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Stop & Shop Names Industry Vet as Chief Merchant

Retail TouchPoints

Lee Nicholson I am looking forward to returning to Stop & Shop, which is where I started with this organization, said Nicholson in a statement. He originally joined the supermarket retailer in 2004 as a grocery buyer and category manager: Its a brand I know well and look forward to caring for in my new role.

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Asda CEO: Five runners and riders following Allan Leighton’s return

Retail Gazette

The longstanding, and so far unsuccessful search for Asda’s new CEO could receive a shot in the arm following the return of former chief Allan Leighton as its new executive chair this week. Barry Williams With Leighton back at Asda, could we see the supermarket’s former executive Barry Williams also make a return?

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Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurant Chain To Return After 20 Years

Retail Wire

After 20 years, Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant chain will open up once again to the public after initially closing in 2004.

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Tory Burch Returns to its Roots With New Manhattan Store

Retail TouchPoints

Tory Burch has opened a new boutique on Mercer Street in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, near where the retailer opened its first location in 2004.

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Burberry Names Akeroyd its Next CEO

Retail TouchPoints

I am looking forward to returning to London, where I first built my career in the luxury industry, to join a talented team with ambitious plans for the future and a strong platform to accelerate growth.”.

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Burberry names new CEO

Inside Retail

Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. I am looking forward to returning to London where I first built my career in the luxury industry to join a talented team with ambitious plans for the future and a strong platform to accelerate growth,” Akeroyd said.

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Booktopia searches for new CEO after Tony Nash steps aside

Inside Retail

Building Booktopia from a budget of just $10 a day in 2004 into Australia’s leading online book retailer has been an incredibly rewarding journey,” he said. Online book sales were a major beneficiary of lockdowns and other restrictions, but as the economy returns to normal, the growth in online book sales has moderated.”. million.

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