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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. Another company veteran, John Felton, will now lead the company’s operations.

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The Very Group appoints Lionel Desclée as group CEO

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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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Who is Peter Ruis, the man tasked with reviving John Lewis?

Retail Gazette

A force to be reckoned with Starting his career as a buyer, Ruis has a strong background in fashion with stints at M&S, Ted Baker and Levi Strauss earlier in his career, and more recently led businesses including Jigsaw and Anthopologie. It’s not just at John Lewis where Ruis has led a transformation.

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Did you know that at one time Sears was the largest retailer in the world? A few decades later when Sears merged with Kmart in 2005 the combined organization generated a substantial $55 billion in revenue. That insight was the impetus for Sears’, at one time, immensely popular, catalog. That was back in 1969.

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The world’s most popular news and shopping sites revealed

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A new study by broadband experts at Uswitch has revealed the world’s most popular news and shopping websites. The broadband experts at Uswitch looked at the most popular shopping and retail websites in the world. Yahoo Finance. Click to expand. The world’s most visited shopping websites. billion visits each month.

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Walmart closes $2 billion Green Bond issuance

Mass Relators

The green bond is Walmart’s first offering under the company’s Green Financing Framework, published August 2021, which details the company’s alignment with the 2021 Green Bond Principles, administered by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA). Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Ramirez & Company, Inc.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 315 – 2023 Turkey5 Recap with Salesforces Rob Garf

Retail Geek

Episode 315 is a recap of Turkey5 (The five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday) 2023 with Rob Garf , Vice President and General Manager, Retail at Salesforce. Jason and Scot discuss the “Turkey 5” with their guest Rob Garf, VP and GM for retail at Salesforce. According to the U.S. in Q4 to stay on track.