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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Doug Herrington has been named CEO of Amazon’s new Worldwide Amazon Stores business, which was formerly known as Consumer, and John Felton has been named the leader of the Operations business. He launched AmazonFresh in 2007 and has served on the e-commerce company’s senior leadership team since 2011. “I

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As-a-service may be more than you think

Cisco Retail

They certainly aren’t a new way to consume technology. Cisco jumped all in on SaaS ourselves, acquiring WebEx back in 2007. The goal is to add flexibility and choice for how our customers want to consume our technology in addition to the usual ways of purchasing it. While there are similarities, they are not the same.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club taps Bob Eddy as CEO

Mass Relators

The company also announced additional appointments to its management team. “Our management team is comprised of seasoned executives with deep talent and a breadth of experience in the retail and consumer industries. Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007. Prior to joining BJ’s, she worked at Clarks Americas Inc.,

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

In this role, Connolly will assist with all aspects of securities disclosure and compliance, as well as NYSE listing compliance, corporate governance, management of DG’s Board and its committees. Amanda Mathis has joined Dollar General as senior vice president, finance. Jason Bates has been promoted to vice president, business law.

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

Inside Retail

Last week, Bunnings managing director Mike Schneider joined Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra on the ARA podcast about how he began his career in retail, what a typical day looks like for him – and why he reckons he has the best retail job in the country. They were happy to take me on as a regional manager in Victoria.

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

Indigo 9 Digital

Hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, who is also Sears’ former Chairman and CEO and largest shareholder, purchased the company in bankruptcy proceedings for only $5.2 He foresaw that America’s growing railway infrastructure could be used as a way to send goods to consumers in rural communities that lived far away from stores.

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Amazon names new head for global stores

Mass Relators

He will succeed Dave Clark, the former CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, who is leaving the company to serve as CEO of the supply chain software start-up Flexport. He joined the company in 2005 to build out our Consumables business, launched AmazonFresh in 2007, and in 2015, took on leading all of our North American Consumer business.