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Asda CEO: Five runners and riders following Allan Leighton’s return

Retail Gazette

He also oversaw several transformations during his time at Travis Perkins and is credited with the successful turnaround of Australian supermarket Coles during his time as the retailer’s CFO between 2009 to 2013. He was named as Tesco UK managing director in 2013 under CEO Philip Clarke.

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DoorDash Acquires Deliveroo For $3.9B, but That’s Only Part of the Story

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2013, Deliveroo currently serves 7 million monthly active customers and 176,000 restaurants, grocers and retail partners across nine countries: Belgium, France, Italy, Ireland, Kuwait, Qatar, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the UK. The company is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol ROO.

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From Store #1 to Store #300, Warby Parker Keeps its Eyes on the Prize

Retail TouchPoints

Sandy Gilsenan By 2013 Warby Parker was ready to open its first brick-and-mortar store, in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood. Step into a time machine and travel back 15 years, to the debut of (then) digital pure-play eyewear retailer Warby Parker.

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How Poshmark’s In-Person Events Drive Livestreaming Results

Retail TouchPoints

PoshFest was formally launched in 2013 to create good faith among its growing reseller community through education, networking and some plain old fun. Its about engaging people in a way that gets people to love you more versus the old way, which is simply offering points and free goods. Now, were getting people who love the brand.

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LoveShackFancy founder on building a 360-degree lifestyle powerhouse

Inside Retail

In 2013, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, a former fashion and beauty editor for publications like Cosmopolitan and Glamour , decided to turn her love of all things fashion and feminine into a business after designing the bridesmaids’ dresses for her own wedding. What has the brand’s growth rate been like since launch?

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How Smart Design will Shape the Future of Retail Media Networks

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2013, Vantage was an early partner of the Walmart Media Group (as it was then known). Vantage helps the worlds top retailers launch and scale retail media networks, unifying teams and integrating technologies across onsite, offsite and in-store media assets.

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How True Religion aims to be the latest Y2K-era brand to make a comeback

Inside Retail

By 2013, the company reached peak profit, when it hit $490 million in revenue, after nearly tripling sales between 2007 and 2012. It was one of the top players in the denim retail boom of the early 2000s.

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