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JULY 28, 2020

But what do those who are directly involved in decision-making — marketers on one side, consumers on the other — really think about this shift? Data will come from the 6th edition of the Salesforce State of Marketing report, which surveyed nearly 7,000 global marketing executives. Click here to register to attend the Aug.

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

Finally, the once-static world of retail marketing is transforming. One by one, retailers are finding that their marketing models — co-op driven, lacking in transparency, and largely traditional in form — are secondary options when compared to the self-serve, data-driven models of digital marketplaces.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

After retailers finalize all inventory shipments and secure holiday storage, it’s time to implement a strong integrated digital marketing strategy. Focusing on an integrated digital marketing campaign can be the factor this year to a successful holiday season. What is an integrated digital marketing campaign?

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Amazon, the $2 trillion gorilla, arrived on our shores officially in December 2017, just in time for Christmas. And some seven years on, much to the dismay of retailers, it is now starting to shake the tree and become a real force in the market , as Australian shoppers increasingly turn to alternatives to manage the cost-of-living crisis.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

That is more than double what consumers spent just a few years ago in 2017, when Black Friday drove a little over $5 billion in online spend. Additionally, marketing platform Bluecore found that 64% of all 2024 Black Friday shoppers were new to retailers, indicating that retailers’ seasonal customer acquisition efforts are paying off.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

When Edward and Judy Kwon founded Calpak 35 years ago, they modernized the luggage and travel goods sector by investing in innovative design and marketing. But as many brands have learned, the major growth unlock for Calpak’s next phase was physical retail — especially given the highly visual and tactile nature of its category. “If

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MARCH 3, 2025

Australian luxury fashion brand Leo Lin has been part of the fashion landscape for seven years, launching in 2017, but only since building its e-commerce store in 2021 has it really taken off. In February, the business announced it had experienced 225 per cent year-on-year sales growth, primarily driven by its strategy in the US market.

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MARCH 31, 2025

Product from a tech lens Prior to launching Uni in 2022, Keating founded a charity platform GoFundraise while she was at university before founding app creator DWNLD which she went on to sell to Dropbox in 2017. Uni will expand into products our customers want and where we see gaps in the market.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Parade was founded by Columbia University dropout Cami Téllez in 2019, with a purpose to disrupt the market and champion inclusivity, body positivity and sustainable manufacturing. Businesses like Brava are championing change through inclusivity and representation for formerly marginalised individuals represented in the market.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Beyond that, it speaks to the size of the market for add-on products and services, from specialised brushes and cleaning products for status water bottles to covers to protect fancy luggage from scuffs and scratches, The chic Béis Wash pop-up on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles last month is a polished example of how this looks.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Millennials were both the target market and, in some cases, the founders of this new breed of retail business, so it’s no surprise that many of them focused on fashion and other discretionary purchases relevant to consumers in their mid-20s. The brand’s target market is parents of young children between three and 10 years aold. “In

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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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MARCH 20, 2025

In addition to rapid advances in AI that have brought the technology into the mainstream, Stitch Fix also has struggled to maintain its first-mover advantage in the world of subscription fashion, with a host of new entrants pulling away clients and market share.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

One of the hottest topics in marketing over the last 18 months has been non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Indeed, investment banking firm Jeffries predicts that the rapidly growing market will reach $80 billion by 2025. This ownership in the brand’s community becomes incredibly significant for marketers. Fan Ownership.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This round comes just five months after the close of Faire’s Series F and the company’s expansion into 15 markets across the UK and Europe — a region that has grown by more than 10X for the company since its initial launch there in March 2021.

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JUNE 26, 2024

Current Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Roath will take over Gomez’s previous role, handling the merchandising of food, essentials and beauty in early 2025, but she will remain as CMO until her successor is found. Gomez joined Target in 2013 and was named to the leadership team in 2017. Both appointments are effective July 7.

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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 Schnuck Markets began using Caper Carts last month. Aldi will roll out Instacart Connected Stores solutions across all Aldi South Group locations in the U.S.,

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

” follows the original Fresh Forward brand reset in 2017. stands out as a design with the potential to make the greatest impact on our guests and franchisees as it brings our marketing, culinary and digital efforts to the forefront,” Kehoe said. The “Fresh Forward 2.0.” “Fresh Forward 2.0

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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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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The markets will always have ups and downs, but Alibaba has ambitious long-term goals. We have confidence in our local teams, and we are charting a path forward with a holistic strategic blueprint and organizational stability for winning our overseas markets.” . From 2014 to 2017, she was Alibaba’s Chief Customer Officer.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

But the pharmacy chain has plans that far exceed Australias border, launching into New Zealand in 2017 with its first store and growing its footprint there to a total of 48 stores quickly. Now, Chemist Warehouse has stores internationally across New Zealand, Ireland, China and most recently Dubai.

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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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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. Frasers Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market value of £3.9 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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JULY 26, 2021

Frazier joined GNC in 2017 as VP of Franchise Operations; earlier in his career he held leadership roles at retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch , GameStop , Mattress Firm and Helzberg Diamonds.

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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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JANUARY 30, 2025

We look for brands that have a heritage, maybe have lost their way, maybe need some marketing expertise, maybe need to change the model and be moved from an operating company into an asset-light model. Were a very big believer in marketing, especially on a brand level, said DAngelo. You’ve got to market the brand.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

PETA became a shareholder of Hermès in 2015 to push back against exposed cruelty in reptile farms in Texas and Zimbabwe, and in 2016 also revealed poor conditions for young ostriches at a Hermès supplier, before finding more poor conditions in 2017 in a Vietnam crocodile supplier.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Processing over 2 trillion products per month, the Productsup product-to-consumer (P2C) platform is designed to provide sellers with a holistic, real-time view of data at every product touch point, enabling companies to tell a consistent story across more than 2,500 marketing and selling channels.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Tesco and Sainsbury’s both increased market share this month as Asda’s hold on the grocery sector continues to falter. Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco achieved its largest share since December 2017, upping it from 27.4% Sainsbury’s stepped up its market share by 0.4 Sainsbury’s stepped up its market share by 0.4

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Stores and Division President for Advance Auto Parts’ North division, which included Autopart International, from 2017 to 2020. Creedon also filled the company’s role of President of Autopart International from 2013 to 2017. Prior to his EVP appointment in March 2021, Creedon served as the President of U.S.

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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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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Discount retail store TK Maxx has opened a store at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre in Clarkson, marking its entry into the WA market. This is TK Maxx’s 78th store in Australia since it started its operations in the country in 2017. TK Maxx is a subsidiary of US-headquartered apparel and home fashion discount retailer TJX Companies.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

“We design with the intention of making every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend, and we’re so proud to now bring that vibe to the entire outfit, head-to-toe, with our friends at Zappos,” said Carey Collins Krug, SVP and Head of Marketing at Abercrombie & Fitch in a statement.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Driza-Bone, acquired by Propel Group in 2008, was merged with country apparel retailer RB Sellars in 2017. The brand marked its 125th-anniversary this year. “We

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APRIL 1, 2025

Kaness had a similar experience when he joined Walmart through its acquisition of ModCloth (where he was CEO) in 2017. I think we’ve all seen Walmart the last five years, how theyve really pushed in the brand marketing funnel in a way that they hadn’t historically.

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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. billion , a 3.7%

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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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