Remove 2011 Remove Consumer Remove Finance Remove Management
article thumbnail

A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

The plan is to reach 20 stores globally within the next few years, with a focus on strategic growth across both the direct-to-consumer business and international wholesale. I launched and established Rebecca Vallance in London in 2011, before returning home to Sydney to continue our expansion. How has it evolved since then?

Fashion 147
article thumbnail

DICK’S Promotes New CEO as Retailer Reports Strong Q3 Results

Retail TouchPoints

Hobart brings more than 25 years of finance, consumer and retail experience to the role. She joined DICK’s in 2011 as Chief Marketing Officer and was named President in 2017. Current Chairman and CEO Edward Stack will assume the role of Executive Chairman and continue as Chief Merchant.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Doug Herrington has been named CEO of Amazon’s new Worldwide Amazon Stores business, which was formerly known as Consumer, and John Felton has been named the leader of the Operations business. He launched AmazonFresh in 2007 and has served on the e-commerce company’s senior leadership team since 2011.

Finance 130
article thumbnail

Reflecting on Marc Andreessen’s ‘Software is Eating the World’

Cisco Retail

Ten years ago today, August 20, 2011, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and an influential investor, published a pivotal story in the Wall Street Journal: Why Software is Eating the World (also reprinted on his venture capital firm’s Web site). It was a stake in the ground and a rallying cry. We’ve been creating it ever since.

article thumbnail

Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Price stepped down as deputy chairman and managing director of Waitrose in 2016 after 33 years at the business. Sound familiar?

article thumbnail

BJ’s Wholesale Club taps Bob Eddy as CEO

Mass Relators

The company also announced additional appointments to its management team. “Our management team is comprised of seasoned executives with deep talent and a breadth of experience in the retail and consumer industries. Prior to Bain, he worked as an operating manager at PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division.

article thumbnail

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

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.