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How Mosaic Brands’ rapid expansion led to its devastating collapse

Inside Retail

Alceon and the investors it brought to the table for the 2014 acquisition of a struggling Noni B might well blame the current situation on flat retail conditions or the Covid pandemic, but the real problems were within the company rather than external. million loss in 2014. million, but Noni B’s best days were behind it.

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Farm Rio CEO Fabio Barreto on how the brand’s bold approach is winning customers

Inside Retail

The brand has no plans to stop there. In 2014, German sportswear juggernaut Adidas approached the Brazilian company about a collaboration. With this deal in place, Barreto explained, Farm Rio has a stronger capacity to dive into these product categories and plans to have them available in the market by spring 2025.

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Failed promises: The PE firms behind the downfall of Mosaic and SurfStitch

Inside Retail

The rise of Alceon and the making of a retail empire It all started in 2014 with Alceon Group’s acquisition of a 76 per cent stake in the publicly listed Noni B Group for $16.4 The plan was to plug Ginger & Smart into Alceon’s online “infrastructure” through EziBuy and SurfStitch. million in June 2019.

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How H&M took workforce planning to the next level

Inside Retail

At fashion retail giant H&M group, workforce planning has become a critical part of daily activity. The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores. The company operates some 4950 stores and has 126,000 employees.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology.

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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

Retail TouchPoints

Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. In 2014, Sullivan was named chairman of the board. He was named President of the Brand Portfolio in 2016 before taking on the role of President in 2020.

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Class action probe over Lovisa’s treatment of staff

Inside Retail

We would seek to recover underpayments due to breaches of the Lovisa Enterprise Agreement 2014, owed to current and former employees from 2016 to the current date.”. Despite ongoing mayhem, the retailer announced last month that it plans to expand internationally as sales continue to boom across its network.