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Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To CEO

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In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020. In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President.

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Target Shuffles Merchandising Leadership, Again, Begins Hunt for New CMO

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Current Chief Growth Officer Christina Hennington has been promoted to Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, while Rick Gomez, who took on the role of Chief Food, Essentials and Beauty Officer in January, will oversee all of Target’s merchandising business as Chief Commercial Officer. Hennington will continue to report to Cornell.

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Target Names First Chief Growth Officer, Announces Series of C-Level Promotions

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Target has made a number of changes across its executive leadership team, including the promotion of Christina Hennington to the newly established role of EVP and Chief Growth Officer. Boylan, who joined Target in 2011, has been leading the company’s communications function since 2017.

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The 2017 Omnichannel Holiday Strategy Advantage

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Those services could be a real boon this year, considering that 81% of those plan to make additional purchases when collecting their items,” according to ICSC data. . Whether in-store or online, Wiser has you covered from pricing to assortment to promotions. Need better data to inform your decisions? Schedule a demo today.

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How Retail Arrived at Black Friday 2017

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With Black Friday 2017 just days away, it’s only natural to look back and figure out where exactly this retail holiday came from. The next big wave to change Black Friday was the lengthening of the promotional calendar—making Black Friday into “Black November.” “Promote it and they will come?”

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Dollar General announces officer promotions

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on August 30 announced new leadership promotions and roles for nine officers. Zak Brining has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate store operations. Donny Lau has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Dan Connow has been promoted to vice president of store operations.

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As the Holidays Approach, it’s Time to Rethink Retail Pricing Methodology…and AI Can Help

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. In this kind of shopping environment, how should retailers align their promotions and markdowns for the greatest impact? And don’t forget the shopper looking for that end-of-season deal.

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