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DECEMBER 11, 2024

Noosa Chocolate, founded in 2009, pledges to “uncomplicated chocolate products made fresh in the last 72 hours” The company operates five sites, three of which combine the cafe concept. Larger rival chocolatier Haighs Chocolates is building a $130 million manufacturing and warehouse hub.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

With his now Co-founder Tal Barmeir sharing Arielis interest in test automation and a huge passion for software, the pair set about establishing a joint venture, Experitest in July 2009, later acquired by Digital.ai. Israel and Bangalore.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Found by Meindert Wolfraad in 2009, the company sells a range of premium electric bikes to urban commuters. Dutch urban e-bike brand Lekker has opened its first flagship at the Albion Fine Trades precinct in Brisbane CBD.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Since 2009, Best Buy has recycled more than 2.7 “We continue to build on our commitment to be there for our customers throughout the entire lifecycle of their products by making recycling simple and convenient,” said Tim Dunn, Head of Environmental Sustainability at Best Buy in a statement. billion pounds of electronics and appliances.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Nania joined Decjuba as an assistant planner in 2009 and rose the ranks until she became a COO in June 2021, her latest role before the new designation. Decjuba has appointed Audrey Nania as its new CEO, marking the fashion retailer’s first change in leadership in almost 17 years and emphasising the brand’s female-led identity.

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Retail Focus

MAY 28, 2025

Since the establishment of a strategic partnership in 2009 Dalziel & Pow has continued to help Balabala renew its brand image.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2024

Founded in 2009 by then-Sydney-based designer Dion Lee, the unisex fashion brand has six stores in Australia and one in the US and is sold through 160 outlets globally. Dion Lee retail stores in Australia are expected to continue operating until late September or early October. Its online site will trade until early November, or later.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After it closed its last brick-and-mortar retail store in 2009, Circuit City launched a comeback in 2018 with an experiential ecommerce site. The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

For the 13 th time since 2009, when it first instituted its own “minimum wage” well above the federal minimum, Hobby Lobby has boosted pay for its full-time workers. The increase to $19.25 per hour will take effect Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2022

Carbullido joined Williams-Sonoma in 2009 as VP, Pottery Barn Ecommerce, and since 2014 has served as its Chief Marketing Officer, leading marketing strategy and operations across the retailer’s portfolio of brands. Williams-Sonoma Inc. has named Felix Carbullido as the new President of its namesake brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Launched in 2009, THE OUTNET is owned by Italian online fashion retailer YOOX Net-a-Porter Group and focuses on curated selections of past-season designer apparel. Discount luxury e-tailer THE OUTNET is adding menswear to its lineup in the U.S. following similar expansions beyond womenswear in the UK, EMEA and Asia earlier this year.

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Retail Wire

MAY 28, 2025

between 2009 and 2015. But when driving in the real world, the cars released up to 40 times as much NOx. Volkswagen installed this software in around 11 million vehicles globally, including 500,000 in the U.S., As early as 2007, Hadler was aware of modified emissions software, according to evidence given during the trial.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

He discussed not just the business benefits of going green but the negative consequences of greenwashing like the $30 billion in fines Volkswagen paid when it was discovered that the carmaker faked emission test results in 2009. consumers, according to Bain & Co.; Premium pricing: 50% of U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

McKenny joined The Lego Group in 2009 and has been responsible for the development and execution of some of the brand’s biggest campaigns in the region. McKenny will lead the marketing team for the region and join the leadership team, reporting to Troy Taylor – VP and GM for Australia and New Zealand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2021

The company also announced that Lorna Nagler, who has served on the board since 2009, will become Lead Independent Director, working with Dillon in her Executive Chair role.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 26, 2025

Her career at John Lewis began in 1989 in fashion buying, and she later became brand director in 2009, followed by buying director for home in 2013. Kasoulis joined the supermarket chain in May 2022 from John Lewis, where she held various leadership roles, including director of brand development and category director for fashion and beauty.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

Founded in 2009 by then-Sydney-based designer Dion Lee, it has six stores in Australia, one in the US, and is sold through 160 outlets globally. He added that it is still “too early” to comment on the details of the company’s financial position. The administrators are planning to operate the brand as a going concern at this time.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Missguided was founded in 2009 by Nitin Passi, the daughter of an Indian immigrant who set up the high street supplier By Design in the 1960s. The source said the acquisition will likely include Missguided’s brand and its intellectual property while its head office will be retained by Frasers Group.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2025

He joined Estee Lauder in 2009 as senior VP, Strategy, New Business Development and Transformation Initiatives and was promoted to president, EMEA in 2016. Peter Jueptner will step down as group president, International of The Estee Lauder Companies later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

From 2009 to 2018, Aflatooni held a number of operations, merchandising and IT roles at Dollar Tree competitor Dollar General. Dollar Tree has begun rebuilding its C-suite following the late June departures of five top executives. The discount retailer named Bobby Aflatooni as its new CIO, replacing one of the five that left, Andy Paisley.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

She also served as President and CEO of Charlotte Russe from 2009 to 2019 and has served on the boards of companies including Kendra Scott, Levi Strauss & Co. 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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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The saga began in 2009, with the brand’s first filing, and then in 2019 it was acquired by DirectBuy, a discount home goods membership club, which had recently been acquired by parent company CSC Generation. It has received a $1.1 million line of credit to maintain operations during the bankruptcy process.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded in Adelaide in 2009, Silk Laser Clinics offer a range of non-surgical aesthetic products and services including cosmetic injectables, laser hair removal, skin treatments and body contouring. API has been granted 30 days of exclusive due diligence and negotiations on the binding agreement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Since its launch in 2009, Babyletto has sold more than one million cribs and has extended its product reach through a network of major retail partners including Babylist, Crate & Kids, Pottery Barn Kids and Target. The flagship also offers a new white-glove delivery service.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Since the program’s inception in 2009, the retailer has invested more than $12 million to provide HBCUs with needs-based grants for campus renovations. The Home Depot has a proud legacy of supporting and uplifting HBCUs,” said Molly Battin, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at The Home Depot in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Maher has more than 25 years of finance and accounting experience and joined Nordstrom in 2009 as controller. She is also a Board Director and Audit Committee Member of McCormick & Company.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Blu Dot MD Brett Conroy shared that after discovering the brand in Dwell magazine in 2009 and visiting Blu Dot’s showroom in New York’s SoHo while on holiday in 2011, he was “instantly smitten”. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Schmidt joined Caleres in 2009 as the company’s SVP and General Manager of Image Brands, becoming President of Contemporary Fashion in 2010. The board is delighted that she has agreed to accept the new executive chair role, where she can continue to use her strategic abilities and vast industry knowledge to help lead the company forward.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2023

Richard Carucci, a VF board member since 2009 and interim chair during the organisation’s recent leadership change, has been named chair. Benno Dorer, who has been VF’s Interim President and CEO since December 5, will continue to serve on the board, a role he has had since 2017.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

We launched our first drive-thru store back in 2009 and we haven’t looked back since,” he said. He said drive-thru-only stores will improve the experience for customers who are short on time and value convenience, while also providing considerable development potential for the 25-year-old company. “We

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Its been a huge year for change, with Australias industrial relations framework undergoing the most significant overhaul since the introduction of the Fair Work Act (Cth) 2009 15 years ago. The latest of these changes came into place on 26 August 2024, bringing sweeping reforms to casual employment laws.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2022

Opening the first store in 2009 in Byron Bay, Afends’s target customers are Millennials and Gen Z. Founded in 2006 by Jonathan Salfield and Declan Wise, Afends works with the motto ‘Question Everything’, which aims to encourage people to do their own research and come up with solutions to all of life’s problems.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The court is yet to determine the penalty payable by the retailer for breaching the Fair Work Act 2009. Multinational companies operating in Australia can’t set their own rules.”. The post Aldi faces $10m underpayment bill after court ruling appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

New JD.com President Xu has been with the company since 2009, previously handling the development, operation and strategy of the company’s retail business as CEO of JD Retail. JD Retail will now be led by Lijun Xin, formerly Executive Director and CEO of JD Health, a health management platform that Xin built “from scratch.”

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

Launched in 2009 as a popular mobile game, the brand has now grown into a worldwide recognised media property, encompassing a wide range of entertainment and consumer products, two feature films, a long-form Netflix series, and location-based entertainment.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

We took the leap and spent $4,000 on a trade show booth in 2009, a lot of money for the company at the time – back then, Fung was driving a 20-year-old Nissan worth much less than that. I met the co-founder of DealsDirect Michael Rosenbaum at Furnitex, and we started the very first dropship model in Australia.

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2025

It all began in 2009 when my business partner, Melissa [Wilkinson] struggled to find meaningful and memorable gifts for her wedding guests. Inside Retail : For those unfamiliar with Personalised Favours, can you briefly explain the business? Matthew Mosse-Robinson: Personalised Favours is the destination for the worlds best gifts.

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