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StockX Co-founder Promoted to CEO Job

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Schwartz co-founded StockX, a platform for buyers and sellers of sneakers, apparel, electronics and collectibles, in 2016 with Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber and Chris Kaufman. StockX saw rapid growth over the past five years as the company expanded into new categories, entered new markets and scaled to serve tens of millions of customers annually.

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Starbucks Joins Data-Sharing Pact Aimed at Reducing Food Waste

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Amazon Fresh, Raleys, Walmart and Whole Foods Market. Since 2016, the Starbucks Foodshare Program has diverted more than 75 million pounds of food from waste streams and donated more than 63 million meals. and Canada, and food rescue programs operate in more than 30 global markets. Having Starbucks as a signatory of the U.S.

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Wayfair COO Steps Down as Retailer Strengthens Internal Integration

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As part of this shift, Wayfair will further integrate customer- and supplier-focused activities with supply chain capabilities under the leadership of current Chief Commercial Officer Jon Blotner, who joined Wayfair in 2016. “This integration will strengthen our decision-making and enhance our ability to lead in the market.” .

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Apple heads for largest Q3 revenue drop since 2016 as iPhone sales slow

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per cent drop in total quarterly revenue, according to Refinitiv – its steepest drop in third-quarter revenue since 2016. Sales from China – Apple’s third-largest market – are expected to be flat due to an uneven economic recovery, though the company has fared better than Android rivals in the country.

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Grill’d marketing deemed “extremely inappropriate”

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This isn’t the first time Grill’d has run afoul of the Standards Board, having been targeted in 2016 for a series of posters which represented one of its burgers as ‘The Good Schnitzel’, but with some letters bolded to also suggest it is ‘The Good S**t’.

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US burger brand’s comeback: Wendy’s makes its new Australian debut

Inside Retail

Rolling out a burger chain across the country has proved challenging for other US brands which have dipped their toes in the Australian market in recent years. Five Guys hit the Australian market in 2021. The Carls Jr business launched on the NSW Central Coast in 2016.

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Mattress Firm Puts IPO on Ice, Citing Market Volatility

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In January 2022, the mattress chain announced its plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange via an IPO that would have returned the furniture retailer to the public markets six years after South Africa’s Steinhoff International took the company private.

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