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Obituaries: Co-Founders of Burlington, Dressbarn

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There, she honed the skills in merchandising, sales and store operations that would become essential to her future success as an entrepreneur. In the early 1960s, while raising their three children, Roslyn saw a gap in the market that would spark a revolution in women’s retail. Starting from a single store in Stamford, Conn.,

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Electronics Reseller PayMore Opens 18 Stores in March; Plans to Double Store Fleet in 2025

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The franchise retailer, which pays cash for customers used electronics, currently operates 71 stores in the U.S., Canada and the UK, but it plans to more than double that number to 150 stores by the end of 2025. Since its 2011 founding, PayMore Stores have facilitated nearly 1.5

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Bath & Body Works Taps Unilever Veteran as New CEO

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Boswell brings more than 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, brand building, business development and strategy to the role. She first joined Unilever in 2011 as EVP, Personal Care North America where she oversaw a portfolio of more than 20 personal care brands and helped Unilever’s haircare business achieve U.S.

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Report: Forever 21 Will Reestablish  Physical Presence in China With a New Store

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Forever 21 then opened a store on Alibaba ’s Tmall and has begun advertising its offerings for the 618 mid-year shopping festival. to manage Forever 21’s China operations. The Chinese ecommerce market is expected to be worth $3.3 Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

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Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007 and assumed the role of EVP and CFO in 2011. Eddy also will join BJ’s Board of Directors. Laura Felice — currently SVP and Controller — has been appointed to replace Eddy as CFO. In 2018, he added Chief Administrative Officer to his title.

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Central Group snaps up KaDeWe’s remaining assets. What’s next?

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Implications for Central Group Entering the continent in 2011 with the acquisition of Rinascente, the Chirathivat family-owned conglomerate operates 40 luxury department stores across seven European countries. According to GlobalData, the Europe luxury retail market size was US$109.8

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Tackling the Pressures of Working the Sales Floor

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Rob Gamlin is the Founder and Co-CEO at VoCoVo , a retail communications specialist that works with big name retailers including Iceland, Asda, Tesco and The Fresh Market. He is a former electronics and software engineer who turned his passion for technology into a thriving business.