Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Founded in 2016 by Joel Hauer, Liquor Loot offers subscription boxes and tasking packs that allow customers to try new spirits without having to purchase a full-sized bottle. The administrators have not laid off staff, and shoppers are still able to access Liquor Loot tasting packs, subscription services, and full bottles via its website.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following its 2014 merger with Harris Teeter , Kroger invested more than $125 million to lower that chain’s prices, and invested over $100 million to lower prices at Roundy’s after its merger with that chain in 2016.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Harper was named CEO in May 2022; she had previously served as CEO of Torrid from 2011 to 2016 and served as CEO of Belk from 2016 to 2021. Torrid has had an unusually high number of top-level management changes over the past year. The retailer’s most recent financial results paint a picture of a company facing tough headwinds.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 27, 2024

The 50 per cent reduction target compares with the 2016 financial year, while its prior 15 per cent goal was set in 2017. The 2023 emissions were down 22 per cent compared with 2016. The company cut its emissions by 12 per cent in the latest financial year as more of its manufacturing facilities switched to fully renewable energy.

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Store Growers

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Source: Monetate Ecommerce Quarterly (Q2 2016). Source: Monetate Ecommerce Quarterly (Q2 2016). Source: Monetate Ecommerce Quarterly (Q2 2016). The post Ecommerce KPI Benchmarks (October 2016) appeared first on Store Growers. Ecommerce Average Order Value. Average order value by traffic source. Direct: $123.79.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Forman Mills, which had been acquired by private equity firm Goode Partners in 2016, currently operates 43 stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Delaware and New York. One store, in Philadelphia , already had closed, and the impending layoffs indicated that others were in danger of shuttering.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Techtronic admitted it had entered into 97 agreements with retailers and dealers between January 2016 and July 2021. The penalties are the highest imposed for resale price maintenance in Australia, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

” Goop first entered the skincare space in 2016 and then swiftly launched Goop Beauty, with both lines emphasizing “results-driven” products with “best-in-class incredients,” according to a company blog. “Now, with Good.Clean.Goop, we’re making beautiful clean essentials available to more people.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

1-800-Flowers.com will replace its current CEO, Christopher McCann, with a familiar name and face: Jim McCann, who led the company as CEO from inception through 2016. Christopher McCann is stepping down for personal health reasons, effective immediately, but will remain on the company’s board and as an officer of various subsidiaries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 13, 2024

Bode began in 2016 with a collection of one-of-a-kind garments composed entirely of antique domestic textiles, including 1890s homespun linens and sheets, 1930s printed feedsacks, midcentury embroidered tablecloths and quilts from the 1840s to the 1970s.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2024

Launched in 2016, the brand opened its flagship store in June 2023. DTC brand Good American has introduced a new immersive in-store experience at its LA flagship in the Westfield Century City mall, powered by a series of Samsung commercial LED displays.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

Established in 2016 by Lorraine Nguyen and Stacey Fisher, the brand sells a range of waterproof beach shoes and sandals for kids. The company’s products are made from neoprene (wetsuit material), are lightweight and waterproof and come in bright colourways.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Akeroyd is currently CEO of Gianni Versace SpA , a position he has held since 2016. From 2004 to 2016, Akeroyd was CEO of Alexander McQueen , and he also has held a number of senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. Burberry has appointed Jonathan Akeroyd as CEO and Executive Director, effective April 2022.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

Founded in 2016, Oakberry currently has approximately 700 stores across more than 40 countries. The company said the funding will help accelerate its global expansion strategy, targeting more than $300 million in revenue and nearly 1000 stores worldwide by the end of this year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Akeroyd has served at Versace as CEO since June 2016, helping the brand reorganise and accelerate its growth. Prior to Versace, he was CEO at Alexander McQueen from 2004 to 2016. Akeroyd has also held several senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2022

Incoming CEO Harper has previously served as CEO of the plus-size retailer, from March 2011 until July 2016. More recently, Harper was CEO of Belk from 2016 through 2021 and then served as Executive Chairperson.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

He initially joined WBA in 2016, serving as SVP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and took over as interim global CFO in July 2023 to support WBA in its cost-cutting measures. Healthcare John Driscoll will role work closely with Wentworth, Langowski and the U.S. Healthcare business in a senior advisory role.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Paul Vogel, who joined Spotify in 2016 as head of investor relations and was later promoted to chief financial officer in 2020, has announced his exit after the company made large layoffs.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

Brands in 2016, Allegro has grown Pizza Hut Australia’s franchised store network to nearly 260. Over time, Flynn looks forward to expanding its global reach further with new concepts and markets.” Since acquiring the master franchise from Yum!

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

Browne, who began at Under Armour in 2016, will step down from the COO role this autumn to pursue other opportunities. He leads the company’s global IT teams, information security, enterprise data management and analytics, enterprise applications and digital storefront functions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO. In 2017, Mattress Firm filed for bankruptcy to facilitate a prepackaged restructuring that included the closure of 700 underperforming stores.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Goldfield & Banks was launched in 2016 by French-Belgian Dimitri Weber who migrated to Australia after being captivated by its natural beauty. At the store, customers can shop for Goldfield & Banks Native and Botanical collections and avail of a complimentary engraving on selected days.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A pastor running a drug recovery program was allegedly behind a Florida-based organized retail crime ring that has sold $3 million worth of merchandise on eBay since 2016, according to an investigation involving Home Depot and Florida police.

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JULY 7, 2021

Patel has been with Belk since 2016, joining as EVP, GMM, Men’s and Ecommerce. Hendricks also has been with Belk since 2016 and has prior retail experience from leadership roles with Gymboree , Hot Topic and Torrid. Current CEO Lisa Harper will transition to the role of Executive Chair of the Belk Board of Directors.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

in 2016 and has since grown to include more than 110 aircraft across 70 destinations worldwide. Each plane will ship thousands of packages every day from the 1.1 million sellers in India across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, India, helping to move goods faster and more cost-effectively from fulfillment centers to last-mile carriers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the spring of 2016, the two opened the first location of The Ripped Bodice, one of the first and only romance-focused bookstores in the US, in Culver City, California. Inside Retail : You and your sister originally launched The Ripped Bodice in 2016 in Los Angeles.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The brand — which is undergoing a transformation plan — launched the original version of what would become its first-ever sneaker in 2016.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016. Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation , a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

The number of employees who worked at the facility is unavailable, but GameStop said it planned to employ 400 when it opened the warehouse in 2016. The closure was further confirmed by a commercial real estate listing stating that the 630,000-square-foot building will become available for a new occupant as of July 1, 2023.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Gabriel Dalporto is taking over the top spot from Ron Japinga, who had been CEO since 2016. The company also named a new board chairman.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

stores, with the deal expected to close in late 2016. Just three weeks before it was set to go to trial , Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has agreed to pay $192.5 In late 2015, WBA agreed to acquire Rite Aid and its 4,600 U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Lorenzato joined the company in 2016 as marketing and public relations manager and was appointed CMO in 2020. “Effective Thursday this week COB and after 8+ years, I will no longer be at Modibodi, unfortunately my role has been unexpectedly made redundant,” Lorenzato said in an email.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

As a subsidiary of Tractor Supply Company since 2016 , Petsense has a longstanding relationship with Canidae, and the two companies have come together on a number of initiatives to promote animal and environmental health since 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Creating Inclusive Store Environments Starbucks has been moving toward greater inclusivity for several years, including the formation of a Disability Advocacy Partner Network for Starbucks employees that’s been in place since 2016; eight Signing Stores , joining the first store that opened in Washington, D.C.

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Retail Technology Review

APRIL 6, 2021

has seen impressive growth in virtual spending with European retailers from its Asian cardmember base, with online sales growing by more than 300% across the continent between 2016 and 2019. JCB International Co., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co.,

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APRIL 21, 2022

Between December 2016 and September 2019, the company admitted to receiving $58 million in cost-per-click fees from offers that weren’t the cheapest choice available for a given hotel. Trivago had used an algorithm to determine which travel booking site paid the highest cost-per-click fee and highlighted them on its website.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The Detroit-based platform first launched in 2016 as an online marketplace and now sells into more than 200 countries and territories. Earlier this year, it entered the Australian market and in May, it opened an authentication hub in Melbourne.

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