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Nordstrom Names Ex-Target and Walmart CFO to Top Financial Post

Retail TouchPoints

Smith brings extensive experience in retail finance posts, including serving as CFO at Walmart from 2010 to 2014 and at Target from 2015 to 2020. At Nordstrom, Smith will be responsible for financial planning and analysis, accounting, tax, internal audit, treasury, investor relations and strategy sourcing.

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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

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He will add responsibilities for the company’s strategic healthcare initiatives and its international expansion to Mexico to his existing finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015.

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Lumber Liquidators to Liquidate After Failing to Find Buyer

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The company announced plans to close 94 of its 300 stores immediately but had hoped to find a buyer for the remainder of the business. LL Flooring , previously known as Lumber Liquidators , will close all its stores and has begun liquidation sales after failing to find a buyer for the business.

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2 Top Target Chiefs Announce Retirement Plans

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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.

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How collaboration can amplify impact and streamline your retail journey

Inside Retail

The organisation has supported about 2500 young people since its foundation in 2015 and while it accepts philanthropy, endeavours to be as independent as possible, retaining control of its own destiny and never being reliant on others to continue the work it does. We don’t have 10 days, we had eight hours.”

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How Sephora Turned Order Fulfillment into a Loyalty-Builder

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Although her Wall Street background gave her a clear advantage in finance, her time working under Mary Beth Laughton — Sephora’s VP of Ecommerce at the time — unlocked new career possibilities. The retailer even ran a flash shipping program as early as 2015. It’s appropriate that the word “convenience” is part of her title. “I

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Primark President: ‘Our Business is Set Up for People to Grow Into’

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we’ve been here since 2015 — but I’m seeing people who are celebrating their sixth -, seventh – and eighth -year anniversary.” It’s a business built on people having a long career, potentially moving into finance or buying or [multiple other functions]. with plans to increase from your current 19 stores to 60 by 2026.