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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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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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It’s Time to Confront the Exploitation Behind Ultra-Fast Fashion

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We need policymakers to continue efforts to close trade loopholes, enforce stronger labor protections and promote worker rights. While these efforts represent real progress, the problem is far from solved. That includes addressing extreme poverty. What Retailers and Consumers Can do Now Governments cant fix this alone.

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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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The Labubu effect: How Pop Mart is leading the blind box economy

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Founded as a small toy store in China in 2010 by Wang Ning, Pop Mart has grown into one of the leaders in the blind box industry. This isn’t just a form of brand promotion but a powerful way to attract fan engagement through individuality and storytelling,” she added.

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How to Tap into your ‘Movable Middle’ Shoppers Before your Competitors Do

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Lets look at a retailer, for example, that is perhaps looking to promote its new private label brand. Prior to Oracle and Responsys, he founded Conversa Marketing, a social CRM company that was acquired by StrongView (now Selligent) in 2010. billion dollar acquisition by Oracle in 2014. and VP, Marketing at ZDNet.

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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.