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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

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Dollar General has promoted John Garratt to President and CFO, effective September 1, 2022. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015.

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Walmart Promotes Insider to Replace Departing International CEO

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McLay, who joined Walmart in 2015, had roles in strategy and supply chain and led the retailer’s Neighborhood Market business before taking on the top jobs at Sam’s Club. Chris Nicholas, currently COO of Walmart U.S., will replace McLay as President and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S., with both changes taking effect Sept.

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The Container Store Names New Digital Chief, SVP of Stores

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The Container Store has promoted two executives as it continues to focus on strengthening its “Custom Spaces” business. Lindy Rawlinson, formerly EVP of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer; and Jennifer Pape formerly of VP of Stores has been elevated to SVP of Stores.

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Why AMP for Email has a Place in Every Email Marketers’ Playbook

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Originally developed by Google in 2015, accelerated mobile pages (AMP) is open source technology designed specifically to boost how fast pages load on smartphones and tablets. AMP for email allows marketers to send surveys and collect data, too. Why AMP, and Who’s on Board?

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PrettyLittleThing promotes execs to share CEO responsibilities

Retail Gazette

PrettyLittleThing has promoted two of its executives who will now both share the responsibilities of CEO following Umar Kamani’s departure in April. The shakeup to the leadership team sees commercial director Tom Binns promoted to chief operating officer.

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Zebra Technologies Appoints New CEO and Executive Board Chair

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Burns, a 30-year technology veteran, joined Zebra in 2015 as the company’s SVP of Enterprise Visibility and Mobility, and was promoted to the product and solutions chief role in 2018. Prior to his work with Zebra, Burns served as CEO of network services company Embrane, which was acquired by Cisco in 2015.

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Vachris is promoted to president and COO of Costco

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His previous roles at Costco included senior vice president and general manager of the Northwest Region, from 2010 to July 2015, and senior vice president of real estate development, from August 2015 to June 2016. Vachris’ promotion is seen as possibly indicating a succession plan for Costco.