Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Daunt, who also owns his own eponymous bookstore chain in the UK, revealed that he was focused on bringing together the IT and finance systems for both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He also said it would be logical to look at an IPO of the consolidated businesses in the future, although much would depend on Elliotts strategy.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Federal Court has ruled that Harvey Norman, along with Latitude Finance Australia, made false and misleading financial claims in a national advertising campaign. The post Harvey Norman loses Asic case over misleading finance claims appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2024

At the same time, underfunded sustainability teams spend much of their time educating other departments rather than executing initiatives. This coordination is a great example of embedded sustainability and bringing the functional expertise of both supply chain and finance to bear in addressing challenges in supplier engagement.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Here at Tyro ,we understand the unique challenges Aussie businesses face. With a stream of steady cash flow at the top of mind for many, weve put together five handy tips to help ensure your money keeps flowing while your business keeps growing. Now, with the basics covered,lets look at some actionable tips: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

For me, the great thing about working in finance is getting to make decisions that touch all aspects of the organization. Finance really places you at the center of everything, where decisions you make play a pivotal role in sustaining long-term business success. That is, at least, the theory.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Walmart has approved embedded finance provider Parafin to offer financing to Walmart Marketplace sellers to help them grow their businesses Parafin offers full-scale financial services programs to marketplaces, employing machine learning to analyze sales data to determine offer eligibility and terms.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

And how can POS finance fit into the equation? Internally, investments should be made into educational programs at all levels of the organization to ensure that senior-level employees can lead by example and junior-level employees can be proactive with their sustainability efforts.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Wafford was most recently CFO at the digitally native apparel brand Everlane , and he also has held that title at companies including JCPenney, The Vitamin Shoppe and Thrasio. His experience also includes serving as Partner at KPMG and holding finance roles at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Target and Archstone Consulting.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

While many have seen the words “Web 3.0,” “blockchain” and even NFTs in the headlines, there is still more to learn about these topics and the overall decentralized finance (DeFi) space. 18-19, 2022, at Convene One Liberty Plaza in New York City. CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and other executives involved in Web 3.0,

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Children’s Place — which owns and operates The Children’s Place , Gymboree , Sugar & Jade and PJ Place brands — is working with advisors and lenders to find new financing as it projects a wider loss than initially expected in its Q4 for fiscal 2023, which ended Jan. to obtain new financing in order to support ongoing operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

-based companies, will take the storied luxury department store private in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $6.25 Nordstrom and Liverpool have been financially involved since at least September 2022, when Liverpool took a 9.9% billion ABL [asset-based lending] bank financing and cash on hand. to Liverpool.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

One day after announcing the departure of CEO Mark Tritton , Bed Bath & Beyond has named Laura Crossen as its new SVP of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, and Susie Kim as SVP of Treasury and Investor Relations. Both appointments are effective immediately.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2024

A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale. Is it Great Service or Great Financing Options?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Secondhand wedding, bridesmaid and special occasion dresses, along with accessories, will be available through a curated, dedicated online storefront at 40% to 50% savings. David’s Bridal has introduced Adored by David’s , a resale program that will be managed by Arrive Recommerce.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

per cent, followed by the UK at 7.6 In October, the Federal Court ruled that Harvey Norman, along with Latitude Finance Australia, made false and misleading financial claims in a national advertising campaign. Among all its markets, Malaysia had the highest sales growth of 8.2 Slovenia and Croatia rose 4.4 per cent, respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2023

In fact, embedded finance will be a $777 billion opportunity by 2029. What’s really exciting about embedded finance is the simplicity of making complex payments accessible to a wide range of people and businesses, and the creative innovations that are opening new use cases and new opportunities. So how can businesses get a piece of it?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2025

If consumers spend at the high end of the scale, 2025 would exceed the 2024 growth rate of 3.6% , and even at the low end will outstrip last years $5.29 Any way you look at it, a lot is riding on the consumer, said Jack Kleinhenz, Chief Economist at NRF in a statement. retail sales growth of 2.7% trillion and $5.48

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The specialty retailer, which operates 100 stores nationwide, continued operating throughout the bankruptcy and also refinanced short-term debt, significantly reduced previous long-term debt obligations, accessed $40 million in new financing and modified its asset-backed lending facility to add $40 million in upsized capacity.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Same goes for the services Alibaba is building to stay competitive: financing solutions, fulfillment services, AI tools to make the process of using the platform easier, localized warehousing to speed up delivery. at least), Alibaba isn’t competing with the other big names, it’s feeding them. Sounds familiar, right?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

However, that deal fell through just a month later when Beyond raised concerns about the companys ability to meet the financing requirements of the agreement. The Container Store has the right to appeal the decision with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2025

Davids Bridal is putting Kelly Cook, its current President of Brand, Technology and Finance, into the CEO seat starting April 1. However, her responsibilities quickly expanded beyond marketing and customer experience, including driving the brands loyalty initiatives, into technology innovation and finance.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2025

Customer expectations are growing as supply chains become more complex and margins tighten, forcing finance leaders across Australias retail sector to recognise that data is their most valuable currency. These challenges make it critical to embed automation and AI into core finance functions. However, technology alone isnt the answer.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

In an upcoming speech at the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and Brookings Institution AI conference, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to address the dual-edged nature of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2024 alone, several high-profile companies, including Dell, AT&T, Ticketmaster and Disney have suffered the consequences of a major breach. In the retail and consumer sectors, the average cost of a security breach was below this average, sitting at $3.91 million and $3.48 million, respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

For example, let’s look at NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the top-ranked show in primetime for 13 years straight. More importantly, retailers need to bring their finance teams in early to keep updating the numbers and reworking them throughout the season as needed. with streaming also in the top five.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2025

The founding Ito family of Seven & I Holdings failed to secure financing for a US$58 billion management buyout in February, sending its shares plunging 11.7 Dacus, who previously held executive roles at Walmart and Fast Retailing, will succeed Ryuichi Isaka on May 27. Other investors have privately echoed similar sentiments.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Chiczewski joined McDonalds in 2012, and has held several roles in strategy, finance, and operations. He takes over from Martinez who started his career at McDonalds as a 15-year-old crew person at McDonalds Yallambie, Victoria. I am looking forward to continuing to build on the incredible legacy of our people and franchisees.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

How to create content at peak capacity During a fireside-style chat, Walmarts Hartman and Adobes director of industry strategy and marketing Marta Frattini and VP of business and new venture incubation Hannah Elsakr discussed how generative AI enables truly personalized, on-brand content at scale.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With over 220 stores across the UK, Matalan is reinforcing its leadership team to drive its property and finance strategy as it continues delivering value to customers in an evolving retail landscape. Keith’s extensive retail and financial expertise comes from senior roles at Selfridges Group, Dunelm, Tesco, and Topps Tiles.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2025

The value of merchandise being fraudulently returned to retailers hit an all-time-high in 2024 at over $100 billion , up four-fold compared to just four years ago, according to industry sources. It’s also important to monitor if deliveries are being rerouted to different addresses than those presented at the time of purchase.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial services company Hilco Global and asset management firm TPG Angelo Gordon have formed a new joint venture (JV), with the goal of acquiring and financing consumer brands and IP in partnership with brand management firm Bluestar Alliance. Both brands have been owned by Bebe Stores, Inc. and managed by Bluestar since 2018.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

He joined Michael Hill in 2017 following his career at Aurizon as head of tax, shared services, and finance partnering. Michael Hill International has appointed Andrew Lowe as interim CEO, effective immediately, following the passing of CEO and MD Daniel Bracken last week.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2024

However, this expansion brings to light a critical issue for CFOs and finance teams: the intricate and often underestimated task of recognizing and booking revenue in the ecommerce domain. We have witnessed these challenges firsthand at Crew Finance.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Our customers look to Davids for all things wedding and planning, and Pearl Media Network will now allow advertisers to authentically capture our audiences, tapping into consumers during the household formation a true first for the industry, said Elina Vilk, Chief Business Officer at Davids Bridal in a statement.

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