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Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To CEO

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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. In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree.

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REI Names New Chief People Officer, Promotes Merchandising and Private Label Execs

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REI has hired Apple Musni as its new Chief People Officer, effective March 20, and promoted two executives to leadership positions: Chris Speyer has been named SVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, and Isabelle Portilla has been promoted to VP, Co-op Brands, effective immediately.

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J.Crew Promotes Company Veteran to CEO

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Prior to filling the top role at Madewell, Wadle was President of the J.Crew brand from 2013 to 2017. Most recently, Wadle was President and CEO of Madewell , where she was instrumental in transforming the brand from a startup division to a high-growth industry leader.

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Promotions and Discounts: 2017 Back-to-School Trends

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Consumer spending during back-to-school 2017 sales was forecasted to increase and reach $83.6 Here at Quad, we took a deeper look at the promotion and discounting back-to-school trends of last year versus this year leading up to peak back-to-school shopping season. Less free shipping promotion mentions. Fewer products on sale.

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The RealReal Teams Up with Mytheresa to Promote Circularity as it Expand Reach Beyond Fashion

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The RealReal inaugurated National Consignment Day in 2017 to raise awareness about creating a more sustainable fashion ecosystem through resale. One of the partnership’s goals is to show that rather than cutting into sales, resale can support the primary industry by expanding the consumer base and enhancing brand loyalty.

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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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Kohl’s Names Interim Marketing Leader as its New CMO

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Raymond has been with Kohl’s since 2017, beginning as SVP, Media and Personalization and promoted to EVP, Customer Engagement, Analytics and Insights in June 2020. Raymond has had the post on an interim basis since the May 2022 departure of former CMO Greg Revelle. Christie Raymond.

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