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Dude Wipes secures private equity investment

Retail Dive

Dive Brief: Dude Wipes on Monday announced a “strategic growth investment” from TSG Consumer Partners for an undisclosed amount. Founded in Chicago in 2011, Dude Wipes took off in 2015 when the trio appeared on “Shark Tank” and won an investment from Cuban. “We Please let us know if you have feedback. Target Corp.

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

Inside Retail

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 It was pivotal,” he says.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.

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DICK’S Promotes New CEO as Retailer Reports Strong Q3 Results

Retail TouchPoints

Hobart brings more than 25 years of finance, consumer and retail experience to the role. She joined DICK’s in 2011 as Chief Marketing Officer and was named President in 2017. Current Chairman and CEO Edward Stack will assume the role of Executive Chairman and continue as Chief Merchant.

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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

“There are three major players in the retail industry — the brands that make the products, the retailers that sell the products and the consumer who buys from the retailer,” said Max Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of B2B marketplace Fa i re.

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Reflecting on Marc Andreessen’s ‘Software is Eating the World’

Cisco Retail

Ten years ago today, August 20, 2011, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and an influential investor, published a pivotal story in the Wall Street Journal: Why Software is Eating the World (also reprinted on his venture capital firm’s Web site). Marc Andreessen was right in 2011. Software ate networking a long time ago.

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Revolve SVP’s playbook for going global and the importance of localisation

Inside Retail

That involves operations, customer service, logistics, warehousing, currency and finance. KL: In 2011, Revolve expanded internationally, with Australia being a top 10 market for the brand. This is because of the similarities in language and consumer behaviours. At Revolve, I pretty much cut across all different functions.