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Developing the Optimal Lifecycle for Successful Promotions

Retail TouchPoints

A unique opportunity: promotions. Yet according to POI , 69% of retailers believe the time required to create a promotional plan is “highly burdensome.”. The act of coordinating a promotion is not a siloed project. So how can retailers make the right pricing and promotion decisions to truly boost profits without wasting time?

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More Australians lose trust in supermarket pricing, ACCC says

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) interim report for supermarkets inquiry revealed that almost 50 per cent of consumers now ‘often’ or ‘always’ compare prices before shopping, a significant increase from 17 per cent found by the watchdog’s 2008 Grocery Inquiry.

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Dollar General CEO to Retire, COO Named as Successor

Retail TouchPoints

Vasos joined Dollar General in 2008 as the company’s EVP, Division President and CMO. Incoming CEO Owen’s promotion to the top role aligns with Dollar General’s reputation for promoting within. Current COO Jeffery Owen, a 30-year Dollar General veteran, has been named as Vasos’ successor.

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Amid Rising Prices, Demand for Fair Prices is Rising Too

Retail Focus

Other sectors were hit as well, with OECD nations reporting April prices across the board surged in April 2021 at the highest pace since 2008. . Fortunately, today’s price and promotion science support successfully balancing those competing priorities.

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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. Perkins went on to credit Bardwell’s leadership for driving the $7 billion market-leading business of WooliesX. per cent of CEOs, 35.1

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Target Creates Chief Guest Experience Officer Role as it Expands Senior Leadership Team

Retail TouchPoints

Target also expanded its leadership team with other promotions and expanded the duties of the Chief Growth Officer position. The office will bring together the marketing, digital and technology teams to achieve this goal. The office will bring together the marketing, digital and technology teams to achieve this goal.

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Zebra Technologies Appoints New CEO and Executive Board Chair

Retail TouchPoints

Burns, a 30-year technology veteran, joined Zebra in 2015 as the company’s SVP of Enterprise Visibility and Mobility, and was promoted to the product and solutions chief role in 2018. He also worked with measurement solutions provider Spirent Communications for nine years , serving as the company’s CEO from 2008 to 2013.