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Under Armour Appoints Hospitality Veteran as President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Linnartz also led the company’s global strategy and manages Mariott’s Bonvoy loyalty program, global hotel development, operations services and design organizations.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

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The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. 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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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. One of the biggest problems in the furniture industry is inventory, so this allows our close partners to work with us, so we get better inventory management. That’s what we’re fighting for.

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Analysts say Adidas took too long to cut ties with Ye over hate speech

Inside Retail

The announcement came after several days of mounting pressure on the sportswear brand to cut ties with the controversial celebrity, with whom it has worked on Yeezy-branded shoes and apparel since 2013. A hammer blow to its finances. Have a crisis management plan ready for this type of eventuality.

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

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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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Kohl’s Reaches Agreement with Activist Investors, Names Three New Board Members

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The group of investors — which include Macellum Advisors GP, Ancora Holdings, Legion Partners Asset Management and 4010 Capital — collectively own 9.3% From 2008 to 2013, Day served as the CEO of lululemon, and prior to that she spent more than 20 years at Starbucks in a variety of leadership positions. of Kohl’s stock.

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Off-loaded: LVMH sells Off-White after short tenure

Inside Retail

Bluestar Alliance – a New York-based brand management company – is known for acquiring distressed labels and licensing their names. Gary Wassner, chief executive of the financing and factoring company at Hildun Corporation, shared his thoughts about Off White’s future. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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