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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. It’s clear that there is a consumer-driven need for more flexible finance and smarter buying power. .

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Zambrero founder sues former CEO

Inside Retail

A former medical student turned entrepreneur, Prince founded Zambrero in 2005 and brought Cook on board four years later. Current CEO and former banker and finance lawyer Matthew Kenny took on the role in 2020. Stuart and Samantha Cook’s lawyer is Marlia Saunders at Thomson Geer.

Finance 263
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Zambrero founder sues former CEO

Inside Retail

A former medical student turned entrepreneur, Prince founded Zambrero in 2005 and brought Cook on board four years later. Current CEO and former banker and finance lawyer Matthew Kenny took on the role in 2020. Stuart and Samantha Cook’s lawyer is Marlia Saunders at Thomson Geer.

Finance 259
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Grosvenor appoints new Liverpool ONE lead

Retail Focus

Chris joined Grosvenor in 2005 and has held various finance positions in Grosvenor Property UK and the broader Grosvenor business. Today he is responsible for finance in the UK property business’ Development and Investment teams, including Liverpool ONE. The evolving offer curated at Liverpool ONE has driven sales up 20.9%

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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Herrington joined Amazon as VP of Consumables in 2005, launched Amazon Fresh in 2007 and was promoted to SVP of Consumables in 2014. Prior to joining Amazon, Herrington served as CEO of KeepMedia and VP of Marketing at online grocery retailer Webvan. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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The Very Group appoints Lionel Desclée as group CEO

365 Retail

He previously spent three years as president and CEO of Walmart in Japan, where he led a 35,000-strong team at Seiyu, the Japanese supermarket business with a significant food and non-food presence. While in the US, he also led finance and business planning for six retail brands including Food Lion, Hannaford and Bottom Dollar Food.

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Bunnings MD Mike Schneider: “I have the best retail job in the country”

Inside Retail

Paul Zahra: You’ve been at Bunnings for 16 years and held various roles since becoming managing director in 2016. I think if my memory serves me correctly, Paul, we both spent a bit of time at Target! So) I answered an ad in the newspaper for a job at a retail bank. Here is an edited excerpt from their conversation.