Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Drawing on his nearly 30 years at P&G, the multinational consumer packaged goods firm where he learned the importance of data-driven decision-making, Bergh dissected Levi’s finances to understand what was working, what wasn’t, where the business was growing and profitable, and where it was losing money. It was pivotal,” he says.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

In 2015, the Nanjing-based company shortened its brand name to Shein and adopted the slogan “She in, shine out”. It is therefore not surprising to see that the site is reported to have an industry-leading customer return rate of over 30 per cent. Thanks to its fashionable designs and low prices, the site quickly gained traction.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The executive, who previously served as the boss of Co-op Food, was named as chief executive of Matalan last year, having returned to the fashion brand after previously serving as its head of finance between 2002 and 2008. The business said Whitfield was leaving her role to “pursue a portfolio career”.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

per cent rise in consumer price inflation – as the cost-of-living crunch continues to put pressure on Brits’ personal finances. Consumer card spending grew 3.5 per cent year-on-year in October – higher than in September (1.8 per cent) but well below the 8.8 per cent year-on-year, steeper than September’s growth (3.3 per cent versus -3.5

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A1 Retail

JULY 14, 2022

Willem Swager, Director of Finance & Operations EMEA at Patagonia says, “Structural change is needed in the textile industry. The product is returned to the consumer by the URC and can be worn again for a long time. With 300,000 repairs per year the repair centre would prevent an average of 1 million pounds of textile waste.

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Mass Relators

JULY 23, 2021

McNamara joined GSK from Novartis in 2015, where he was head of the Over the Counter (O-T-C) division. He has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York and an MBA in Finance from University of Cincinnati.

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Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The green bond is Walmart’s first offering under the company’s Green Financing Framework, published August 2021, which details the company’s alignment with the 2021 Green Bond Principles, administered by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA). Walmart was the first U.S.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

As Sears’ stores fell further into disrepair they couldn’t generate enough to finance their own upgrades leading to a negative investment cycle which generates lower and lower sales and less money to invest over time. Lampert is credited with much of this lack of investment.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

While overall venture capital (VC) financing fell 33% globally to about $483 billion in 2022, early-stage funding was robust, with $37.4 In 2015, Christopher Fong, who spent almost a decade working for the tech titan in California, launched Xoogler, a project designed to help former employees hoping to start their own companies.

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Small Biz Trends

OCTOBER 11, 2022

trillion annually by 2025 – this is up from $3 trillion in 2015. Small businesses are also not immune to attacks with scammers and viruses compromising employee and customer records, bank account information, accessing business’s finances, and disrupting operations.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to Sky News , Putman has approached several debt providers including Gordon Brothers and Hilco to help finance his offer. This would not be the first time the businessman has snapped up a retailer in administration, having acquired HMV in 2019 and returning it to profit last year.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 19, 2023

Not having eCommerce also means that Primark does not have to subsidize the cost of returns and the return rate for clothing bought online is quite high. Returns made in store are also free. Primark also found that the return rate of items purchased using click and collect was lower than expected. “We

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2022

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365 Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

Morrisons has been led by chief executive David Potts since 2015, alongside chief operating officer Trevor Strain, and chief finance officer Michael Gleeson. billion approach in June but returned to the table with the stronger offer after a rival bidder was the first to have a bid approved by Morrisons.

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