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How skydiving and ice baths help this CEO stay energised

Inside Retail

When I launched Appliances Online in 2005, online shopping wasn’t commonplace, let alone shopping for a big and bulky item. At that time, just over half of households in Australia had internet access, there were very few smartphone options on the market and Facebook had only just launched,” Winning told Inside Retail. “We

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Dollar General recasts management via promotions, hirings

Mass Relators

Since joining Dollar General in 2005, Hickman has worked in various roles within the perishables category, most recently serving as senior director, a post he has held since 2019. Hickman’s role will be to develop and grow the perishable category at Dollar General through product assortment planning and strategic sourcing.

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Dollar General bolsters team with 11 appointments

Mass Relators

Since joining the Dollar General in 2005, Hickman has worked in various roles within the perishables category, most recently serving as senior director, a post he has held since 2019. Hickman’s role will be to develop and grow the perishable category at Dollar General through product assortment planning and strategic sourcing.

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High-Quality Data is the Key to Unlocking the Power of Generative AI in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

At first, conversation around the technology would have led you to believe its inventors had cured all of society’s ills. Or, at the very least, its inefficiencies. That made it the fastest-growing software application in human history. However, it quickly became clear that it wasn’t as simple as that.