is Wesfarmers positive about the transformational power of AI? Carrington Clarke and ABC Business Reporter Steph Chalmers break it all down on ABC Business Daily. Catch up on today's episode of Fuelcast here . And you can read Steph Chalmers and David Taylor's article on Barbeques Galore here . Got a burning business question? Send a short voice recording to Carrington and the team at abcbusinessdaily@abc.net.au
People in this episode
Host: Carrington Clarke
Guest: Steph Chalmers
Topics covered
- offshoring jobs
- retail industry
- AI in business
- corporate restructuring
- employment impact
Keywords
- Woolworths
- Barbeques Galore
- offshore jobs
- AI
- retail shakeups
- employment
- corporate jobs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Woolworths, Barbeques Galore, ABC Business Daily, Wesfarmers
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