Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The search for the next chair of John Lewis Partnership is underway after current incumbent Sharon White revealed she would be stepping down at the end of her five-year term. On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Sound familiar?

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

per cent rise in consumer price inflation – as the cost-of-living crunch continues to put pressure on Brits’ personal finances. A further 13 per cent are even growing their own produce at home to save money. Meanwhile, two in three consumers (66 per cent) are finding ways to save energy at home to reduce the cost of their energy bills.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Guzman Y Gomez appoints Hilton Brett as co-CEO By Celene Ignacio Quick service restaurant Guzman Y Gomez (GYG) has appointed Hilton Brett as co-CEO, effective immediately, as the company plans to launch an initial public offering and further expand in the US. He previously led the business between 2015 and 2022.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 25, 2022

Garratt, 53, will remain responsible for the company’s finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as senior vice president of finance and strategy and has served as executive vice president and CFO since December 2015. Prior to Yum!

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

Gennette, who has been in the role since 2017, will be succeeded by Tony Spring, who is currently in the same role at Bloomingdale’s, the luxury chain owned by Macy’s. Gennette, who started at Macy’s in 1983, said that he was retiring because it was the right time for him and his family.

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Mass Relators

MAY 22, 2023

After a professional finance career spanning more than three decades and nearly nine years in key leadership positions at Tennessee-based Dollar General, John Garratt begins his planned retirement on June 2. GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. When I arrived in late 2014, we were operating fewer than 12,000 stores,” he says.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) will speak at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Chain Members and NACDS Political Action Committee (NACDS-PAC) Breakfast during the 2024 NACDS Annual Meeting, to be held April 27-30 in Palm Beach, Fla., ARLINGTON, Va. Former Speaker of the U.S. the association announced on Friday.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 8, 2024

As Getir exits the UK, adding yet another country exit to its roster, Vineta Bajaj takes a look at the meteoric rise and lightning speed downfall of speedy grocery. Founded in 2015, Getir became one of the largest of more than a dozen rapid delivery companies, raising more than $5bn in VC funding during the pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% Research by The Ascent showed that among people who have used a BNPL service, 45% first did so in 2019, 21% first did so in 2020, and only 7% had used a BNPL service prior to 2015.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Banks are being urged to put an immediate pause on branch closure plans, following an “alarming acceleration”. found there have been 736 bank branch closures this year so far, with another 220 planned to go in 2022. Overall, since January 2015, banks and building societies have closed or scheduled the closure of 4,734 branches, Which?

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to Sky News , Putman has approached several debt providers including Gordon Brothers and Hilco to help finance his offer. Since 2015, The Range is among the throng of value rivals that have overtaken Wilko’s non-food market share, according to GlobalData.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 19, 2023

Primark is one of the fastest growing retailers in Europe with plans to have more of a presence in the United States. You can buy a dress at Primark for $11, jeans for $16 and a tank top for $3. Dollar General plans to open more than 1,000 stores this year and Dollar Tree plans to open as many as 650 stores this year.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The ability to secure financing from private equity, sovereign wealth funds and other cash-rich sources has made the constantly scrutinised global stock markets rather unfashionable places.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Paul Zahra: You’ve been at Bunnings for 16 years and held various roles since becoming managing director in 2016. I think if my memory serves me correctly, Paul, we both spent a bit of time at Target! So) I answered an ad in the newspaper for a job at a retail bank. Here is an edited excerpt from their conversation.

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365 Retail

JUNE 21, 2021

Shares in Morrisons soared on Monday morning following confirmation of the rejection at the weekend, as the chain said potential bidder Clayton, Dubilier & Rice “significantly undervalued” the grocer with its 230p-per-share enquiry. Why Morrisons and what are potential plans for the business? Morrisons has snubbed a £5.5

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 28, 2022

There are a number of apps designed to help you find parking places, each with different features and bells and whistles, whether you’re looking to save money, find a garage, or search for a place to keep your car at the airport. Best Parking was acquired in 2015 by Park Whiz, the next entry on our list. The Parking Spot.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2024

The apparel retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with plans to open at least 14 new stores in 2024, bringing its store count to nearly 100. With NetSuite, we have been able to improve productivity and create a centralized view of our finances, inventory and operations across both our ecommerce and retail channels.”

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 19, 2022

Take Logan Paul for example, who began his YouTube channel back in 2015 and quickly saw his subscriber base explode. They may also be able to receive something from TikTok’s Creator Fund, which is set up to reward users with at least 10,000 followers and 100,000 views over a 30-day period. million subscribers and over 5.8

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2023

we’ve been here since 2015 — but I’m seeing people who are celebrating their sixth -, seventh – and eighth -year anniversary.” There are a lot of people [at Primark] who are on their third, fourth or fifth store. with plans to increase from your current 19 stores to 60 by 2026. We’re still fairly new in the U.S.

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Retail Bound

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Crowdfunding refers to funding a project or a business venture by a large number of people each contributing small amounts of money normally done online, It’s a form of crowd sourcing and another finance option. In 2015, over $34 billion was raised by crowdfunding worldwide.

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2022

Jason: [1:46] That would be perfect yes I asked it very awkward we Scott is laughing at me on the back Channel. I’ll booking in a full-time jobs at software programmers and on nights and weekends as most Engineers do. Scot: [5:52] And then so that was 2015 earlier kind of also 2014 yet. Dhruv: [1:51] Yeah so.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

Morrisons has been led by chief executive David Potts since 2015, alongside chief operating officer Trevor Strain, and chief finance officer Michael Gleeson. Fortress highlighted that it reversed planned redundancies at Majestic after it bought the business and would look to invest in Morrisons. billion US dollars (£2.4

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