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Publix Promotes Murphy to CEO Post; Jones Named Executive Chairman

Retail TouchPoints

Publix has promoted its current President, Kevin Murphy, to CEO, while SVP John Goff will take on the President role. He was named President in 2008, added the CEO title in 2016 and was named CEO in 2019. Current CEO Todd Jones has been named Executive Chairman, and all these changes will take effect on Jan.

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Sterling Jewelers settles 2008 sexual bias case

Retail Wire

Sterling Jewelers has agreed to pay $125 million to settle a sexual bias case that alleged the chain discriminated in pay and promotions against female retail sales workers. The settlement, which covers around 68,000 workers, was filed in 2008.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

Mass Relators

Dollar General has promoted 18 executives to new roles at the company. Leslie Allen Leslie Allen has been promoted to senior vice president, human resources. Christine Connolly Christine Connolly has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel, securities and governance.

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Dollar General Brings Back Former CEO to ‘Restore Stability’

Retail TouchPoints

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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Australia’s retail ‘recession’ runs to three consecutive quarters

Inside Retail

The last time there were three consecutive quarters of declining retail volume sales was in 2008 – at the time of the Global Financial Crisis. Clothing and apparel sales received a sugar-hit due to increased promotional activity with heavy discounting heading into winter clearance sales events,” Zahra noted, with volume sales up by 1.1

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Hy-Vee promotes three executives

Mass Relators

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Three Hy-Vee executives have been promoted to new roles, the company announced on Friday. He held many retail store operations and management positions within Hy-Vee, and in 2006 he was promoted to assistant vice president, operations, northwestern district.

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Can refocusing on promotional mix over price win back customer loyalty?

365 Retail

But it is notable that the proportion of spending on promotions has recently fallen to its lowest level since 2008. The use of premium sales space to promote an item can attract supplier funding for space instore that guarantees extra visibility for key lines and exposure for their brand. But which products, where and when?