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Nike Promotes Converse Veteran to CEO

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He previously worked at Converse from 2010 to 2013, followed by a year as VP of Strategy for Fanatics. Carver has been with the Converse brand for nearly a decade, most recently as VP/GM for Converse’s North America business, where he unlocked strong growth in the brand’s largest geography.

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Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To CEO

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In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President. Witynski, who joined Dollar Tree as SVP of Stores in 2010, became COO in 2015. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020.

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“No immediate impact”: Experts weigh in on Senate Committee’s recommendations

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This week, the Senate Committee on Supermarket Prices made 14 recommendations for the Government to consider amending the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to end the alleged price gouging of the major supermarkets. This will allow consumers to align and ‘buycott’ from a supermarket that promotes their values.

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NRF: Holiday Spending Could Top $966B, but Shift from Goods to Services Continues

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seen from 2010 to 2019. “It Some of this hiring may have taken place in October to support early holiday sales events and promotions. While the 2023 growth rate is lower than in recent years, when stimulus spending helped inflate retail sales, it’s in line with the average annual holiday increase of 3.6%

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Global Wellness Brand Hyperice Opens its First Pop-Up Store at Harrods

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Founded in 2010 by Anthony Katz, Hyperice started as an ice and compression sleeve but has since evolved into a performance and recovery technology movement. Global high-performance wellness brand, Hyperice , opens its first pop-up shop at luxury department store, Harrods.

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Mastercard faces court over anti-competitive deals with major retailers

Inside Retail

Under Australian law, a business with substantial market power will only be considered to be in breach of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 if its conduct has the purpose, effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in a relevant market.

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The Top 10 Predictions for Holiday 2021

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Retailers Will Continue Pushing Earlier Promotions …. Individual purchase patterns may or may not be shaped by this concern, but retailers themselves will utilize promotions to incentivize earlier shopping. On top of this, both Publicis Sapient and Salesforce expect rising costs to cause retailers to curb the size of their promotions.