Overheard

"No-one told me you were a journalist. I thought you were just trying to sell me some advertising."
David Mellick gives the phrase 'a penny for your thoughts' new meaning. The Corporate Apparel Group chief executive officer was caught unawares when he received a phone call from Ragtrader.

"The relationship needed to be open, bipartisan, entrepreneurial, hardworking and as resilient as possible."
We're guessing this isn't one of those "it's not you, it's me" speeches, huh Nick Kelly? After a 10-year relationship with Myer, Industrie managing director Nick Kelly hands his final rose to David Jones.

"Often the sales results feel like an exam result."
Shoe queen Joanne Mercer details the pressure behind being a footwear category manager for Myer. Look on the bright side: The required reading involves more stilettos than Socrates.

"Talk, talk, talk."
Only freelance journalists get paid by the word - and even then, it ain't flash. Looksmart Alterations executive Rami Mikhael expresses his frustration at the lack of action from Herringbone administrators. Mikhael is among a legion of unsecured trade creditors for the corporatewear brand.