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Nordstrom Financial Chief Bramman Steps Down; Insider Appointed Interim CFO

Retail TouchPoints

SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Michael Maher will step into the role on an interim basis while the company conducts an internal and external search for a permanent CFO. “As Maher has more than 25 years of finance and accounting experience and joined Nordstrom in 2009 as controller.

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Making High Conversion and High Security Play Nicely Together

Retail TouchPoints

Whether your ecommerce storefront is an omnichannel model like BOPIS or just a simple Shopify page, managing card-not-present payments is a persistent challenge. Upon finding them, suspicious chargebacks, account takeovers and bot attacks will likely appear in the gaps where your attack surface is weakest.

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Aligning Purpose with Profits: How Consumer Goods Companies can Unlock Business Growth by Integrating Sustainability into their Operations

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The use of predictive and prescriptive analytics and AI-powered demand sensing (69%) also are being used to improve inventory management and eliminate excess stock. Since 2009, he has been responsible for executing collaborative value chain projects for The Consumer Goods Forum.

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Gucci’s new challenge: reigniting heat while boosting timeless appeal

Inside Retail

De Sarno, a senior fashion designer from Valentino, is tasked as creative director with reviving the fortunes of the brand that accounted for two-thirds of Kering’s profits in 2021. His experience at Valentino suggests a “less eccentric aesthetic” than Gucci’s previous designer, noted Carole Madjo of Barclays.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Gen Z Alternative to Credit Cards

Retail TouchPoints

Contactless payment evolved with Venmo’s release in 2009, and similar mobile solutions like the Apple Wallet have followed. Some services will even suspend consumers from accessing their accounts for additional loans until their existing debt is cleared. Many commercial apps now ask for a credit card on file to make in-app purchases.

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After ‘Pandemic Hangover,’ Rebel Green Gains Actionable Insights With Data Analytics Solution

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The growth spike exposed multiple inefficiencies in the company’s management of its sales and inventory data. However, by adopting data management solutions from retail analytics company Crisp , Rebel Green’s sales staff can now easily generate the reporting it needs as the brand continues to grow.

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Beer Cartel invites consumers to buy up shares in the business

Inside Retail

And we want to enhance our logistics offering so that we can manage higher demand,” Kelsey said. Beer Cartel launched its beer subscription service back in 2009 and it now accounts for about 80 per cent of the online business, according to Kelsey. If they’re making regular purchases from us, they’ll get extra benefits.”.

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