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How Bark is Creating Products and Experiences that Pups (and Pup Parents) Love

Retail TouchPoints

Half of these pet-owning households are run by millennials and Gen Zers, who don’t just look at their pets as “furry friends” but as their children. The company was founded in 2012 with its core product offering, BarkBox. At Bark, it’s more than attribution. RTP: What is Bark’s overall vision for wholesale moving forward?

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Nordstrom Takes Stake in Topshop Brands, Launches Joint Venture with ASOS

Retail TouchPoints

department store chain and British online retailer aim to “redefine the traditional retail/wholesale model.”. since 2012 when it became the first retailer to bring the brand to the U.S. For example, customers will be able to pick up Asos.com orders at Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores beginning this fall. ”

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Good360 gets $3 million grant: How it will connect retail, charity and community

Inside Retail

Requests to Good360 from charities increased by 400 per cent at the start of the year, compared to the same period in 2023,” Alison Covington, founder and managing director, of Good360 Australia, told Inside Retail. Partners with benefits For retailers, the problem with holding deadstock doesn’t stop at the opportunity cost.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club taps Bob Eddy as CEO

Mass Relators

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. Bob’s leadership, strategic vision and deep knowledge of the business have been pivotal in driving BJ’s Wholesale Club’s transformation and record growth across all key metrics,” BJ’s executive chairman Christopher Baldwin said. Prior to joining BJ’s, she worked at Clarks Americas Inc.,

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Opinion: Brad Banducci transformed Woolies as CEO and deserves to be recognised

Inside Retail

Both interviews and the subsequent efforts to limit the fallout laid bare Banducci’s frustration and, whilst he dismisses the proposition, no doubt his exhaustion after a tough few years at the helm of Australia’s largest retailer. Bardwell will officially take over as CEO at Woolworths in September following a 23-year career in the company.

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Analysis: Synergies begin to show after merger of SEA hypermarkets

Inside Retail

Soon after Britain’s Tesco abandoned its retail business in Thailand and Malaysia in early 2021, its buyer, Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group, merged it with its Siam Makro wholesale arm. The retail and wholesale businesses accounted for a roughly even split of the company’s 219.6 billion baht ($9.4 There’s a buzz in the malls.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Its 10th store will open at Sunshine Plaza on March 10, and its 11th store at Pacific Fair on May 4.

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