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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007 and assumed the role of EVP and CFO in 2011. Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007 and assumed the role of EVP and CFO in 2011. Baldwin, Executive Chairman of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. “We

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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

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But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. There are three major players in the retail industry — the brands that make the products, the retailers that sell the products and the consumer who buys from the retailer,” said Max Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of B2B marketplace Fa i re.

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Rebecca Vallance appoints Peter Halkett as CEO

Inside Retail

Founded by Rebecca Vallance Gasan in London in 2011, the fashion brand is now available in boutiques and premium department stores in Europe, the US, and Australia. Concurrent with the new CEO position, Halkett will serve as an advisor to Cate Burton, founder of beeswax candle shop Queen B.

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Claire’s Hires Children’s Place, Zara Vet as Chief Merchandising Officer

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Her most recent job was as SVP of Global Merchandising and Strategic Partnerships at The Children’s Place , where she was responsible for creating and delivering product strategies for all brands across multiple channels of distribution, as well as leading operations for the wholesale and international franchise businesses from 2014 to 2023.

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From Saks to self-care: Barrière co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman’s career in retail

Inside Retail

Cleo Davis-Urman: Coming from an editorial and fashion styling background in my early career, I first got started in the fashion retail industry when I entered Moda Operandi in 2011 and later on at Saks Fifth Avenue in 2015. IR : If you could go back in time to the first day of running Barrire, what piece of advice would you give yourself?

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Is it Time for RFID to Shine?

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In 2021, the average cost of an RFID tag was four cents , down 80% from 2011, according to McKinsey. While leveraging marketplaces and other wholesale partners can boost sales and name recognition, it also adds a whole extra layer of complexity to inventory management. As a result, IDTechEx expects 39.3

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

Inside Retail

Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. “I It was pivotal,” he says.

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