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‘Little veins of gold’: How Tony Nash plans to grow Booktopia

Inside Retail

After 18 years at the helm of Booktopia, Tony Nash is gearing up for a new role as the company’s first-ever chief growth officer. But despite having served as CEO since 2004, he insists the transition will largely be business as usual. “It Nash plans to follow a similar strategy when he becomes chief growth officer. . “My

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Exclusive: Vietnamese fashion operator eyes international expansion plan

Inside Retail

Now the company’s founder has disclosed, in an interview with Inside Retail , plans to treble its store network within five years, add another 10 brands to its portfolio, and expand abroad – all while preparing for a potential IPO. From there, the portfolio has expanded every year. It is targeting 30 per cent annual sales growth by 2025.

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Purple Appoints Marketing Veteran as CMO

Retail TouchPoints

Krausz’s most recent experience was serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at digital health distribution platform HealthPlanOne , which she joined in August 2020. as the company’s VP of Marketing, QSP from 2004-2012. The plan will be exercised if a person or group acquires 20% or more of Purple’s common stock.

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Burberry names new CEO

Inside Retail

Akeroyd has served at Versace as CEO since June 2016, helping the brand reorganise and accelerate its growth. Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. Akeroyd has also held several senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. “I

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Burberry Names Akeroyd its Next CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Gobbetti is leaving Burberry at the end of 2021 to take the reins at Salvatore Ferragamo. Burberry credited Akeroyd for reorganizing and accelerating growth at Versace by building on the Italian brand’s heritage to elevate product, communications and the customer experience. “I

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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

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From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. He also has experience as Plant Controller for Alcoa and in various financial management roles at General Electric. said Jeff Owen, COO at Dollar General in a statement.

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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

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Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. She joined Caleres as President in 2004 and by 2006 she became COO, before being named to the CEO and President roles in 2011. 15, 2023, with Jay Schmidt taking the reins as the top executive.