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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

Some cases in point include: In 2013, Target experienced a data breach where hackers accessed their customer credit card information by exploiting a weakness in the HVAC system’s network connection.

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‘Not satisfied’: Regulator talks tough on Foodstuffs NZ merger

Inside Retail

“Following the proposed merger, for suppliers who may not have the ability to divert supply through other channels (ie, through other grocery retailers, export, wholesale, foodservices and direct-to-retail consumers) this would reduce their major customers by one, and the merged entity would account for more of a suppliers’ total business.

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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. WESTBOROUGH, Mass.

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Meet Revo, the performance sunglasses brand founded by a Nasa astrophysicist

Inside Retail

Later on, in 2013, the American consumer product goods conglomerate Sequential Brands Group acquired Revo. When it came to the brand’s omnichannel approach, it first reestablished its bricks-and-mortar presence via a third-party wholesale retailer. Eventually, the brand made its way back to independence once it was acquired by B.

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SpartanNash names Petko EVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer

Mass Relators

He oversees all aspects of SpartanNash’s global supply chain, which serves 145 Company-owned stores, over 2,100 independent retailers and national accounts throughout the U.S., Petko previously served as senior vice president of supply chain for C&S Wholesale Grocers. as well as U.S.

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

Inside Retail

A model of Levi’s Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, which Levi’s acquired the naming rights to in 2013, and where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé recently performed on their respective blockbuster tours, rests on a nearby ledge. Asia is a huge part of our growth algorithm.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

Between between 2013 and 2018, the country’s retail market was growing at about 11 per cent each year – massive cumulative growth for any retail market in the world. Despite the rapid expansion of modern trade outlets across the country, traditional markets and mom-and-pop shops still account for the majority of local grocery purchases.