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Designer Brands Expands into Premium Athletic Footwear Category with Topo Acquisition

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Post also worked with Vibram USA for 11 years , becoming the company’s President and CEO, managing the U.S. “They understand our brand mission, they support our strategy and focus around specialty retail, and they’re excited about our growing global footprint. . sole business and launching Vibram Five Fingers.

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Customer Base, Digital Capabilities and Strategic Synergies are Driving Valuations in DTC Mergers and Acquisitions

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Harry Chevan is a Managing Director at Oberon Securities , bringing 20 years of investment banking experience to the company. Sellers that have defined their value proposition and are able to present a clear and compelling story to a targeted list of well-vetted potential investors are the ones most likely to get their deals done.

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Retail appointments of the week

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Lelio’s track record of strong global leadership brings outstanding luxury expertise to Tom Ford Fashion across retail management, wholesale distribution, marketing, digital, and key markets including China,” Zegna said. “I In this role, Gavazza will report directly to Ermenegildo Zegna, chairman and CEO of Zegna Group.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

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Australian specialty retailer 99 Bikes has announced its B Corp certification as the business continues to backpedal from its $12.4 I started as general manager of Advance Traders in October 2008,” Garnsworthy added. million loss in FY23 after a $23.7 million profit the year prior.

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Customer satisfaction with retailers is mostly steady

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. — Customer satisfaction with retail is relatively stable, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 2021-2022 ranking. The Retail Trade sector as a whole saw its score dip just 0.5% Cool stability,” says ACSI managing director David VanAmburg. “That’s the best way to describe the retail sector right now.

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Customer satisfaction is basically unchanged

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. — Customer satisfaction with retail is relatively stable, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 2021-2022 ranking. The Retail Trade sector as a whole saw its score dip just 0.5% Cool stability,” says ACSI managing director David Van­Amburg. That’s the best way to describe the retail sector right now.

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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

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Retail, Wholesale and Distribution leader in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. With COVID-19 cases still on the rise, Americans are preparing differently for this back-to-school season,” said Dave Fisch, General Manager of Shopkick in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “