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Target Names New COO, Divvies Up Merchandising Responsibilities

Retail TouchPoints

As COO, Fiddelke will oversee Target’s nearly 2,000 stores, its global supply chain network, fulfillment services, network capacity planning, enterprise operations and the teams responsible for building and remodeling Target stores and facilities.

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eBay Hires Former Meta Commerce Leader as Chief Product Officer

Retail TouchPoints

This move represents a return to eBay for Garcia, who spent 11 years within the company’s search and buyer experience beginning in 2003. Garcia also worked at Sam’s Club for more than six years, eventually becoming its SVP and CPO, and served as SVP of Product Development at Travelzoo.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

According to Mirakl’s Enterprise Marketplace Index (“the Index”), while traditional ecommerce sites have experienced sharp growth, online marketplaces have grown at double the ecommerce rate: more than 80% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020. So what’s driving this growth imbalance?

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3 Different Paths to Resale Profitability

Retail TouchPoints

Total revenue at The RealReal fell 3% YoY to $142 million , but much of that came from direct sales, which declined 49% , while revenue from consignment was up 22% , reinforcing the company’s renewed focus on this side of its business. While both companies debuted at over $20 , shares of ThredUp were trading at $2.99 of revenue.

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Target names Michael Fiddelke COO

Mass Relators

As chief operating officer, Fiddelke will oversee the retailer’s nearly 2,000 stores, its global supply chain network, fulfillment services including same-day delivery with Shipt, network capacity planning, enterprise operations, the teams responsible for building and remodeling Target stores and other facilities, and flight services.

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How FTD Uses UX Analysis to Weed Out Friction Points in the Shopper Journey

Retail TouchPoints

Powell and CEO Charlie Cole, both of whom started at the company in early 2020, are part of a “new team charged with giving the brand its groove back, and that requires tech investment,” Powell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Now both the POS and order routing solutions are being absorbed into the new, more flexible Mercury HQ.

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Smyths Toys announces partnership with Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity

A1 Retail

Smyths Toys has partnered with children’s charity Rays of Sunshine to help them continue to brighten the lives of seriously ill children by granting wishes, fulfilling hospital ward wishes, organising outings and events and providing entertainment for children during their time in hospital.

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