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

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The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. To fund its operations throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings, Enjoy has received a $2.5 Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO.

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Apple Store Creator’s ‘Commerce-at-Home’ Startup Enjoy to Go Public via SPAC

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Retail pioneer Ron Johnson — the man responsible for the Apple Store and Target ’s first designer collaboration — is taking his new retail company public through a SPAC merger with Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp. BT Group in the UK, Rogers Communications in Canada and Apple in select U.S.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

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In this role, she will continue to support DG’s store operations team, which now encompasses more than 20,000 retail stores including pOpshelf and Mexico. Melanie Cook Brian Haug Brian Haug has been promoted to senior vice president, margin planning and analytics.

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How RFID Powers Retail: Past, Present and Future

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In fact, according to a recent Accenture study , 92% of the 50 North American retailers surveyed said they are either piloting RFID or have reached full adoption, up from 34% in 2014. Many will also need to speed up digital transformation plans in order to adapt to?consumer RFID can raise inventory visibility up to 99%.

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Report: Rent The Runway Exits Brick-And-Mortar

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Rent the Runway’s decision to permanently exit brick-and-mortar retailing continues its plan to drive down expenses. Founded as an e-Commerce business in 2009, Rent the Runway did not open its first retail location until 2014. As a result of this, all retail roles are being eliminated,” an unnamed executive told employees.

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