Retail Gazette

MARCH 12, 2025

He sacked 13 regional managers as part of an internal restructuring in January following Asdas worst Christmas trading performance since 2015. The latest job cuts mark the second round of redundancies in five months under new chairman Allan Leighton.

Supermarket 113

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When he took over the reins as managing director in 2019, M&S was at a crossroads. Meanwhile in 2022, Price further bolstered the team by bringing in Mitch Hughes , former Boohoo Group and Topman managing director, to lead menswear.

Fashion 108

Fashion Promotions Management Customer Experience 108

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Risk managers seem to struggle due to obscure laws and immense government powers to impose on businesses without giving reasons for their actions. Thus, Western companies increasingly depend on circumventing these measures to stay competitive. Risks of another type come from doing business with China.

Social Commerce 147

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2025

“Amazon Australia has significantly invested in and expanded its operations network to enable a seamless, faster and more reliable shopping experience for customers, and we are thrilled to now be offering that to business customers,” Lena Zak, Amazon Business Australia country manager. “We

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Jarosh has more than 30 years of expertise and has been the CEO and investment director of Aeria Management Group (previously Sydney Metro Airports) since 2015. Before that, he held senior executive positions in real estate fund management and private equity real estate companies.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It was around this time, in 2015, that Nappa officially joined Oz Hair & Beauty as a partner. Thanks to a new warehouse-management system and agile processes, Oz Hair & Beauty was able to keep up with the spike in orders from customers who could no longer visit a salon.

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Marketing Location Planning 130

Retail Wire

MAY 19, 2025

In 2015, it reached a peak of almost 27,000 stores. Due to its management’s disregard for franchisees, in December 2024, there was conjecture that Subway may be “gobbled up” by a rival, Jersey Mike’s. A recent QSR analysis found that 631 locations shuttered in 2024. The declines have persisted since 2016.

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Location Shopping Management ATS 195

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2025

since 2015 , handled $105 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) and has 93 million active customers and 675,000 merchants using its services. In the filing, Klarna did reveal some of its financial results for 2024, including its $21 million in net profit. The Sweden-based company, which has operated in the U.S.

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Merchant Services Net Profit Payment Services Checkout 162

Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2025

since the acquisition, and the retailer recently reported its worst Christmas performance since 2015. Earlier this month, 13 regional managers were axed. Asdas market share has dropped from 14.8% Asda must also meet a 900m repayment to Walmart by 2028. Despite the challenges, Asda insisted it was making progress.

Supermarket 116

Supermarket Planning Management Marketing 116

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Nappa first started working at Oz Hair & Beauty as a warehouse packer during school holidays and officially joined the business as a partner in 2015. Guy Nappa co-founder and COO at Oz Hair & Beauty tops the rankings of Inside Retails 2025 Top 50 People in E-Commerce, presented by Australia Post.

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Beauty and Health Shipping Fashion Customer Experience 130

A1 Retail

APRIL 23, 2025

As part of the transition, KIDLYs former Managing Director, Janette Delaney, will be joining the MORI team to support integration efforts and help grow the KIDLY brand within the MORI family. In 2025, MORI celebrates its 10th birthday, following a decade of innovation and impact since it was founded by Akin Onal in 2015.

Wholesale 91

Wholesale Customer Experience Marketing Location 91

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Cleo Davis-Urman: Coming from an editorial and fashion styling background in my early career, I first got started in the fashion retail industry when I entered Moda Operandi in 2011 and later on at Saks Fifth Avenue in 2015. How have these roles prepared you to launch and run this company?

Fashion 130

Fashion Beauty and Health Wholesale Marketing 130

Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2025

After several decades of creating iconic looks on high-end runways and in editorial shoots for magazines, including Allure and Vogue , makeup artist Pat McGrath decided to launch her eponymous beauty brand in 2015. In the same year, Sienna Investment Managers purchased a 14.4 In 2021, Eurazeo quietly exited Pat McGrath Labs.

Boutique 130

Boutique Marketing Consumer Fulfillment 130

Retail Gazette

MARCH 17, 2025

Starting at Tesco nearly four decades ago, he rose from the deli counter to managing the company’s Asian operations. He became Morrisons’ chief executive in 2015 and served until 2023, stepping down after the supermarket was acquired by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

Supermarket 71

Supermarket Returns Management ATS 71

365 Retail

MARCH 14, 2025

Starling Bank launched in 2014, followed by Monzo and Revolut in 2015, each with the intention to smash the archaic banking model and to grab a foothold without having to set up or takeover a competitive high-street presence, negating all the time, resource and risk in doing so.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Location Marketing Promotions 52

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Japanese retailer Uniqlo is investing heavily in radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to accelerate supply chain efficiencies, with an ambition to embed RFID into its global product range, facilitating improved inventory management and the customer self-checkout experience.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Social Commerce Department Stores Fashion 130

365 Retail

MAY 19, 2025

Investment Perspective and Opportunity Co-living presents distinctive investment characteristics: Financial Performance Metrics The investment case shows specific attributes: Operational yields typically 0.5-1.5%

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Management Location 52

Retail Gazette

APRIL 14, 2025

A top managers trade group, including Aviva Investors, Schroders and M&G, said the float could threaten the UK’s status as a premier listing destination. The UKs financial regulator has been accused of a race to the bottom after news emerged last week that it had approved Sheins application for a London IPO.

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Fast Fashion Fashion Finance Management 66

365 Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

Tracy Scutt, Managing Director of arken POP International As one of the UK’s most experienced retail display manufacturers, our mission goes beyond creating innovative, eye-catching solutions that enhance brand visibility and drive sales.

Management 52

Management Marketing Consumer ATS 52

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 26, 2025

Key Takeaways Rebranding Significance: ODesk transitioned to Upwork in 2015, creating a unified platform aimed at enhancing the freelance marketplace and streamlining hiring processes for small businesses. Offering a unique proposition, ODesk equipped small businesses with tools to manage employee performance and enhance workforce planning.

Employee Engagement 68

Employee Engagement Management Fulfillment Marketing 68

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop, which arrived in Australia in 2015, has now hit the 100 location milestone. Keenan Fisher, managing partner of Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop, said “Our franchise model is about revolutionizing the barbershop experience on a larger scale. The brand has also expanded to New Zealand.

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Location Planning Management ATS 130

Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2025

Stablecoins for Stability: Utilize stablecoins to manage cash flow and simplify transactions in volatile markets, allowing for better financial planning and strategy. They simplify transactions in volatile markets and serve as effective tools for cash flow management in business automation.

Payment Services 68

Payment Services Point of Sale Marketing Finance 68

Small Biz Trends

JULY 11, 2025

Founded in 2015 by Mitchell Hora, a seventh-generation farmer and Iowa State University alumnus, Continuum Ag empowers farmers to harness soil health data to make more informed decisions. As Ernst emphasized, “Since 2015, Continuum Ag has rooted themselves in helping farmers manage and improve their soil health.”

Promotions 111

Promotions Management Marketing 111

Small Biz Trends

JUNE 13, 2025

Elon Musk assumed the CEO role in 2008, transitioning Tesla toward robust management necessary for growth. Significant improvements from Musk’s leadership and strategic vision led to advanced battery management systems and enhanced charging infrastructure.

Marketing 68

Marketing Consumer Planning Promotions 68

Go Hire - Experience Retail

JULY 15, 2025

Just like “Do Not Call” lists, candidates must have opted-in and opt-out, rights, which GoHire helps to provide and manage. As a result, GoHire text recruiting campaigns not only require “opt-ins”, but manages your companies TCPA “Do Not Message” database. In this case, dismissed in July 2015 , U.S.

Advertising 52

Advertising Consumer Management Promotions 52

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Justin Hillberg, managing director of shared services of SurfStitch-owner Alquemie Group, is stepping down from his role leading the surf brand’s restructure at the end of this week. Hillberg joined SurfStitch as merchandise manager in 2014, before becoming general manager in 2015 and managing director in 2018.

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Management Planning ATS Accessories 246

Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Headquartered in Queensland, RFG is a multi-brand retail food franchise manager, with brands including Gloria Jean’s, Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, Michel’s Patisserie, Crust Gourmet Pizza and Beefy’s Pies. The company affirmed this move has no impact on its annual financial results.

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Management Consumer 317

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As a result of Anne’s guidance through the pandemic, Nordstrom has the financial strength and flexibility to successfully manage through a changing environment,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom in a statement. Bramman served as CFO and SVP of Carnival Cruise Line from 2010 to 2015 and Avery Dennison from 2015 to 2017.

Finance 278

Finance Accounting Management ATS 278

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Zhang, who had been named CEO in May 2015 , recently narrowed his responsibilities to focus on leading the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, which Alibaba plans to spin off under a separate management team to be appointed at a later date. Alibaba ’s former Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang has stepped down from his roles with the company.

Supermarket 284

Supermarket Planning Management ATS 284

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Consortium Brand Partners (CBP), a consumer-focused investment manager, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Draper James , the fashion and lifestyle retail brand founded by actress Reese Witherspoon. ” Founded in 2015, Draper James is focused on its next era of growth. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Specialty Store 264

Specialty Store Wholesale Accessories Fashion 264

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Products in the collection include moisture management and medical-grade sports compression, squat-proof tights, and anti-pill training tops. Aside from Clarke, the other name members of the Sa1nt Layers crew are Anna Espino, ex-2XU head apparel designer, and Peter McKenzie, former 2XU global sales manager.

Accessories 264

Accessories Apparel Management Marketing 264

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On May 8, 2015, the companies signed another agreement where Gispac would supply small and large bags for Emma & Roe, Michael Hill’s recently launched business back then, for Australia. The company had to shut down six underperforming Michael Hill stores and cut a number of senior management roles to reduce operating costs.

Location 290

Location Management Marketing 290

Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2023

Gucci’s president and CEO since 2015, Marco Bizzarri, is to leave the brand this September after serving at Kering Group for 18 years. Alongside CEO Bizzarri, Michele oversaw a period of soaring growth between 2015 and 2019, with profits increasing nearly four-fold and revenues almost trebling.

Management 130

Management Finance Fashion ATS 130

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Pape joined The Container Store in 2015 and has held several leadership positions within the company, managing store operations and customer experience. As SVP of Stores she will continue to oversee the company’s expanding store fleet and have an increased focus on the Custom Spaces business.

Customer Experience 278

Customer Experience Promotions Store Operations Marketing 278

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

As CDO, Blonder will drive the brand’s digital innovation and manage teams responsible for developing the company’s digital roadmap across both new and existing channels, as well as the company’s IT and insights team. She joins Canada Goose from Hermès where she held the role of European Managing Director.

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Planning Consumer Management Marketing 305

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

Witynski, who joined Dollar Tree as SVP of Stores in 2010, became COO in 2015. In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President. He previously held executive positions at Shaw’s Supermarkets and Supervalu.

Promotions 248

Promotions Supermarket Customer Experience Planning 248

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2021

a position he has held since April 2015. With a grounding in brand and operational finance roles, he manages from a commercial mindset balanced with enterprise thinking. Additionally, VP of Investor Relations Christina Colone has been promoted to Global Head of Investor Relations. Roe is currently CFO of VF Corp. ,

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Finance Apparel Accounting Promotions 264