Retail Dive

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Despite major brands’ holiday hiring announcements, the sector hasn’t added as many jobs as in years past.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008. The investigation will include the pricing practices of the supermarkets and the relationship between wholesale – including farmgate and retail prices.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Driza-Bone, acquired by Propel Group in 2008, was merged with country apparel retailer RB Sellars in 2017. Propel Group is selling its water-resistant coat and apparel brand Driza-Bone to billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart via her S Kidman and Co pastoral company. The brand marked its 125th-anniversary this year. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

He was named President in 2008, added the CEO title in 2016 and was named CEO in 2019. He was named SVP of Retail Operations in 2016 and President in 2019. Jones began with Publix in 1980 as a front service clerk in New Smyrna Beach., Goff also began in a Publix store, in 1991 in Jacksonville, Fla.,

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2023

Grown Alchemist was founded in 2008 by Melbourne siblings, Jeremy and Keston Muijis, with a focus on futuristic anti-ageing technology and unique botanical skincare formulas for optimal skin health. The launch came after Hong Kong-listed beauty giant L’Occitane Group acquired stake in Grown Alchemist last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

He joined Dollar General in 2008 as EVP, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer, and was promoted to COO in 2013. The retailer has had a volatile year. On the downside, activist investors called for a worker safety audit of Dollar General in May 2023 , following OSHA violations carrying more than $1 million in fines.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Since 2008, the national carrier had held a stake in the travel agency when it was spun off as a merger of Qantas Holidays and Jetset Travel. Qantas has sold its remaining 12.4 per cent stake in travel agency Helloworld for $33 million. Qantas subsidiary QH Tours sold the shares at $1.71 each on Tuesday night.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The launch marks the brand’s second brick-and-mortar store in the country and 17th worldwide since its establishment in 2008. US modern home furniture chain Blu Dot has opened a showroom in Collingwood, Melbourne.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 1, 2024

Despite only launching in 2008, Shein is now one of the most profitable fashion companies in the world, with figures showing it makes more than fellow Swedish fashion giant H&M as well as Primark and Next. Founded in 2008, it rose to success selling inexpensive clothes and lifestyle items, with more than 2,000 new styles added daily.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Dreiling had served as CEO of rival retailer Dollar General from 2008 to 2015. Witynski has held leadership positions at Dollar Tree since starting there in 2010 and was named CEO in 2020. He became the Dollar Tree board’s Executive Chairman in March 2022 as part of a settlement with activist investor Mantle Ridge LP.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The previous highest year-over-year jump was seven percent in 2008, according to Akshat Goel, senior economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Halloween candy prices are estimated to be a record 14 percent higher this year compared to 2021.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Amazon acquired fabric.com in 2008. “As part of our regular business planning, we continually evaluate the progress and potential of our offerings and have made the decision to close Fabric.com,” said Amazon spokesperson Betsy Harden.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

He joined the company in 2008 and has held leadership positions across different divisions. Hufnagel has an established career in retail, holding roles at brands like Under Armour , Gap and Abercombie & Fitch as well as deep roots within the Wolverine Worldwide business specifically.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Aje was co-founded in 2008 by Adrian Norris and Edwina Forest with the aim of pioneering Australian style. “Our luxury sensitivities and unique visual language as an Australian fashion house are key to the magic that makes us distinctive on a global stage.”.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 23, 2024

Michel joined the business in 2008 as its head of financial strategy and has held various senior leadership positions across retail, supply chain and customer operations in both John Lewis and Waitrose before being appointed as executive director for finance at the start of 2021.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letter deliveries have fallen by two-thirds since 2008 alongside a massive e-commerce fuelled boom in package delivery. Australia Post delivered half a billion parcels last financial year, or roughly 20 per person. But it lost A$200 million ($131.70

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

Grown Alchemist was founded in 2008 by Melbourne siblings, Jeremy and Keston Muijis, with a focus on futuristic anti-ageing technology and unique botanical skincare formulas for optimal skin health.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2023

Established in 2008 by Lucy Fenton, the brand sold homewares, furniture and artwork through its physical store in Prahran, Melbourne and online. The company’s website announced that it has gone into liquidation and has appointed Adam Nikitins and Stewart McCallum of EY to oversee the sale of the entity.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Iowa-based Kim and Go first installed an electric charger at one of its stores in 2008. High electric utility fees are inspiring convenience stores with gas pumps to take their time installing charging stations for electric vehicles. Today, it only has chargers at 35 of its 400 stores.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Mr. Schultz was the coffee giant’s CEO from 1986 to 2000 and then again from 2008 to 2017 before landing back in the interim role following Kevin Johnson’s departure in April. Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz has said that he will not return to lead the company in the future after his third time running the business.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2023

The last time there were three consecutive quarters of declining retail volume sales was in 2008 – at the time of the Global Financial Crisis. Volume data excludes the impact of inflation on retail sales, which have been trending up for much of this year. ABS figures show a sales decline of 0.5 per cent in the preceding quarter and 0.4

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

Culture Kings is an Australian retail phenomenon, what started as a Carrara market stall in 2008 evolved into an international retailer being listed on the stock exchange with a $600 million valuation.

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Retail Wire

MARCH 29, 2023

The new logo replaces the existing one, which has been in place since 2008. Pepsi’s new logo pays homage to its heritage as the brand nears its 125th anniversary. Pepsi’s new logo is intended to communicate “great energy and confidence and boldness,” according to PepsiCo chief design officer Mauro Porcini.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

A second, separate campaign for the label’s spring 2023 collection, set in an office, included papers featuring text from a 2008 Supreme Court ruling relating to child pornography. One last month, advertising a gift collection, featured a handbag in the form of a stuffed teddy bear in bondage-style straps, held by children.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

He brings more than 40 years of retail experience to the position, most recently as President and CEO of Burlington Stores , where he served from 2008 to 2019. Kohl’s has appointed interim CEO Tom Kingsbury to the role on a permanent basis, effective Feb. He also has held leadership and board roles at The May Department Stores Company.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Since opening in 2008, the 1.65 Since 2008, through sensitive stewardship it has successfully integrated into the wider city centre whilst retaining its unique sense of place. . “As Grosvenor owns 23% of Liverpool ONE via the Grosvenor Liverpool Fund, and also manages the destination on behalf of all investors.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Founded in 2008 by best friends Adrian Norris and Edwina Forest, Aje is a contemporary Australian fashion brand dedicated to “raw beauty, tough femininity and effortless cool” .

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Shein, the online fashion retailer launched in 2008, is moving key members of its team from China to offices in Singapore. Chris Xu, the company’s founder and CEO, has become a permanent resident of Singapore, appears to be looking to bypass Chinese government regulations connected to offshore initial public offerings.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Walsall facility, which was bought by Lidl in 2008, is 50 years old and no longer considered fit for purpose as the supermarket invests in modernising and expanding its other logistics capabilities. The supermarket said it hoped to redeploy most of the workers at alternative sites, including its Wednesbury warehouse in the West Midlands.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

As a result, retailers need to rethink how they attract and retain customers by looking at data not just from recent months but also from the last time shoppers felt this much economic pressure — the Great Recession of 2008-2009. How did we come out of it?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

Historically, in times of economic crisis and impending recession, business-casual takes centre stage in fashion, including during the 2008 financial crisis and the unemployment crisis that ensued until 2010.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

This is the third time Schultz has served as Starbucks’ CEO, a role he held from 1986 to 2000, and from 2008 to 2017. Schultz returned to Starbucks as interim CEO in April 2022 following the five-year tenure of Kevin Johnson. Johnson plans to work with the company as a special consultant and remain on its board until September 2022. “In

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 22, 2024

“In 2008, we launched Shwopping to support customers to give a second home to their preloved clothing, and we’re now expanding our partnership with Oxfam to trial a free postal service which enables customers to clear out their pre-loved clothing that they no longer need.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later. The fast fashion retailer initially re-entered China for the third time in August 2021 through online platforms Vipshop and Pinduoduo. Forever 21 then opened a store on Alibaba ’s Tmall and has begun advertising its offerings for the 618 mid-year shopping festival.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2023

The husband and wife duo – Tahnee and Simon Beard – established the brand in 2008 as a premium streetwear retailer that sells across a wide range of genres, styles and cultures. The founders of the Australian streetwear label Culture Kings have back to pursue other entrepreneurial ventures.

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