Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

In a world where technology, from smartphones to AI, is being integrated into almost every aspect of daily life, it may surprise some people to learn that the stationery market is thriving. How Papier made a name for itself across the pond Papier was originally launched in 2015 by chief executive officer and founder Taymoor Atighetchi.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Zhang, who had been named CEO in May 2015 , recently narrowed his responsibilities to focus on leading the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, which Alibaba plans to spin off under a separate management team to be appointed at a later date. Alibaba ’s former Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang has stepped down from his roles with the company.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Market Performance Group announces the passing of Rhonda Johnson after a brief battle with metastatic melanoma. She will be remembered for her incredible passion, loyalty, and the commitment that she always brought to her clients and to her team,” said Marc Greenberger, MPG Founder and Managing Partner. PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. –

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

McLay, who joined Walmart in 2015, had roles in strategy and supply chain and led the retailer’s Neighborhood Market business before taking on the top jobs at Sam’s Club. Chris Nicholas, currently COO of Walmart U.S., will replace McLay as President and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S., with both changes taking effect Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a result of Anne’s guidance through the pandemic, Nordstrom has the financial strength and flexibility to successfully manage through a changing environment,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom in a statement. Bramman served as CFO and SVP of Carnival Cruise Line from 2010 to 2015 and Avery Dennison from 2015 to 2017.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2023

This divestiture will allow our management team to better focus on our core video commerce assets, QVC and HSN, and the Cornerstone Brands, while preserving liquidity to further strengthen our balance sheet.” billion for Zulily when it bought the then-thriving flash sale site back in 2015. QVC paid $2.4

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

An investor group composed of real estate investment firm Arkhouse Management and asset manager Brigade Capital have submitted a $5.8 remain at near-record lows and nowhere near the company’s peak of $69 per share back in 2015. billion bid to buy out Macy’s, Inc. and take the retail conglomerate private, multiple sources report.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

As CDO, Blonder will drive the brand’s digital innovation and manage teams responsible for developing the company’s digital roadmap across both new and existing channels, as well as the company’s IT and insights team. She joins Canada Goose from Hermès where she held the role of European Managing Director.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

in 2015, when revenue hit US$3.9 This year, however, as of September 11, shares of Under Armour have fallen 23 per cent over the past year and are down 87 per cent from their high in 2015, erasing US$18 billion of the company’s market value. The US-based brand launched in 1996 and its stock price peaked at US$52.05

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 26, 2022

And social media marketing has become an indispensable tool for leveraging products and services. With the advent of influencer marketing driven by the advent of social media personalities, brands and businesses are more than ever looking for influencers to help them connect with customers. What are Influencer Marketing Agencies?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Products in the collection include moisture management and medical-grade sports compression, squat-proof tights, and anti-pill training tops. Eighteen years ago, I saw a massive gap in the performance market, which is still evident today – especially in the high-performance market,” Clarke said.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. He also has experience as Plant Controller for Alcoa and in various financial management roles at General Electric. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! said Jeff Owen, COO at Dollar General in a statement.

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VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) Daniel Cortazar has been appointed managing director of Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions and will oversee all business operations in the US and LATAM. I am excited to lead Kendu in its next chapter for the US and LATAM markets. I am pleased to announce Daniel as Managing Director of Kendu US and LATAM.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

The brand is now sold globally through retailers and its website and recently celebrated over two decades in the Australian market. For the past 25 years, I have been in the retail beauty industry, starting from sales to marketing and in the last 21 years, in general management with brands such as Lancome, Kerastase, L’Oreal and Ghd.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2023

Lelio’s track record of strong global leadership brings outstanding luxury expertise to Tom Ford Fashion across retail management, wholesale distribution, marketing, digital, and key markets including China,” Zegna said. “I In this role, Gavazza will report directly to Ermenegildo Zegna, chairman and CEO of Zegna Group.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

Amid a year of expansion, Dollar General ’s CEO Todd Vasos has decided to retire from the role he has held since June 2015, effective Nov. He began his career with the company as a store manager trainee in Nashville, Tenn. Current COO Jeffery Owen, a 30-year Dollar General veteran, has been named as Vasos’ successor.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

It has also done so in New Zealand since 2015. Suntory Oceania will start bringing in new departments, such as sales operations, revenue growth management, with a focus on technology platforms, in order to help the new business scale. However, it’s clear that having another major player in the market will shake things up.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Lovisa’s announcement earlier this month that John Cheston will leave Smiggle to become its new CEO and managing director next June marks the latest departure of a senior leader from Premier Investments. US-based Herrero succeeded Shane Fallscheer, a co-founder and former managing director of Lovisa. million business to a $319.8

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

JANUARY 27, 2022

In connection with this action, the FTC sent letters to 10 third party review management companies notifying them that avoiding the collection or publication of negative reviews violates the FTC Act. Retailers should be vigilant to treat all reviews equally, solicit reviews neutrally, and responsibly outsource third-party review management.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

By 2015 that number was halved, and this year it has gone to less than 20 per cent. Apparel and accessories is another segment where independents have been squeezed out: from 45 per cent of sales in the mid-90’s to 25 per cent in 2015 and now 21 per cent. These are colossal declines and they don’t seem to be slowing down much.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2024

The acquisition was foreseeable as the group had already co-invested in KaDeWe Group with Signa since 2015. Central’s acquisition move is not unusual,” Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, International Association of Department Stores managing director, told Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

We see incredibly compelling growth potential in this market and believe it is our opportunity to win by sharpening our focus and continuing to create value through a tech-led reimagination of eBay.”. eBay and PayPal have been slowly separating their businesses for years, beginning with the 2015 spinoff of PayPal.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

billion acquisition offer from an investor group composed of Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital. As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, noted, “While this would be lucrative for investors, it would not, in our opinion, bode well for the future of Macy’s. How did Macy’s get to this point?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

consumers are active subscribers, according to the Subscription Trade Association (SUBTA) , and the global subscription industry is predicted to reach $275 billion in market value this year. Things have evolved since 2015, but there are still barriers and mental blocks that customers have when joining a ‘subscription.’”. “We

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Akeroyd, who took over in April, will present his strategy alongside first-half results that will show the lingering impact of lockdown restrictions in China, Burberry’s biggest market. He has already made his key appointment in choosing Daniel Lee to replace Riccardo Tisci as chief designer at the 166-year-old label.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

in 2015 from U.K. A University of Arkansas graduate, McCall began his career with Walmart as an hourly management trainee in Grenada, Miss. The post Management changes announced by Walmart appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. I have appreciated Casey’s contributions to the Walmart U.S. business.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

She joins Macy’s from InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) and succeeds CTO Naveen Krishna, who is leaving the company; Marla Beck, CEO and Co-founder of beauty retailer Bluemercury , which Macy’s acquired in 2015 , will leave the company this summer.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 3, 2023

The brand, founded by Lara and Ben Mead in Los Angeles in 2015, is known for creating classic, stylish, and functional clothing for women, championing quality and community. We wanted to make a statement about our commitment to being here in the UK, especially as the market for contemporary wear in the UK and Europe continues to grow.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

“We’ve decided to close our Amazon 4-star, Books, and Pop Up stores, and focus more on our Amazon Fresh , Whole Foods Market , Amazon Go , and Amazon Style stores and our Just Walk Out technology,” said Betsy Harden, Senior Public Relations Manager for Physical Retail at Amazon in a statement. “We

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2024

But it was while I was working in London, reintroducing the Coach brand to the UK/EU market and speaking with customers every day, that I learned that people had a lot of bag problems. MM: At Coach, I had managed brick-and-mortar wholesale accounts and I was part of a three-person team that launched the wholesale e-commerce channel.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2023

Nike’s strategy for success is based on taking risks, crazy ideas that turn into bestselling products and a level of marketing genius that perhaps only Apple can match. Nike put nearly all of its marketing dollars behind Michael Jordan with that contract. In 2018 Nike took another risk during its 30th anniversary marketing campaign.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2023

As part of the arrangement, Glow obtained 51 per cent ownership of Cargo Crew, with the brand retaining full management control. Its new partnership with Glow Capital Partners is set to further accelerate its growth into new markets. The partnership with Glow Capital is the next natural step for our business,” Rodgers said. “We

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Efforts to regain momentum at the label, which accounts for the bulk of sales and profits at Kering, have prompted broad change in the group’s top management. We don’t think that a margin reset would be badly received by the market,” said Carole Madjo, analyst with Barclays.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here, Clarke reflects on how the SA1NT business has evolved since 2015, and the opportunities that are present in the recovery space. IR: Can you share your business journey from Sa1nt Moto in 2015, including the evolution that occurred from motorcycle wear?

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

We talk a lot as a management team about what’s the big driver,” Andrew Angus, Akubra’s general manager of sales and marketing, told Inside Retail. “Is Demand is at an all time high and there’s now a six-to-eight week backlog at the brand’s manufacturing facility in Kempsey, NSW. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

I got a view of everything around Sephora; I got to see what it was like to do digital marketing, the ecommerce business, the forecasting and planning business,” Turley said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I We’ve also made sure our site and in-store inventory are real-time, and that convenience is part of all our marketing stories.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Alison Covington is the founder and managing director of Good360 Australia. I launched this charity in 2015 because I could see the need for a simple way for businesses to help people they care about and reduce waste, by taking the complexity out of it. AC: As the founder and managing director, I have a team of around 40.

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