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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

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Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. billion , accounting for 35% of gross sales, according to Forbes.

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Nordstrom Financial Chief Bramman Steps Down; Insider Appointed Interim CFO

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SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Michael Maher will step into the role on an interim basis while the company conducts an internal and external search for a permanent CFO. “As Maher has more than 25 years of finance and accounting experience and joined Nordstrom in 2009 as controller.

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Torrid Appoints Retail Veteran as New CEO

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Chinwe Abaelu, SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as Principal Financial Officer until Torrid appoints a new CFO. Incoming CEO Harper has previously served as CEO of the plus-size retailer, from March 2011 until July 2016. The change at the top comes amid a number of leadership shifts taking effect immediately.

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Melbourne quake raises question for retailers: Are you ready for a crisis?

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In February 2011, a 6.2-magnitude magnitude earthquake in March 2011, the fourth most powerful earthquake in the world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. Having systems and processes that the team knows…there’s accountability with those things.”. Devastating disasters. Japan experienced an even more devastating 9.1-magnitude

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Making the Most of Store Visits Post-Pandemic

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On the other hand, some businesses, such as home improvement stores, actually saw sales increase throughout the pandemic and began course-correcting their retail footprints to account for more online traffic. To account for this, some retailers have shifted to a hybrid model of livestreamed in-store events.

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How Programmatic Media Buying is Leveling the Playing Field for Smaller Retail Media Networks

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Zamuner started his career leading marquee brand accounts at Ocean Media before joining the eHarmony marketing leadership team. In 2011, Zamuner founded TWO NIL, an independent growth consultancy designed to fill the gap between strategic consulting and effective execution of media investments.

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

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Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. “The

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