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Casper CEO’s Roadmap to Profitability: Control Costs, Expand Wholesale and Cater to Customers

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The company upended the mattress industry when it debuted in 2014, with its fresh branding and ecommerce-based approach to a category that had steadfastly resisted digital disruption. RTP: Casper has its roots in DTC, but you’ve since expanded with your own stores and through wholesale. How do you view those channels?

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Claire’s Hires Children’s Place, Zara Vet as Chief Merchandising Officer

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Her most recent job was as SVP of Global Merchandising and Strategic Partnerships at The Children’s Place , where she was responsible for creating and delivering product strategies for all brands across multiple channels of distribution, as well as leading operations for the wholesale and international franchise businesses from 2014 to 2023.

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Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in Alabama Reject Unionization

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rejected the opportunity to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store ( RWDSU ) union. to result in a vote since 2014. In a surprisingly lopsided outcome, workers at BHM1, the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., million people worldwide with more than 950,000 workers in the U.S.

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Coffee chain Single O expanding Japanese footprint after early success

Inside Retail

“We hit the ground running in Japan a decade ago, and the response we’ve had since then has honestly blown us away – we’re now roasting for 130 wholesale partners across Japan,” said Single O co-founder Dion Cohen.

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How Axel Arigato designs its stores to be like art galleries and raves

Inside Retail

Starting with a single sneaker launch in 2014, the brand has expanded into other retail categories, including outerwear, streetwear and accessories to become a lifestyle brand for all ages — from children barely old enough to pronounce the name of the business to veteran fashion consumers.

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Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

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Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as CFO in April 2022. From 2014 to 2017, she was Alibaba’s Chief Customer Officer. The announcements mark the first major management shifts since Alibaba was fined a record-setting $2.75

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Kendra Scott Steps Down as CEO of Namesake Brand, Tom Nolan to Take the Reins

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a robust online business and wholesale distribution at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and 600 specialty boutiques worldwide. He first joined the Kendra Scott board in 2014 and in 2016 joined the company as Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer. and increasing the company’s wholesale presence.

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