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Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To CEO

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In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020. In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President.

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Target Names First Chief Growth Officer, Announces Series of C-Level Promotions

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Target has made a number of changes across its executive leadership team, including the promotion of Christina Hennington to the newly established role of EVP and Chief Growth Officer. Boylan, who joined Target in 2011, has been leading the company’s communications function since 2017.

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The 2017 Omnichannel Holiday Strategy Advantage

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Those services could be a real boon this year, considering that 81% of those plan to make additional purchases when collecting their items,” according to ICSC data. . Whether in-store or online, Wiser has you covered from pricing to assortment to promotions. Need better data to inform your decisions? Schedule a demo today.

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How Retail Arrived at Black Friday 2017

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With Black Friday 2017 just days away, it’s only natural to look back and figure out where exactly this retail holiday came from. The next big wave to change Black Friday was the lengthening of the promotional calendar—making Black Friday into “Black November.” “Promote it and they will come?”

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Dollar General announces officer promotions

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on August 30 announced new leadership promotions and roles for nine officers. Zak Brining has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate store operations. Donny Lau has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer. Dan Connow has been promoted to vice president of store operations.

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Schnucks Deploys ‘Caper Carts’ to Provide Checkout on Wheels

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Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. Customers will be able to use their Schnucks Rewards account with the carts, providing them with access to clipped promotions and allowing them to view weekly circular deals as they browse the aisles. “We

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NRF: 166.3 Million People Expected to Shop on Thanksgiving Weekend, Setting New Record

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million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Analytics. This would be nearly 8 million more people than in 2021 and the highest estimate since NRF began tracking the data in 2017.

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