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US chain Duck Donuts plans Australian launch

Inside Retail

The company is also planning to open three stores in the Bahamas and 10 in Iraq. The brand, headquartered in Pennsylvania, began franchising in 2013 and now operates in three international locations along with 115 locally owned stores in the US. The company first revealed plans to target Australia in April last year.

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Burlington Doubles Store Total Target to 2,000, Plans 75 Net New Locations for 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Burlington Stores has doubled its long-term store footprint target to 2,000 stores, up from the 1,000 -store target established when the company launched its IPO in 2013. We feel good about the merchandising and operational plans that we have developed for this smaller prototype. Burlington currently operates 761 stores across the U.S.

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American Eagle Names Replacements for Departing COO

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Prior to that she was EVP of Supply, North America at PVH from 2020 to 2021, building on an extensive tenure across several supply chain leadership roles for key businesses within the PVH portfolio, including Calvin Klein North America and The Underwear Group from 2013 to 2020.

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How Home Depot Plans to Stand Out in the ‘Sea of Retail Media Networks’

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For five years she helped Home Depot explore the burgeoning realm of social media, until the retailer convinced her to come run its internal social media practice in 2013. Then she moved to a PR firm where she focused on social media because she believed it would be “the next wave of the internet,” and Home Depot became her client once again.

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Purple Appoints Marketing Veteran as CMO

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From 2013 to 2019, Krausz worked with Nutrisystem as the company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer. Purple’s board of directors responded by forming a special committee to evaluate the proposal, which approved the adoption of a limited-duration shareholder rights plan, or poison pill, which expires on Sept.

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Starbucks Names First North America CEO, Doubles Green Store Count as Growth Push Continues

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Starbucks has reorganized its global leadership structure as it moves forward with its “Triple Shot Reinvention with Two Pumps” growth strategy , which includes plans to expand its global footprint to 55,000 locations by 2030. These include: Michael Conway has been named as the company’s first-ever CEO of North America.

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Dollar General CEO to Retire, COO Named as Successor

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In 2013, prior to his appointment as CEO, Vasos served as COO. 3, 2023 — it plans to increase its total workforce by 6% adding approximately 10,000 more new jobs to support its continued expansion, outlined late last year. Those plans include: Expansion into Mexico during FY 2022; More than 1,000 new store openings in the U.S.;