Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Helping shoppers create rooms Founded in 1982, Harvey Norman has built its empire selling electricals, furniture, tech appliances and bedding across Australia.

Home Furnishings 69

Home Furnishings Planning Location Shopping 69

VMS

JULY 10, 2025

Said Bill Fisher, Manzanita Capital CEO and Founder: “The acquisition of Space NK from Nicky Kinnaird [in 2002] was a key influence in developing Manzanita’s unique expertise in selecting and nurturing luxury and niche premium beauty and perfume brands.

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Planning Management Consumer Marketing 64

365 Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

While our Carnaby Street store has served us well since 2002, this flagship store will extend our product offering and bring PUMAs performance and sportstyle categories to life in a flagship store setting. The post PUMA to Open First European Flagship Store on Oxford Street in Autumn 2025 appeared first on Retail News and Events.

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Consumer Location Fashion Management 59

Retail Dive

JULY 11, 2025

The retailer acquired Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse in 2002, and has since grown to 520 retail locations, all but 45 of them under the Rack Room banner. The new appointments seem to speak to these needs as the leaders are focused on merchandising and customers.” Rack Room Shoes celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Promotions Department Stores Markdowns 52

Retail Times

MARCH 26, 2025

DDC was an early member of the Nectar loyalty programme, joining three years after its launch in 2002 as part of the Nectar Business offering that enables small businesses in […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch! Retail Times - Retail Times | Retail News | Free Retail News

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2025

Overall, Sargent brings 35 years of retail experience to the company, including serving as Chairman and CEO of Staples from 2002 to 2016. He spent the first 10 years of his career at Kroger working in multiple roles across stores, sales, marketing, manufacturing and strategy.

Supermarket 191

Supermarket Marketing ATS 191

Retail Gazette

JUNE 16, 2025

The Labour government passed a law in 2002 that banned tobacco adverts, defining a tobacco product as something designed to be “smoked, sniffed, sucked or chewed” Morrisons has claimed that this means it does not apply to heated tobacco products since these do not create smoke. “All tobacco products are harmful to health.”

Supermarket 71

Supermarket Advertising Grocer Promotions 71

Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Founded in 2002, Crocs has established itself as a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, combining comfort and style with a value consumers know and love. Crocs TM shoes are sold in more than 80 countries, inviting the world to Come As You Are and be comfortable in your own shoes.

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Accounting Location Consumer Shopping 147

Shopping Center

JULY 21, 2025

Built in 2002, the property is… The post Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors Arranges Sale of Germantown Station in Tennessee appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Location Shopping ATS 52

VMS

JUNE 5, 2025

Since its founding in 2002, Soho Apparel has grown to operate a 300,000-square-foot facility in the City of Industry, Calif., California-based Soho Apparel Group says it is all-in with President Donald J. Trump’s agenda to revitalize American manufacturing and is taking steps to contribute to that effort.

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Apparel Planning 57

Retail Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Ames Department Stores discount chain, founded in Massachusetts in 1958, ran over 700 stores in 20 states at its peak but after a couple of bankruptcy filings went out of business in 2002. Recently, however, a notice appeared on amesstores.com announcing that new Ames stores will open in 2023.

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Department Stores ATS 246

Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

Mark and Ravi Abeyaratne bought the franchise alongside a small group of shareholders in 2002. Founded in 1974 in Victoria, Drummond sells golfing equipment and apparel with a franchise network of 50 stores across Australia. The company is planning to increase earnings to $12.6

Wholesale 306

Wholesale Apparel Planning Marketing 306

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Our analysis of shareholder ESG resolutions put forward in listed Australian companies between 2002 and 2019 finds they have increased in number, prominence and impact. of the resolutions, with the 139 resolutions recorded between 2002 and the first part of 2021 concentrated in only 28 companies. Shareholder ESG Resolutions per year.

Finance 246

Finance Accounting Returns Marketing 246

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Founded in 2002 and currently employing 3,200 people, the Bronx-based FreshDirect is a pioneer in New York City grocery delivery. Getir has purchased fellow grocery delivery service FreshDirect , a division of Ahold Delhaize , in a deal that is expected to close by Nov. No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

Marketing 289

Marketing Customer Experience Fulfillment 289

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As an Australian first, the Galeries Grey store will have all the classic New Balance favourites including the 550’s, 990’s and 2002’s – as well as some of our newer products, like the futuristic WRPD shoe.”

Apparel 264

Apparel Fashion Location Shopping 264

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , then again in 2017. Over the past two decades the mall-based retailer has struggled to regain the popularity it enjoyed during its heyday in the late ’90s.

Planning 263

Planning Fashion Shopping Marketing 263

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2022

In 2002, True Religion launched as a premium-denim brand and over the course of its history the label has expanded to include sportswear and accessories. Prior to joining True Religion, McCabe spent four years with Columbia Sportswear , during which time ecommerce business tripled.

Accessories 264

Accessories Planning Consumer Marketing 264

Intelligence Node

JULY 14, 2021

The IWSR reported the largest gain in sales volumes across the US since 2002, with an accelerated adoption rate for […]. 5 Steps to Grow Your Online Alcohol Sales It’s no secret that the pandemic has pushed the needle on alcohol sales across the world, forcing retailers to migrate to digital and omnichannel formats almost overnight.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

Founded in 2002 by Sydney-based sisters Alexandra and Genevieve Smart, private-equity investor Alquemie Group took a majority stake in the business in 2019. “All other physical stores, concession stores in David Jones nationally and the online store remain open and continue to trade.”

Boutique 246

Boutique Fashion Location ATS 246

Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

” The brand opened its first store at Warringah Mall in Sydney in 2002, and it now has outlets across Victoria, Queensland, SA, and WA, along with stores in New Zealand. Novo Shoes acquired the South Australian footwear brand Spendless Shoes in 2019, making it one of the country’s largest footwear retailers.

Returns 240

Returns Accessories Fashion Location 240

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Kendra Scott has had philanthropy as part of its corporate DNA since the company launched in 2002, powered by the commitment to making the world a better place of Founder, Designer, and Executive Chairwoman Kendra Scott herself. At the start of my business in 2002, I walked into many meetings and was often the only woman in the room.

Jewelry 306

Jewelry Customer Experience ATS 306

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2021

He has been with the company since 2002 and has led Starbucks International since 2006. Starbucks has made several leadership appointments, including promoting John Culver to Group President, North America and COO, effective June 28, 2021. The retailer also promoted Michael Conway to Group President, International and Channel Development.

Promotions 213

Promotions Planning Marketing Store Operations 213

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Since founding the company in 2002, Scott has been the sole CEO, overseeing the brand’s transformation into a multi-channel retailer that now boasts more than 110 standalone stores across the U.S., a robust online business and wholesale distribution at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and 600 specialty boutiques worldwide.

Wholesale 246

Wholesale Boutique Accessories Promotions 246

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2021

A full 94% of the Fortune 500 and 99.7%

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ATS 222

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Vizio, founded in 2002, has since amassed more than 18 million active accounts, growing its platform by enabling users to stream free content by watching ads. Our media business, Walmart Connect, is helping brands create meaningful connections with the millions of customers who shop with us each week.

Advertising 263

Advertising Accounting Marketing Shopping 263

Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

Originally called Tsubi, the brand quickly spread to London, debuting in a disused tube station in 2002, before being renamed Ksubi in 2006 following a trademark dispute.

Boutique 245

Boutique Department Stores Wholesale Fashion 245

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2021

Founded in 2002, ModCloth offers exclusive indie- and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35- year-old women of all sizes. Women’s clothing and accessories retailer ModCloth has been acquired by Nogin, a provider of outsourced ecommerce for major fashion and consumer product companies.

Finance 232

Finance Accessories Fashion Consumer 232

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

7, 2002, until the merger could be reviewed by antitrust authorities. Earlier in November, the attorneys general for four states filed lawsuits to block a $4 billion payout to Albertsons shareholders that was set to be distributed on Nov.

Supermarket 246

Supermarket Grocer Consumer Customer Experience 246

Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2023

Established in 2002 by twin brothers Brian and Vincent Wu, Incu has long been a staple of Australian fashion and is known for bringing a number of international brands to local shores. Customers can choose to have their products delivered via Uber through the Incu website, rather than being through the Uber app itself.

Fashion 262

Fashion Fast Fashion Accounting Shopping 262

Retail Wire

MARCH 9, 2023

Women earned 80 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2002, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of full-time and part-time workers. Women today earn 82 cents to every dollar earned by men. The pay gap is roughly the same for women who do and don’t have a college degree.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2023

In 2002, Progressive bought Woolworths from Dairy Farm to achieve a 45 per cent combined share of the market and create a grocery duopoly in the market – alongside locally-owned co-operative-structured Foodstuffs – that has endured until today.

Planning 247

Planning Supermarket Department Stores Wholesale 247

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

During Mark Tucker’s tenure as managing director of L’Oréal Australia from 2002 to 2010, annual revenue grew from $12 million to more than $400 million. But over a decade later, it’s the booming clean beauty space that has caught his eye.

Target Market 246

Target Market Wholesale Marketing Management 246

Retail Dive

JULY 6, 2021

grew 30% in 2020, its fastest pace since 2002. The research firm estimates that e-commerce in the U.S. But physical retail hasn't lost its relevance.

Accounting 119

Accounting 119

Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Founded in 2002, Crocs has established itself as a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, combining comfort and style with a value consumers know and love. Yvonne Clay, Centre Director at Gunwharf Quays: “ We are delighted to announce that Crocs opened their first Hampshire location last weekend.

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Location Consumer ATS 162

Talking Retail

JULY 1, 2021

The Post Office has responded to the Court of Appeal regarding 25 applications by former postmasters for permission to appeal their convictions in Post Office prosecutions between 2002 and 2012. The Post Office is supporting the applications in 10 cases and opposing after consideration of each case by its board.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

He has been on Gap’s Board since 2002. Martin himself brings four decades of experience as he takes the helm during the search for a permanent CEO. He has worked at both Dillard’s and Walmart , where he was the President and CEO of the International Division.

Promotions 246

Promotions Fashion Planning ATS 246

Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

The brand emerged in 2002 and has since grown from a favourite local shop in the Bay Area in California into a global company. Blue Bottle Coffee, founded by James Freeman, is a premium global coffee chain and has now become one of the biggest names on the coffee culture scene, with more than 100 locations.

Marketing 243

Marketing Location Management ATS 243