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Planning to Prevent Workplace Violence in Retail

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million nonfatal workplace violence incidents between 2015 and 2019. Despite these statistics, many retailers still don’t have functional workplace violence plans. If they do have a plan, it’s likely that it hasn’t been recently updated, and many employees may not know it exists. A 2022 U.S.

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Alibaba Cloud Unit CEO Steps Down; Freshippo IPO Reportedly Delayed

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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.

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Dollar General CEO to Retire, COO Named as Successor

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Amid a year of expansion, Dollar General ’s CEO Todd Vasos has decided to retire from the role he has held since June 2015, effective Nov. He began his career with the company as a store manager trainee in Nashville, Tenn. Those plans include: Expansion into Mexico during FY 2022; More than 1,000 new store openings in the U.S.;

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Canada Goose Makes 5 Leadership Appointments, Including First-Ever CDO

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Canada Goose has named Matt Blonder as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO), one of five key appointments designed to drive the retailer’s five-year strategic growth plan. Mihaljevic joined Canada Goose in 2015 and has been critical to the growth trajectory of the retailer’s commercial business.

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Ulta Beauty Announces CEO Transition

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Ulta Beauty is making leadership changes, with plans for its President Dave Kimbell to succeed Mary Dillon as CEO, effective in June. Additionally, Kecia Steelman, currently Chief Store Operations Officer, will be elevated to the role of COO.

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Analysis: Should Macy’s accept its $8.8 billion acquisition offer

Inside Retail

The price marks a far cry from the company’s US$70-a-share peak in 2015, the beginning of its battle with digitally-focused retailers. However, he believes that, ultimately “Macy’s needs to articulate a plan to become meaningful and more remarkable and the means to fund it. But it’s notably less than the estimated $9.1

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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

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Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum!