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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

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Prior to joining Amazon, Herrington served as CEO of KeepMedia and VP of Marketing at online grocery retailer Webvan. Felton has worked for nearly 18 years in Amazon’s retail and operations finance leadership. Another company veteran, John Felton, will now lead the company’s operations.

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Clarks UK managing director and chief product officer depart

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Subscribe to Retail Gazette for free Sign up here to g et the latest news straight into your inbox each morning Prior to Clarks, he was the global vice president of retail at Under Armour since 2021 and global head of retail at New Balance from 2008 to 2019.

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Lotte Duty Free wins Melbourne Airport rights

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. “Lotte Duty Free Melbourne Airport store … will be a key hub for Lotte Duty Free’s global business expansion and (duty-free) market recovery,” said Kim Ju-nam, CEO at Lotte Duty Free.

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Grocery Gazette: Ex-Tesco exclusive brand wicked kitchen launches in Asda stores

Retail Gazette

After launching in Tesco stores in 2018, the plant-based food brand is expanding across the UK retail market. Wicked Kitchen has launched in Asda stores nationwide, making plant-based foods more accessible for consumers throughout the UK.

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Here is what’s driving Danish retail giant Bestseller’s success Down Under 

Inside Retail

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives. Since launching the brand in 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve seen over 200 per cent increase in sales. [It]

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The retail contest between CBDs, malls and online is set to reshape our cities

Inside Retail

Aussie consumers spent a whopping A$353 billion on retail goods in 2022 compared with $275.3 billion in 2018 – a 28.2 Over the same period, online retail spending increased by 132 per cent from $27.5 It now accounts for just over 18% of retail spending in Australia, up from 10 per cent in 2018. per cent increase.

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Watch titans unite: Rolex acquires Bucherer and aims at pre-owned market

Inside Retail

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I I think the acquisition means more for the brand positioning of the relatively lesser-known Bucherer brand than the Rolex brand,” he added.

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