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American Eagle Names Replacements for Departing COO

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to that she was EVP of Supply, North America at PVH from 2020 to 2021, building on an extensive tenure across several supply chain leadership roles for key businesses within the PVH portfolio, including Calvin Klein North America and The Underwear Group from 2013 to 2020.

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Exclusive Q&A: Venmo GM on the Company’s ‘Natural Extensions’ into Business Payments

Retail TouchPoints

McKinsey calls this embedded finance — when a financial product or solution is placed in a non-financial setting, for example on a social media platform or in a store (private label credit cards are one old-school example). Embedded finance has become big business: McKinsey estimated that the sector reached $20 billion in revenue in the U.S.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

Some cases in point include: In 2013, Target experienced a data breach where hackers accessed their customer credit card information by exploiting a weakness in the HVAC system’s network connection.

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Virgin Wines promotes from within as CFO retires

Retail Gazette

The direct-to-consumer online wine retailer said Weir played a huge role in the growth of the business, including leading it to a private equity-backed buyout in 2013 and its flotation in 2021. Weir, who will step down on 4 April, is succeeded by Virgin Wines head of group finance Amanda Cherry.

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How Castlery came back from the brink to disrupt the furniture industry

Inside Retail

Declan Ee: When we started in October 2013, there were four of us in a tiny, 84sqm basement, trying to build a global luxury brand. IR : Castlery launched in 2013 during the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands like Warby Parker and Everlane. But being a banker for 10 years, I was very clear that financing model did not work.

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Black Friday 2020 In-Store Traffic: An Expected Result in an Unexpected Season

Retail TouchPoints

It’s only since 2013 that Thanksgiving Day shopping started to become an event, and judging from the fact that it has only contributed 1.5% Before the COVID-19 outbreak, weekends in the United States accounted for roughly 53% of in-store traffic every week, with Saturdays at 22%. Yes, retail almost lost all traffic from last year.

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

Inside Retail

A model of Levi’s Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, which Levi’s acquired the naming rights to in 2013, and where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé recently performed on their respective blockbuster tours, rests on a nearby ledge. Asia is a huge part of our growth algorithm.

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