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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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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. Prior to the new role, Halkett worked as CEO of Brandbank Group, Moochi, APG & Co, Kathmandu, Zintel, and Pacific Retail Group.

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Dude Wipes secures private equity investment

Retail Dive

Dive Insight: Dude Wipes has been in growth mode through an expanding group of wholesale partnerships and the introduction of new products. Founded in Chicago in 2011, Dude Wipes took off in 2015 when the trio appeared on “Shark Tank” and won an investment from Cuban.

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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

Retail TouchPoints

But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. People basically just ignored the third leg of that triangle though, the wholesale leg.” For nearly two decades now online marketplaces have proliferated, beginning with Ebay and Amazon, followed by Walmart, Etsy and countless others.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

Retail TouchPoints

The shoe retailer reportedly closed its wholesale accounts with Fred Meyer , Zappos , Dillard’s , City Blue , VIM , EbLens , Belk , Bob’s Stores and Boscov’s in August 2020. Nike isn’t the only apparel retailer with a strong wholesale presence looking to put a renewed emphasis on its DTC operations.

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

Retail TouchPoints

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.