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Starbucks Promotes Three Leaders to Develop Sustainable Long-Term Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Starbucks has made several leadership appointments, including promoting John Culver to Group President, North America and COO, effective June 28, 2021. He has been with the company since 2002 and has led Starbucks International since 2006. Additionally, Michelle Burns was promoted to EVP, Global Coffee, Tea and Cocoa. “As

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Sephora North America Promotes Veteran Exec to President and Future CEO

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Patrick joined Sephora, which is owned by LVMH Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton , in 2006 as Director of Ecommerce Merchandising and worked her way up through a number of increasingly high-profile roles, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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PacSun Names Co-CEOs and New President

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PacSun has named Alfred Chang and Mike Relich as its new Co-CEOs, and promoted PacSun Chief Brand Officer Brieane Olson to President of the specialty retailer. Chang has been President of PacSun since 2018 and has served in multiple senior positions since joining the company in 2006.

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David’s Bridal Shakes up Leadership Team with New COO and CFO

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David’s Bridal is dramatically reshaping its executive suite via internal promotions, including three C-level appointments. The promoted executives include: Bob Walker, who joined David’s Bridal in 2019 as Chief Retail Officer, has been promoted to COO. in July 2023.

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Rothy’s Names New CEO and President as Co-Founders Move Up

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Rothy’s has named Board of Directors member Jenny Ming as its new CEO and promoted current CFO and COO Dayna Quanbeck to President. Ming is a retail veteran who was on the 1994 founding team of Old Navy , becoming the retailer’s first President from 1999 to 2006. and Kaiser Permanente.

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Nike, Serena and the push for diversity in design

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In 2019, Williams announced a new initiative with her long-time sponsor Nike to promote diversity in design. The first 20 Air Jordans were designed by two white men, Peter Moore and Tinker Hatfield, until 2006, when D’Wayne Edwards created model XXI. .

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What Main Street Can Learn from Wall Street: Retail Businesses Should Look to the Trading Floor for Inspiration

Retail TouchPoints

Decisions about markdowns, promotions and inventory allocation were limited and made in tried and tested ways. In one example, an apparel brand observed that its customer churn was increasing and attempted to slow the decline with aggressive win-back promotions. Today, retail is more complicated, with more variables than ever before.

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