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

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.

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Best of 2023: Is private equity ownership slowly killing retail?

Retail Gazette

The funding structure works by leveraging finance which, more often than not, results in firms borrowing money against the retailer’s balance sheet – in turn generating debt – to use for investment. This begs the question of whether the financing structure still lends itself well to the retail sector?

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

She joined Dollar General in 2003 as a senior attorney and assistant corporate secretary and has held roles of increasing responsibility since that time. Amanda Mathis has joined Dollar General as senior vice president, finance. Additionally, she was name to MMR’s 2023 Most Influential Women list.