Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2024

This is Rite Aid’s latest move to support its broader corporate social responsibility program, which hinges on new partnerships and opportunities that facilitate waste reduction, fleet efficiency and energy demand.

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Management ATS Consumer 247

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

Alibaba’s fintech firm Ant Group was fined approximately $982 million in July 2023 for violating consumer protection and corporate governance regulations.

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Marketing Planning Consumer 288

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2022

No7 Beauty Company is embarking on a project to streamline its product development, with a focus on product innovation, customer satisfaction, speed to market and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The retailer will deploy the Bamboo Rose multi-enterprise product and supply chain platform. “We

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Management Marketing Consumer ATS 288

Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2022

With the world facing an ever-growing number of environmental and social challenges, investors are increasingly expecting corporations to “do the right thing” and contribute positively to the community. This is known as corporate social responsibility or CSR. And why does it matter? What is CSR anyway? Who runs the company?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Earlier this summer, the Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) announced the launch of a new Responsible Store Design Program to advance its progress toward environmental targets. Prior to the launch of Responsible Store Design, ELC finalized our internal Green Building Standards for all our spaces in the 2020 fiscal year.

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Visual Merchandising Consumer Wholesale Management 263

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

As CDO, Blonder will drive the brand’s digital innovation and manage teams responsible for developing the company’s digital roadmap across both new and existing channels, as well as the company’s IT and insights team. Having joined Canada Goose in 2017, Bourke previously led the retailer’s investor relations and strategy functions.

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Planning Consumer Management Marketing 288

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

that’s the retailer’s new corporate name) has appointed current President David Nielsen as interim CEO while the board of directors searches for a permanent replacement. He is currently responsible for key functions across the organization and will continue to lead our ongoing strategic initiatives in addition to new ones. Beyond, Inc.

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Home Furnishings Finance Consumer ATS 273

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2023

VF Corporation , parent company of brands including The North Face , Vans and Timberland , has named Bracken Darrell as President and CEO, effective July 17. Prior to Logitech, Darrell held international leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble, including President of Braun.

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Marketing Management Consumer ATS 263

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The product expansion marks progress in several of the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, including a commitment to spend $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by 2025, and the Target Forward sustainability strategy of which ingredient transparency is a large part.

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Management ATS 311

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Scot Case, VP of Corporate Social Responsibility at NRF, will be the Center’s Executive Director. As part of the NRF Big Show, the organization will host a Sustainable Retail Workshop on Jan.

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Consumer ATS 269

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Loeb has accused the Board of Directors of operating in “triage mode rather than via best corporate governance practices” as the retailer struggles with declining revenue. In a statement released in response to Loeb, Bath & Body Works wrote that its board “strongly disagrees with the views expressed in Third Point’s letter.”

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Inventory Management Management Store Operations ATS 249

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

Performance running footwear and apparel company Brooks Running has launched two new initiatives to enhance its sustainability efforts — a recommerce program powered by Trove and a partnership with TrusTrace to support its responsible sourcing initiatives.

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Apparel Consumer Marketing ATS 206

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

As a result of new regulations and reporting requirements, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a top-line concern for consumer brands and retailers. But it isn’t just corporate entities driving this urgency.

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Fulfillment Consumer Marketing Customer Experience 224

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

New data from Retail TouchPoints indicates that 73% of retail organizations believe the main reason to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives is that it’s the right thing to do. COVID-19 triggered a societal equivalent of the individual fight, flight or fawn response. And, of course, toilet paper.

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Consumer Planning Wholesale Store Operations 279

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2024

Customers will be paid for their used goods with Dick’s e-gift cards to use toward their next purchase, and items that don’t qualify for trade-in can be donated or recycled responsibly.

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Sporting Goods Planning Outdoor Apparel 147

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

The retailer, a certified B Corporation, began an ambitious five-year plan in 2021 to roll out refill stations in a majority of its stores, with the target of saving 25 tons of plastic annually. The stations are now available in 800 stores worldwide and, after bringing the program to its U.S. footprint. “We

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Shopping Consumer Planning Marketing 246

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The company has promoted EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Sean Thompson to the role of President and Chief Commercial Officer, adding marketing and ecommerce roles to his existing responsibilities. He also has held leadership positions at VF Corporation, the parent company of Vans , and London Fog.

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Inventory Management Promotions Marketing Management 235

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2021

The partnership with 3DLOOK is part of a larger initiative by Dickies and its parent company VF Corporation to shift manufacturing processes toward more customer-centric, on-demand models, in an effort to speed time to market and reduce costs.

Apparel 279

Apparel Consumer Planning Marketing 279

Retail Wire

MAY 19, 2023

The Human Rights Campaign has sent a letter to Anheuser-Busch advising that it has removed the company from its Corporate Equality Index, which scores companies based on their policies for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Clarke joins AEO from PVH Corporation where she served as Global Chief Supply Chain Officer from 2021. In her new role as EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer at AEO, Clarke will be responsible for managing AEO’s global supply chain from sourcing through distribution. Before joining PVH, Sarah held various leadership roles at Gap Inc.

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Finance Accounting Store Operations Planning 262

Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2022

But for some brands, injecting human values into business practices at times of crisis does become the beginning of a shift from traditional business and marketing towards a continuous commitment to becoming a good corporate citizen and making an impact on the society. . Response agility. Such responses can be labelled passive.

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Advertising Marketing Management ATS 147

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Financial support and publicity from big business for the referendum failed against a far less well-resourced “No” campaign, which branded corporate endorsement of the change as elitist and out of touch. per cent Indigenous population, corporate leaders and political researchers said.

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Department Stores Management Promotions ATS 130

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

In addition to the PR boost, brands also get data insights into the causes their customers are selecting, which can help inform their CSR (corporate social responsibility) investments and initiatives. Other ShoppingGives clients include Kenneth Cole , Natori , White + Warren , Huron and Neighborhood Goods.

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Consumer Shopping 252

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Ward’s retirement has prompted the promotion of Matt Zabel to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, reporting directly to Target Chair and CEO Brian Cornell, as well as the promotion of Kiera Fernandez to EVP and Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer, reporting into Zabel.

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Planning Promotions Finance Fulfillment 147

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

It makes the most sense on the surface, as cars and trucks are responsible for almost 20% of emissions in the U.S. Brands will often highlight their transition toward more eco-friendly packaging as one of their major initiatives to become more green, with hundreds of major corporations joining the Sustainable Packaging Coali t ion.

Apparel 272

Apparel Consumer ATS 272

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

At launch, the program will focus on the impact of a product’s materials, with plans to expand over the next two years to incorporate additional data, including manufacturing and corporate responsibility. “We Across the industry, an objective, robust and accurate dataset is needed to enable sustainable material choices at scale.

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Apparel Planning Consumer Shopping 248

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

is laying off 13% of its corporate workforce, amounting to approximately 2,350 jobs, and plans to close five stores as incoming CEO Tony Spring prepares to take the reins. Macy’s, Inc. and Governor’s Square, Tallahassee, Fla., according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Planning Customer Experience Management Consumer 240

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The events of the last 18 months, and our experiences on a global scale as a result of this, have further proven how critically important it is to have embedded social responsibility programs — to both consumers and stakeholders alike. With that increased action comes a key question — are these efforts driving any kind of impact?

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Consumer Promotions ATS 224

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

As we talk to our customers and ask them why they’re not shopping with Warby Parker, the dual highest responses are one, that there’s not a store near me, and the second is that I don’t have a current prescription,” Gilboa said during the interview. The cuts were made in response to economic challenges as inflation continued to increase.

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Planning Location Shopping Marketing 256

Retail Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Walmart is undergoing a restructuring of job titles for its corporate staff in a bid to maintain competitiveness in the current job market. While some employees will receive new titles, their roles, responsibilities, and base pay will remain unchanged.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Consumers are quickly losing trust, and companies must act swiftly and responsibly to restore it. Companies benefit equally from the responsible use of data, in the form of greater customer loyalty or better engagement with information their customers actually care about. The tide is turning. Reny is a Bentley University alum.

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Payment Services Consumer Finance Management 311

Cisco Retail

MARCH 15, 2024

A Major Step Forward for Global Business Ethics Alignment For most businesses, corporate responsibility has evolved from a peripheral concern to a core consideration. And today, with the Council’s v… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2021

Pandora had used the cloud-based solution early in the pandemic to help protect employees and customers at both retail stores and its logistics center, and the retailer will now utilize the tool at its Baltimore corporate office as it reopens.

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Jewelry Returns Management ATS 233

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The appointment of Guerra comes as the company prepares Prada and Bertelli’s son Lorenzo Bertelli — currently Prada Group’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility — to one day take the helm at the luxury fashion house. From 2004 to 2014, Guerra served as CEO of eyewear firm Luxottica Group.

Fashion 301

Fashion Marketing ATS 301

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Most recently, she served as President of Hudson’s Bay , where she was responsible for the company’s Canada-based retail stores and drove its omnichannel optimization strategy. Hwang-Judiesch has had a successful retail career driving brand and market growth for omnichannel brands such as Carter’s Oshkosh , Esprit and Ulta Beauty. 5, 2024.

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Promotions Consumer Planning Marketing 245

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Macy’s ignored the offer until Arkhouse and Brigade pushed for a response in January 2023, following news of plans for layoffs and store closures as new CEO Tony Spring prepared to take the reins. our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will evaluate Arkhouse’s director candidates. shareholders.”

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Finance Management Planning ATS 247

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

He will add responsibilities for the company’s strategic healthcare initiatives and its international expansion to Mexico to his existing finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning.

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Promotions Finance Accounting Management 245