Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

Jooste, aged 63, was charged for making false and misleading Steinhoff’s financial statements between 2014 and 2017, according to the Australian Financial Review (AFR). Steinhoff revealed holes in its accounts in December 2017, the first sign of an accounting fraud that led to the near-collapse of the retailer, Reuters reported.

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Retail Wire

JULY 6, 2024

The lawsuit, representing customers who purchased the wipes in New York between July 1, 2011, and May 31, 2017, claims that the wipes were not actually flushable and instead ended up causing significant damage to people's plumbing and septic systems.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , then again in 2017. After emerging from its 2017 bankruptcy, Rue21 made a concerted effort to adapt to today’s shoppers, with a new loyalty program and revamped executive team that included a new CEO and CIO , both of whom joined from GNC in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

The lawsuit, filed in 2017, alleged that Founder and then-CEO Kevin Plank knowingly or recklessly misrepresented facts regarding consumer demand for Under Armour’s products as well as the company’s financial and operating results, according to the Wall Street Journal. 16, 2015 and Nov. billion revolving credit facility.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Nordstrom CFO Anne Bramman will step down from the role she has filled since 2017 on Dec. Bramman served as CFO and SVP of Carnival Cruise Line from 2010 to 2015 and Avery Dennison from 2015 to 2017. 2, 2022, which will allow her to stay through the retailer’s Q3 2022 financial reporting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2024

Frasers Group , which had purchased the retailers in April 2017 for $101 million in cash when the company faced an earlier bankruptcy, sold them for $70 million to GoDigital Media Group in May 2022. At press time, the Bob’s website was “under construction,” while the EMS site advertised “everything on sale.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 3, 2024

It has already become one of the country’s leading and most trusted cosmetic and injectables brands with 17 clinics across five states since I founded the business in 2017,” Stormeur group chairman and managing director Dr Vivek Eranki said in a statement. “We are looking forward to the next phase of growth for Cosmetique.

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Retail Dive

JULY 10, 2023

The retailer discounts the importance of in-store safety, the regulatory agency says, and was named a severe violator this fall.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

The department store retailer previously tried to go private in 2017 in a deal that ultimately fell apart, according to CNBC. LLC and Centerview Partners LLC as financial advisers, and Sidley Austin LLP and Perkins Coie LLP as legal counsel. Nordstrom’s current plans to explore going private were first reported by Reuters in March 2024.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

per cent of Accent’s shares in November 2017 for $61 million and hit the 19 per cent mark in May 2022. Blundy, a director of Accent, has sold all of his 14.7 per cent stake in the company, which was valued at about $160 million. He first bought 14.4

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2024

The brand was acquired by Crescent Capital in 2017, but fell into voluntary administration in March 2020, largely due to the impact of Covid-19. The company plans to relaunch Tigerlily early next year following a restructure, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2024

Gomez joined Target in 2013 and was named to the leadership team in 2017. He played a critical role in Target’s strategy reset in 2017 and the launch of its Roundel advertising business in 2019. Hennington will continue to report to Cornell.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2024

Kohl’s has years of experience in this area; the retailer partnered with Amazon in 2017 to accept returns for the ecommerce giant, expanding the service chainwide in 2019. The retailer has partnered with Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and Narvar to provide shoppers with package-free, label-free returns in its 1,100+ stores nationwide.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

RM Williams has opened its third UK store in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, the company’s first store outside Australia since 2017. The store joins RM Williams’ existing locations in London’s New Bond Street and Berwick Street, Soho.  Another UK store will open in Cambridge in December.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Aldi began working with Instacart in 2017 and in June 2023 debuted Aldi Express, a virtual convenience store offering nearly 2,000 of its most-shopped items for delivery. “By Aldi will roll out Instacart Connected Stores solutions across all Aldi South Group locations in the U.S., in a statement.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Shine Lawyers filed the lawsuit at the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of these employees who worked at certain KFC stores from December 4, 2017 to December 4, this year. Franchisee Collins Foods has confirmed the receipt of a class action claim from certain KFC employees who allegedly were not provided paid 10-minute rest breaks.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

” follows the original Fresh Forward brand reset in 2017. Subway has revealed its latest restaurant image, set for a global rollout in 2025. The “Fresh Forward 2.0.” Since then more than 20,000 restaurants worldwide have remodelled or built new locations in Subway’s modern image.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Sol Bowl founder Lilly Semaan launched the healthy-fast-food business as Soul Bowl in Parramatta in 2017. There are another five Sol Bowl sites planned for New South Wales and ACT before FABE takes the brand interstate. She has since refined the branding and added locations in Baulkham Hills and Rosehill.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hudson’s Bay has tapped Liz Rodbell, who had served as the retailer’s President from 2013 to 2017, as its new CEO and President, effective Dec. In her previous stint with the company, Rodbell also was President of Lord & Taylor , following roles as EVP of Merchandising and Chief Merchant for both divisions of the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A paid program would likely include other benefits, including incorporating services from Shipt , the grocery delivery business Target purchased in 2017. The retailer already offers its free Target Circle loyalty program, providing members with deals and rewards for purchases.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

The brand was acquired by Crescent Capital in 2017, but fell into voluntary administration in March 2020, largely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last October, Crescent Capital appointed Deloitte to help sell the swimwear brand to capitalise on the high demand for beach apparel.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2024

“We are very excited to open our doors in Circular Quay again after our original store closed at the end of 2017,” said Jim and Lee, owners of the IGA store. The new store will also sell seasonal fresh produce and healthy and organic products, specialty Asian products, flowers, and liquor, including luxury and vintage wines.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Vuchot was previously regional president of Asia North at DFS Group from 2011 to 2017 before becoming president of Asia at Sephora. LVMH-owned travel retail group DFS has announced the departure of its chairman and CEO Benjamin Vuchot, who is leaving the company to pursue other professional interests.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

Prior to his appointment at the Los Angeles brand, Grewal served as CFO of housewares supplier Bradshaw International since 2017. He also previously worked with Dr. Fresh LLC , where he served as CFO and led the 2017 sale of the company to High Ridge Brands Co. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

The division, which was formed in 2017 following Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com , has been the incubator for initiatives including shopping via text message and a recently released software development kit (SDK) to make it easier to integrate Walmart commerce into games and apps. Walmart will reportedly shut down its Store No.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2022

Frisk, who has been with the company since 2017 and at the helm since 2020, will stay on as an advisor through Sept. The last five years have been a turbulent period for the sportswear brand, which saw business begin to slide in 2017 following years of record growth. 1, 2022 to help with the leadership transition.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since its expansion into Australia in 2017, the retailer has opened 78 stores including the new TK Maxx store in WA. The retailer sells big brands at affordable prices across a huge range of products including women’s, men’s and kids’ fashion, shoes, accessories, homewares, beauty and toys.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 21, 2024

By February 2017 , Walmart had increased its investment to 12.1% , and in August 2018 Walmart and JD.com invested $500 million in Chinese grocery delivery company Dada-JD Daojia. Walmart has sold its shares in Chinese ecommerce player JD.com , ending its direct investment in the Alibaba rival after more than eight years.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

The 414sqm store is JD Sports’ 60th store in Australia since its entry into the country in 2017. JD Sports has opened its first Northern Territory store, at the Casuarina Square shopping centre in Darwin. It offers previously sold-out and limited-edition styles, colourways and JD exclusives.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Still Trying to Crack the Grocery Nut With the exception of Whole Foods, which it acquired in 2017 , Amazon has struggled to find its place in brick-and-mortar retail.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2024

The launch follows the brand’s Australian website, introduced in 2017, and its success in New Zealand, where it now has 24 locations. We have plans to open three additional locations this year”. Mountain Warehouse, founded in 1997, runs 362 stores and several websites in nine countries.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Driza-Bone, acquired by Propel Group in 2008, was merged with country apparel retailer RB Sellars in 2017. The deal, whose value has not been disclosed, marks Rinehart’s foray into fashion retail. The brand marked its 125th-anniversary this year. “We

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After years in private ownership, The Body Shop was bought by L’Oreal in 2006, which sold the business to Natura & Co in 2017. Previously, Aurelius acquired Footasylum from JD Sports and LSG Sky Chefs (LSG Group) from Deutsche Lufthansa.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Speyer joined REI in 2017 as VP of Co-op Brands, the retailer’s private label, and his role expanded to include leadership of REI’s merchandising teams in 2021. Portilla also joined the company in 2017, leading product strategy and design for Co-op Brands, including ongoing collaboration with Outdoor Afro Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2006 Roddick sold the company to cosmetics giant L’Oréal , which sold it again to Natura &Co in 2017. Founder Roddick also was a vocal activist for environmental causes, beginning in 1986 with her support for Greenpeace’s Save the Whales campaign. Worldwide, the company operates approximately 3,000 stores in 70 countries.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The brand was acquired by Crescent Capital in 2017, but fell into voluntary administration in March 2020, largely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Deloitte is expected to prepare a flyer highlighting Tigerlily’s position in the apparel space within the coming weeks.

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