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Nordstrom Financial Chief Bramman Steps Down; Insider Appointed Interim CFO

Retail TouchPoints

SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Michael Maher will step into the role on an interim basis while the company conducts an internal and external search for a permanent CFO. “As Maher has more than 25 years of finance and accounting experience and joined Nordstrom in 2009 as controller.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

Retail TouchPoints

Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. billion , accounting for 35% of gross sales, according to Forbes.

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White Stuff Opens Flagship Store at Liverpool ONE!

Retail Assist

Yesterday we joined White Stuff to celebrate the opening of their new 1,800 sq ft store at Liverpool ONE. Danielle Bamra, Client Account Manager at Retail Assist. The post White Stuff Opens Flagship Store at Liverpool ONE! White Stuff have experienced a remarkable year of growth, with sales surging across all channels.

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Rebecca Vallance’s chic new Sydney flagship store is a sign of what’s to come

Inside Retail

Starting a global fashion brand was a long-held ambition of Australian designer Rebecca Vallance-Gasan, and in 2011 the Aussie took the leap to launch her eponymous brand Rebecca Vallance in London and New York. We will then be looking at wider international retail rollouts to follow,” Vallance-Gasan said.

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

Inside Retail

Chip Bergh is sitting at the head of a small table in a sunny corner of his seventh-floor office at Levi’s Plaza, the corporate headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co, in San Francisco. I remembered that story when I was being recruited for this job in 2011, and I thought, ‘We’ve got to get it back to what it was like then.’”

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Torrid Appoints Retail Veteran as New CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Torrid has appointed Lisa Harper as its new CEO, as current CEO Liz Muñoz steps into a newly created position as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at the apparel retailer that serves women sizes 10 to 30. The change at the top comes amid a number of leadership shifts taking effect immediately.

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How Aussie footwear brand Alias Mae stays on trend in a fast-moving market

Inside Retail

Tom Kirkhope founded the Australian fashion footwear brand Alias Mae in 2011. Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. Our major wholesale accounts are managed in-house.

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