Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seven & I Holdings, which owns 7-Eleven chain, is set to sell its department store chain Sogo & Seibu to US fund Fortress for US$1.4 The site also said Japanese home appliance store operator Yodobashi Holdings is considering buying some of the Sogo & Seibu sites and diverting proceeds to the US fund.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

She left a prestigious Wall Street position to start the company; similarly, Ken left a career in finance to join the company in 2007. (It all began with Josie creating lingerie on her living room floor.) Natori factory (photo courtesy Natori) “We’re very design-driven,” he said. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2021

Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007 and assumed the role of EVP and CFO in 2011. Eddy stepped in as Interim CEO on April 9 when then-President and CEO Lee Delaney passed away unexpectedly. Eddy also will join BJ’s Board of Directors. Laura Felice — currently SVP and Controller — has been appointed to replace Eddy as CFO.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Sylvester, who joined Target in 2007 has served in a variety of leadership roles across strategy and merchandising, most recently as SVP of Home. After 15 years with the company, Stephanie Lundquist, Target’s former president of food and beverage, announced her plans to depart the organization earlier this year.

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Retail Minded

JULY 7, 2022

Attendees will have the opportunity to expand and strengthen their professional network, while also gaining trusted insight and leadership to help them boost their store operations, customer communication and sales through the STIMULATE +Educate experience.

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I Vend

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

McKinsey’s research into the way that retailers managed cost reductions in the Great Recession of 2007-2009 found that ‘resilient retailers’ reduced their costs by two percentage points, while their ‘non-resilient’ counterparts increased theirs by the same amount. How can retail technology help retail stores to prepare for recession?

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Mass Relators

MARCH 31, 2024

In this role, she will continue to support DG’s store operations team, which now encompasses more than 20,000 retail stores including pOpshelf and Mexico. Most recently, she led and successfully developed the in-store experience strategy for Dollar General’s first international expansion to Mexico with Mi Súper Dollar General.

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