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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. In 2018, he added Chief Administrative Officer to his title. Prior to joining BJ’s, Eddy served multinational manufacturing, technology, retail and consumer products companies as a member of the audit and business advisory practice of PwC.

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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

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Now, Bogg Founder and CEO Kim Vaccarella is bringing the bag to even more consumers thanks to a new partnership with Target. We started doing trade shows and focused on wholesale. We increased sales little by little from 2015 to 2018, and the demand was too much, so it was too much for me and my one employee.

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Walmart Sues BJ’s Over Mobile Self-Checkout Technology

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has filed a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. The suit alleges that the app infringes upon features of the Scan & Go technology introduced by Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club in 2016 and adopted by Walmart in 2018. Walmart Inc. over its mobile Express Pay shopping app. Walmart Apollo, LLC against BJ’s in U.S.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

Retail TouchPoints

The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe. In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake.

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Japan’s luxury secondhand sector gains popularity as tourism booms

Inside Retail

Both domestic and international sales of 2nd Street stores showed robust growth, particularly in luxury secondhand merchandise, amid rising consumer inflation and expansion of the resale market. Earlier this year, luxury resale wholesaler LePrix, which sources inventory directly from brands, opened its first Japanese office in April.

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Club L London Appoints Dan Lorenson as Chief Marketing Officer

Retail Focus

Dan has been a key figure in the brands evolution since 2018, initially collaborating as the Founder of boutique marketing agency Flying People. His agency secured Club L London as its first client and played a pivotal role in supporting the brands direct-to-consumer launch, where Dans expertise was integral to its early success.

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How Advanced Email Analytics Helped Kerrits Boost its DTC Business 150%

Retail TouchPoints

The mass store closures prompted by COVID-19 in spring 2020 could have spelled disaster for equestrian specialty brand Kerrits , which had operated as a wholesale-only business for over 25 years. Once the pandemic hit, our wholesalers had to close their stores, and we had to rethink our entire email plan,” said Florin.

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