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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years, personal finance concerns are high on their list of worries.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. They pursued high-demand products with unforeseen urgency — first in critical categories like personal protective equipment, groceries and sporting goods, and followed more recently by apparel and beauty products.

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Seen and Heard at #NRF2024: 5 Trends from the Big Show

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, Stephen Sadove, former CEO and Chairman of Saks Fifth Avenue , indicated that “this is one of the most interesting times [for the industry] since the [2008] recession,” where “we came out and saw this massive disruption in the environment,” he said in a press briefing during the Big Show. “It

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2 Top Target Chiefs Announce Retirement Plans

Retail TouchPoints

During his 27-year tenure with the company, he has held a variety of leadership positions in finance, digital and human resources, including acting as CFO from 2012 to 2015. Mulligan joined Target in 1996 as a financial analyst. Mulligan also served as interim President and CEO of Target in 2014, prior to Cornell’s appointment.

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Analysis: Why does Shein continue to escape scrutiny?

Inside Retail

In 2008, he launched a fashion e-commerce site – She Inside – as a way to target consumers who were tired of waiting in lines in stores or unable to find their specific size. It completed a series E financing round in 2020, which values the business at USD$15 billion. Will its relentless growth continue?

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

Cook joined Dollar General’s legal team in 2008 and has been instrumental in labor relations strategy and providing practical, decisive and solution-oriented support for corporate initiatives. She also led NMG’s supply chain transformation strategy to modernize its omnichannel distribution and fulfillment network.

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Amazon, Walmart among grocers best-positioned for 2053

Mass Relators

Among dunnhumby’s key findings: Generation Y (born 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born 1997-2012), who came of age during the Great Recession of 2008-2010, began their work lives, started their families, and may have become caregivers before and during the pandemic, will be central to how the market evolves over the next three decades.

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