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Fashion insiders weigh in on the uncertain future of Australian Fashion Week

Inside Retail

Under IMG’s leadership since 2005, AFW has elevated resort collections, showcased Indigenous designers and initiated a consumer-integrated model. Given the event represents ‘Australian’ fashion it has more impact when promoting our brand and gives us credibility,” she added. “I

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The Home Depot Promotes Insider to President and COO

Retail TouchPoints

The home improvement retailer also announced additional senior leadership promotions. Jeff Kinnaird has been promoted to EVP of Merchandising, reporting to Decker. Michael Rowe has been promoted to President of The Home Depot Canada. Ann-Marie Campbell has been named EVP of U.S.

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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Herrington joined Amazon as VP of Consumables in 2005, launched Amazon Fresh in 2007 and was promoted to SVP of Consumables in 2014. Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark.

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Cybex unveils Paris flagship store with "unique monochromatic design DNA"

Dezeen

Promotion : lifestyle brand Cybex has opened a beige, monochrome flagship store in Paris as part of its continuing retail expansion strategy - nearly 20 years after the brand was founded. Located on the prestigious Rue Saint-Honor near the Louvre museum in central Paris, the store has"a unique monochromatic design DNA".

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What to know about Woolworths’ appointment of its first female CEO in 100 years

Inside Retail

But while some see the news as dealing a significant blow to the glass ceiling, others say it’s another sign of women being promoted off a glass cliff. British researchers coined the phrase in 2005, after observing the trend taking place in FTSE 500 companies. per cent of CEOs, 35.1

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

in August 2022, the fastest pace recorded since 2005, the worry for many people is that with their finances already stretched, costs will continue to climb higher and access to traditional, rigid forms of credit will become more difficult. With UK borrowing on credit cards growing at an annual rate of 12.9%

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Hublot’s social responsibility partnerships

Retail Focus

With the world becoming more eco-conscious with each year that passes, both consumers and companies are taking action to promote sustainability and ethical conduct. Developed in 2005, Only Watch raises money for research into treatment for neuromuscular diseases, primarily the degenerative genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy.