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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

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In 2014, Sullivan was named chairman of the board. During her career, Sullivan also worked with The Stride Rite Corporation as COO and held consumer brand management and sales roles at companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company.

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DRINKS Sells Wine Insiders Brand to Focus on Core Alcohol Ecommerce Tech

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Alcohol ecommerce solution DRINKS has sold the Wine Insiders brand, which it acquired in 2014, to the new brand management firm Full Glass Wine Co. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Full Glass was founded earlier this year by alcohol industry veteran Louis Amoroso and entrepreneur Neha Kumar.

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. However, there are few examples of brands that have shown the ability to bounce back when things don’t go as planned.

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Hugo Boss Taps Tommy Hilfiger Exec For CEO Spot

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Until Grieder begins his tenure, CFO Yves Müller will serve as the Hugo Boss Managing Board’s spokesman. Since Grieder became CEO in 2014, the Tommy Hilfiger business grew from $6 billion to more than $9 billion in retail sales in 2019, and the Calvin Klein European business more than doubled in revenues and earnings.

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From Snoop Dogg to DVF: How collabs help drive growth at Skechers

Inside Retail

The collaboration also extends to Skechers t-shirts, leggings, shorts and racerback longline bras, and marks the brand’s first coordinated apparel and footwear collaboration. It follows DVF’s partnership with H&M , which launched in 2021, and also featured the lips print.

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First Nations artists, Pride and mental health: Volley talks collabs

Inside Retail

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

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Retail appointments for the week

Inside Retail

Williams names retail general manager. Williams has appointed Steven Woolley as its new general manager for retail. Daniel Grieder, the new CEO of Hugo Boss, is now officially on board and will be joining the brand’s managing board. He was appointed CEO and president of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe in 2014.