Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Two of Target ’s top executives — COO John Mulligan and Chief External Engagement Officer Laysha Ward — have announced plans to retire. Mulligan’s replacement has not yet been named, but Target said it will share succession plans prior to his official retirement in February 2025. Mulligan joined Target in 1996 as a financial analyst.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2023

The retailer has received a commitment of approximately $240 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Sixth Street Specialty Lending to provide the necessary liquidity to support operations during the Chapter 11 process.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2021

BNPL solutions are a way for merchants to offer point-of-sale financing via a simple installment payment plan. Penny Townsend serves as Chief Product Officer at Qualpay , a company which she co-founded in 2014. Here’s an in-depth look at BNPL and the potential benefits to your online and in-store business. Buy Now Pay…What?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In 2014, cybercriminals used a third-party vendor’s credentials to enter Home Depot’s network and deployed malware on the self-checkout systems to steal customer information. Ensuring business continuity plans include appropriate responses to network outages, breaches and ransomware attacks.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Inflation has tightened margins and supply chain issues have caused havoc with inventory planning. Ecommerce returns rates are on the rise, growing by 95% between 2014 and 2019. One of which, revenue-based financing business Wayflyer, achieved unicorn status in just over two years. Preventing, Reducing and Managing Returns.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 21, 2023

The situation has only worsened as people have quit their jobs or moved into new sectors during the pandemic and it has continued with the cost of living crisis putting greater pressure on finances. Supermarkets have led the way in cutting costs with Tesco announcing plans to reduce its headcount by 2,000 in a restructure.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Her diverse experience could come in handy with the Partnership’s plan to have at least 40% of its revenue come from non-retail. Sound familiar?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2024

You have to look after not just investors, you have to look at accounting, tax, internal audit, and make sure that we have integrity in our numbers and have a well-established finance department that can handle all those things,” he said. “Coming back in as chairman of the company, the job is very different.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 25, 2022

Garratt, 53, will remain responsible for the company’s finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as senior vice president of finance and strategy and has served as executive vice president and CFO since December 2015. Prior to Yum!

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 30, 2023

John’s retirement comes after an outstanding career as an accomplished and trusted finance executive and most recently as our President and CFO,” Dollar General CEO Jeff Owen said. “On Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Finance & Strategy and was named Executive Vice President and CFO in December 2015.

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Mass Relators

MAY 22, 2023

After a professional finance career spanning more than three decades and nearly nine years in key leadership positions at Tennessee-based Dollar General, John Garratt begins his planned retirement on June 2. When I arrived in late 2014, we were operating fewer than 12,000 stores,” he says. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.

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Cisco Retail

MARCH 30, 2022

Drawing from personal experience, Daquan started WeThrive Education in 2014 to deliver online entrepreneurial education, which helps young people build skills they can use down the road — whether to get a job or develop a business that spurs economic growth in their own communities. What inspired you to establish WeThrive Education?

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

continues to shuffle its leadership ranks ahead of the planned retirement of chief executive officer Todd Vasos. The 53-year-old Garratt will remain responsible for the company’s finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. . — Dollar General Corp. Maty Kiser has joined Dollar General as vice president of end user support.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 31, 2024

Melanie Cook Brian Haug Brian Haug has been promoted to senior vice president, margin planning and analytics. In this role, he leads DG’s merchandise planning and margin forecasting teams. Amanda Mathis has joined Dollar General as senior vice president, finance.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Tweeten was promoted to vice president of marketing/communications in 2013, and in 2014 she was named senior vice president, chief marketing officer. After graduation, he managed Hy-Vee Care before becoming director, health/wellness strategic planning in 2013. Aaron Wiese. Wiese’s Hy-Vee career began in 1993 as a high school student.

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I Love Fashion

JULY 7, 2024

Here, we’ve highlighted five key common concerns: Product planning and forecasting challenges: High shopping cart abandonment makes it difficult for retailers to predict demand and plan inventory levels. Transparent shipping and additional costs The cart abandonment rate has been increasing steadily since 2014.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2022

Scot: [5:52] And then so that was 2015 earlier kind of also 2014 yet. Dhruv: [5:58] Now 2014 2015 we got into this incubator called y combinator Scott so. Jason: [22:33] Makes total sense and I’m assuming so in my day job one of the the new categories of business that I see you like getting into direct fulfillment more are.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Marc: [16:48] Well I ran 2014 we got started on the first couple and it was so hard for the first few years but this is the part of the business just skyrocketed you know for the last 34 years, they’ve been building these out not only in the cities what’s interesting is last year they opened up 30 of these in the tiniest of towns.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, the Sports Direct founder is now planning to hand over the reins of his Frasers Group vehicle to his prospective son-in-law. It saw its shares peak in 2014 after a period of strong growth slowed but has rebounded in recent years. Future plans.

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