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The Home Depot Promotes Insider to President and COO

Retail TouchPoints

A 20-year veteran of the company, Decker has served as EVP of Merchandising since 2014. The home improvement retailer also announced additional senior leadership promotions. Jeff Kinnaird has been promoted to EVP of Merchandising, reporting to Decker. Michael Rowe has been promoted to President of The Home Depot Canada.

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Etsy Moves Executive Following Depop CEO Resignation

Retail TouchPoints

Nick Daniel, Etsy VP of Product Management, has been promoted to the CPO role formerly held by Patel Goyal, and both Patel Goyal and Daniel will report to Etsy CEO Josh Silverman. The appointment will be effective Sept. While Raga has resigned to “pursue personal ventures,” according to Etsy, she will remain as an advisor to Depop until Sept.

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WhatsApp launches test of in-app business directory

Inside Retail

Idema said previously businesses were promoting their WhatsApp numbers on packaging or websites or using Facebook ads to bring users into chats on WhatsApp. WhatsApp says about one million advertisers currently use Facebook and Instagram’s ‘click to WhatsApp’ ads to send users to the messaging app.

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B2B, Marketplaces Become Core to Brooklinen’s Blossoming Omnichannel Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

Kelly Hallinan: After launching Brooklinen in 2014 and starting to grow our product assortment, we were hearing anecdotally that many of our customers were struggling to understand the pillow market. How are you investing in your Amazon presence via advertising and the shopping experience?

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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

That’s a lot of money to walk away from, and Meta isn’t, especially as it (like everyone else) is being hit hard by declines in digital advertising spend. Source: Insider Intelligence But while spending has been stifled due to economic uncertainty, it’s not all gone — so where are advertisers shifting their dollars?

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Hy-Vee gives executives new leadership roles

Mass Relators

Tweeten’s promotion marks the first time a woman has been named president of Hy-Vee. Georgia Van Gundy was promoted to chief of staff, in addition to executive vice president and chief customer officer. Since then, he has fulfilled several executive leadership roles in preparation for this promotion. Donna Tweeten.

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6 hugely popular fashion retailers that fell out of favour

Retail Gazette

The retailer was notorious for its steamy advertising campaigns, which often featured young female staff members alongside its cult products including the infamous tennis skirts and disco pants. The alleged misconduct , coupled with questions surrounding its advertising methods, sent sales at American Apparel spiralling.

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