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How Solomon Lew will win the tariff war amid ‘worst conditions in 62 years’

Consumers are feeling stressed and conditions are tough, but the retail guru is still looking for growth.

The state of the consumer. Federal politics. Global trade. British taxation policy. Victoria’s bail laws. Tipping practices in the United States. Supermarket inflation. The outlook for rents. The art of inventory management.

It’s a safe bet that you can learn more in 15 minutes talking with Solomon Lew than you’ll get from 15 hours with some business leaders. And the chairman and major shareholder of Premier Investments is on fire when we catch him on Friday morning.

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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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