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Target Names New COO, Divvies Up Merchandising Responsibilities

Retail TouchPoints

Current COO John Mulligan announced his retirement plans in October 2023. 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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A Metaverse Action Prep Plan for Brands

Retail TouchPoints

A Metaverse Preparedness Action Plan. This way, when you decide to go all in, you will be able to jump at the opportunity rather than having to stop and ramp up. My recommendation is to get this plan done this year. Craft your data plan. Have a measurement plan. What is the trigger to get your brand to go?

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Meet Zhik: The sailing brand everyone will be wearing at the Olympics

Inside Retail

In the world of competitive sailing, Zhik (rhymes with ‘bike’) is a household name, but if all goes to plan, after the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year, it will be even more popular among amateur athletes and recreational boaters. According to Grand View Research, the global leisure boat market was valued at US$41.08 Boating boom.

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Prada hires former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as new CEO

Inside Retail

Italian fashion group Prada confirmed on Tuesday that it would name former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer to ease a transition at the helm to the next generation of the founding family. Guerra, 57, will be recommended as the new CEO at a board meeting to be held on Jan.26

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It’s a party! Cisco SecureX at RSAC and Cisco Live US 2022

Cisco Retail

It was just over two years ago that we were together at the RSA Conference in San Francisco promising the next leap in cybersecurity with Cisco’s introduction of SecureX. And soon, the cybersecurity world finally comes together again at two mega-events this year: RSA Conference and Cisco Live 2022. Cisco at RSAC 2022.

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“My Mom is My Co-Worker” – 3 Generations at Cisco

Cisco Retail

In October 1997, I was nearly 26, and has just given birth to my first baby when I was offered a role at Cisco. My sister-in-law was an Executive Administrator at Cisco, supporting the CIO at the time, when she called to ask if I was going to accept. By 2003, I would have two more children. That sealed the deal.

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Unpacking the “murky” data behind the luxury spending boom

Inside Retail

per cent year on year in December 2022 and is currently sitting at 26.72 In December 2022, a note by Morgan Stanley, which found that young adults living at home with their parents were driving purchases of pricey products, was widely covered by the media. Yet if we look at Q1 2023 for LVMH, its sales were up 17 per cent in Q1 2023.”

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