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Sainsbury’s clothing, home and furniture boss to depart

Retail Gazette

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. Sainsbury’s will close its remaining cafs, hot food counters, patisserie, and pizza counters, and reduce senior management roles by an estimated 20%.

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Asda CEO: Five runners and riders following Allan Leighton’s return

Retail Gazette

His transformation expertise could come in handy as Asda as it looks to improve the store and customer experience. The ex-Bain consultant has been responsible for creating a seamless and integrated customers experience across the Sainsbury’s portfolio and has been instrumental in growing online sales and profitability.

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How KFC and Shake Shack use data to meet rising customer experience expectations

Inside Retail

How do leading quick-service restaurants (QSR) like KFC and Shake Shack use data to innovate and elevate their customer experience? Swain described a major shift in the way QSRs approach garnering customer experience data from the beginning of his journey with KFC to the present day.

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How the Metaverse can Benefit Physical Retail Stores

Retail TouchPoints

And given current health crises across the globe, this technology can help lessen risks and bring the physical store experience to those uncomfortable visiting in person. Trained as an interior designer, McDannald joined Baltimore’s New Design Light firm in the sales department in 2003 before becoming co-owner in 2009.

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AI Remains Transformative Within the Ecommerce Space in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

About two-thirds of companies plan to invest more in AI in the next six months, and 60% of commerce leaders recognize the value of AI in boosting customer experience to provide a competitive advantage. It’s the ideal tool for helping marketers to ensure a more personalized customer experience.

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How Rent the Runway Boosted Talent, Sustainability and CX by Moving to the Cloud

Retail TouchPoints

Rent the Runway pioneered clothing rental for women, but in 2009 the tech just didn’t exist for this kind of platform and all the reverse logistics we do, so everything was built from the ground up,” said Steinberg in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. It All Comes Back to Customer Experience.

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Retailer Lessons from iGaming Companies

Retail TouchPoints

Pini Yakuel is the Co-founder and CEO of Optimove , a customer-led marketing platform. From its two-person launch in 2009, under Yakuel’s leadership, Optimove is now a multi-million-dollar global retention marketing business with more than 450 employees.