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Love, Bonito appoints first CEO in its 11-year history

Inside Retail

Female fashion brand Love, Bonito has promoted its chief operating officer Dione Song to CEO, the first time the 11-year-old company has had one. On 17 August 2016, I met Dione at a networking event, and we hit it off instantly,” she recounted. “We Eight months later, we decided to formally join forces to build Love, Bonito.”.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. To fund its operations throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings, Enjoy has received a $2.5 Enjoy’s stock has steadily declined since its NASDAQ debut, from a high of $11 to $0.21 His response: “Going to JCPenney.”

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Second strike: Fitbit fined again for misrepresentation

Inside Retail

Fitness tracker Fitbit is facing an $11 million penalty in Australia after admitting it committed deceptive representations about consumers’ rights to a refund or replacement if the device sold was found faulty.

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Belk Promotes Insider to CEO as Part of Ongoing Turnaround Effort

Retail TouchPoints

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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GameStop Poaches Belk CEO for COO Position

Retail TouchPoints

Patel was promoted to CEO in July 2021 as part of the retailer’s turnaround efforts following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an expedited “ one-day reorganization.” Patel left Belk on May 16, and Belk President and COO Don Hendricks was appointed to the Interim CEO position in his place.

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H&M NYC Flagship Spotlights ‘Buy From a Black Woman’ With Holiday Events

Retail TouchPoints

4, 11 and 14. BFABW, a nonprofit organization founded in 2016 by Nikki Porcher, now connects more than 600 Black Women-owned businesses across the U.S., Kicking off on Small Business Saturday, Nov. Customers will be able to meet the vendors in person, and new vendors will be featured at events on Dec.

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Beauty Pie opens ‘Warehouse of Dreams’ pop-up in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

The cosmetics subscription brand will open its doors in Covent Garden, dubbed ‘London’s beauty quarter’, from 30 June to 11 July. The membership beauty brand is offering shoppers the chance to try the products in real life at their new pop-up concept store.