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Bed Bath & Beyond Continues to Rebuild C-Suite with Marketing Chief Appointment

Retail TouchPoints

Bed Bath & Beyond has appointed Bart Sichel as EVP, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer as the troubled retailer rebuilds its executive leadership following a number of departures in 2022, including former SVP of Marketing James Reath.

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How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

Inside Retail

A beading class in the rural town of Hawksnest, NSW, was the catalyst for sisters Rachel Vasieck and Hanna Vasieck to launch their on-trend designer jewellery label Francesca Jewellery in 2011. I worked alongside my sister Hannah for years at the Salamanca markets and learned the tricks of the trade from the age of 12.

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Every Marketing Reel Needs a Hook — Automated Testing Sharpens It

Retail TouchPoints

Whether the result of forgetfulness or indecisiveness, many of these cart abandonments are actually salvageable, depending on a retailer’s willingness to embrace innovative and creative marketing tactics. So what’s missing from marketers’ toolkits that would enable them to build a bridge over that monetary chasm?

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From Flagships to Rollouts: Bringing New Luxury Retail Concepts to Market

Retail TouchPoints

This is as true for new brands as it is for well-established ones: there are substantial benefits to a collaborative approach in which marketing and design teams work hand-in-glove to develop and roll out new brick-and-mortar retail concepts. Requests for amenities and information should result in fast, user-friendly responses.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

The online clothing rental market has come a long way since platforms like GlamCorner and US market leader Rent the Runway launched in 2011 and 2009, respectively. According to Future Market Insights, the global online clothing rental market is currently worth US$1.9 The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

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Marta Ortega Pérez has been named Chairwoman of Inditex Group — parent company of Zara , Pull&Bear and Massimo Dutti — and Óscar García Maceiras will replace Carlos Crespo as CEO, completing a “generational handover process” at the fashion conglomerate that began in 2011. She will assume her new role as Chairwoman on April 1, 2022.

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Trove Promotes President to CEO as Founder Takes Executive Chairman Title

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Former CEO Andy Ruben, who occupied the position since founding the company in 2011, will continue to work with Trove as its Executive Chairman. Her career, spanning more than 20 years, includes general management, marketing and commercial responsibilities including global consumer goods, payments, ecommerce and digital marketing.