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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

Dollar General has promoted 18 executives to new roles at the company. Leslie Allen Leslie Allen has been promoted to senior vice president, human resources. Christine Connolly Christine Connolly has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel, securities and governance.

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Australia’s retail ‘recession’ runs to three consecutive quarters

Inside Retail

The last time there were three consecutive quarters of declining retail volume sales was in 2008 – at the time of the Global Financial Crisis. ARA CEO Paul Zahra said the decline demonstrates a continued slowdown in consumer spending – and adds to the pressure retailers are already under as the cost of doing business skyrockets.

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Dollar General CEO to Retire, COO Named as Successor

Retail TouchPoints

Vasos joined Dollar General in 2008 as the company’s EVP, Division President and CMO. Incoming CEO Owen’s promotion to the top role aligns with Dollar General’s reputation for promoting within. Current COO Jeffery Owen, a 30-year Dollar General veteran, has been named as Vasos’ successor.

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Can refocusing on promotional mix over price win back customer loyalty?

365 Retail

Worried customers have already made adjustments to shopping patterns as shop sales fell by record numbers both in December and across the whole of last year as consumers cut spending. But it is notable that the proportion of spending on promotions has recently fallen to its lowest level since 2008.

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Retailers Can Cushion Price Increases’ Impact With Greater Transparency

Retail TouchPoints

for 2021 — the highest annual rate since 2008’s 3.8%. A retailer may have loyal customers who love what you’re selling, and if you indicate to them what your cost structure is and how it’s gone up, it may help consumers understand that they’re not being taken advantage of,” said Kannan. “A

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Retailers can’t afford to discount the customer experience this December

Inside Retail

Confirming the cost-of-living impact on retail spending attitudes this year, the latest Westpac Bank consumer confidence monitor shows Australians are as pessimistic currently as they were at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and the global financial crisis of 2008. Short-term gain for long-term pain?

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Consumer Spending Will Be Our Best Economic Barometer

Retail TouchPoints

We don’t have a COVID-19 crystal ball to see how this uncertainty will pan out, but we can see that consumer spending is shifting amid the pandemic. Disposable income and the savings rates for consumers — despite the nearly Great-Depression-level unemployment numbers — are at multi-year highs. Consumers may do one of three things: 1.

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