Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

Citing challenging macro-economic dynamics and “execution challenges” at the Old Navy brand, Gap Inc. Same-store sales at Old Navy were flat compared to 2019 in the fiscal fourth quarter, reported in March. Green took the helm at Old Navy in October 2020, following a stint as President and CEO at sister brand Athleta.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Adidas initially acquired Reebok in 2006 and implemented the “Muscle Up” turnaround plan in 2016. More details on adidas’ strategic business plan through 2025 will be unveiled at the company’s virtual Investor and Media Day on March 10, 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Mattress Firm has withdrawn its plans for an IPO this year, according to documents filed with the SEC. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

lululemon athletica has promoted Meghan Frank to CFO, making her the first woman to hold the role at the company. She brings more than 20 years of experience within the retail industry, including four years at lululemon.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Akeroyd is currently CEO of Gianni Versace SpA , a position he has held since 2016. Gobbetti is leaving Burberry at the end of 2021 to take the reins at Salvatore Ferragamo. At Burberry he will report to Chair Murphy and the Board of Directors. He will succeed Marco Gobbetti, who was named Burberry CEO in 2017.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In the past three years, the average employee experienced 10 planned enterprise changes, up from two in 2016. Its exhausting and the Harvard Business Review tells us that employees willingness to support enterprise change collapsed to just 43 per cent in 2022 compared to 74 per cent in 2016. Language matters.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. Additionally, cash flow became a problem as the company was hit hard by the broader tech selloff at the beginning of this year. as of July 1, 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

GameStop is reportedly planning to close its Shepherdsville, Ky. The closure, which is scheduled to be completed by June 30, could affect hundreds of jobs at the facility. Workers at the facility also have published LinkedIn posts stating that the facility is closing.

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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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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

Alceon acquired Noni B in 2014 at what it no doubt thought was a bargain price of 51 cents a share, valuing the retailer at $16.4 In the 2016 financial year, the first under Alceon ownership, Noni B posted a modest $2.2 million, but Noni B’s best days were behind it. million in 2006 to a $7.8 million loss in 2014.

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Fashion Net Profit Specialty Retailers Planning 147

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

After opening its newest store this week, Melbourne chain Daniel’s Donuts says it plans to expand its network from 25 stores to 40 by the end of this year. The next sites on the aggressive expansion plan include Southern Cross Station and Melbourne Airport. It trades from 5am to midnight.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

His pre-Belk roles include senior leadership positions at Kohl’s and Lands’ End. He has approximately two decades of experience in operations, merchandising, supply chain and retail and store operations, including time spent at Target and Gap. . Patel joins GameStop as the retailer attempts its own turnaround effort.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

7-Eleven has set itself an ambitious goal: installing 500 Direct Current Fast Charging electric vehicle (EV) ports at 250 select stores in the U.S. The convenience retailer currently operates just 22 charging stations at 14 stores. “7-Eleven’s The convenience retailer currently operates just 22 charging stations at 14 stores. “7-Eleven’s

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

In January 2023, the company announced plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to expand its data centers in Virginia , and in May it shared plans to invest $12.7 East Region launched in October 2016, with data centers in Ohio’s Franklin and Licking counties. billion by 2030 for the same purpose in India.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

“Our immediate focus will be to work with the team to determine how we can best leverage our broader scale and capabilities to support the continued success trajectory of Pizza Hut in Australia,” said Ron Bellamy, co-COO at Flynn Restaurant Group. The US group also plans to expand its global reach further with new concepts and markets.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 27, 2021

Hines, the international real estate firm has announced that Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company, has chosen to open one of its first bricks and mortar retail shops at 229-249 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. The shop will be open plan to allow easy and safe interaction between advisors and customers.

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Shopping ATS Location Customer Experience 182

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. “We are stepwise introducing it in production because availability is not really high at the moment,” said Stenmark.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

From eye-catching brand partnerships to strategic category expansion, Farm Rio is slowly but surely taking the world by storm, one tropically patterned print at a time. The two decided to fill in the white space themselves and started with a small booth at an independent fashion market. The brand has no plans to stop there.

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Fashion Apparel Planning Accessories 130

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. During her career, Sullivan also worked with The Stride Rite Corporation as COO and held consumer brand management and sales roles at companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

The supermarket giant shaved as much as 4m off its expectations for the forthcoming yearas chief executive Ken Murphy looks to safeguard the grocer’s market share of 28.5% – its highest level since 2016.

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Planning Supermarket Grocer Marketing 67

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

Amazon associates at a UK warehouse reportedly plan to strike for six days in April in a dispute over pay, according to Reuters. at one point in 2022. Millions of consumers have paid too much and been denied choice,” said Lesley Hannah, Partner at Hausfeld, which is leading the litigation. pounds ($12.95

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Fulfillment Consumer Planning ATS 312

Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

A $250 million development plan is set to transform a 3.6ha Adelaide plot into a modern food and retail-oriented mixed-use centre featuring apartments and a piazza-style market square. The project, dubbed ‘Locale’, will be built on the former site of furniture store Le Cornu which ended operations in 2016.

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Planning Supermarket Marketing Location 130

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Buzzfeed has sold youth culture media company Complex to livestream shopping platform NTWRK , which plans to use the acquisition to build a “next generation content and shopping experience.” Complex has been a beacon of culture and innovation for over two decades,” said Levant in a statement. “My

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

At the same time, we’re creating new roles, particularly in our supply chain, in our stores and in other facilities, which will open up new opportunities.” The e-Commerce division, which grew out of Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com in 2016, is headquartered in San Bruno, Calif., The bulk of the winnowing was done at the regional level.

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Discount Store Store Operations Marketing Planning 294

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This will put the company’s average hourly pay at nearly $17 per hour , which could help stores find staff despite the tight labor market. These latest efforts have built on employee-facing investments made in previous years, including a 5% to 15% wage increase for all employees instituted in October 2016.

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Location Planning Marketing ATS 264

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2020

Long Tall Sally did not set an official closure date but it plans to shut down its web site at the end of August. It was acquired by Germany-based Tristyle Mode GmbH in 2016 and closed all its brick-and-mortar stores in 2018, according to WWD.

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Apparel Fashion Planning ATS 221

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Specialist law firm Adero has received intel into the unfair practices at certain Lovisa stores and potential breaches of the enterprise agreement. “We We would seek to recover underpayments due to breaches of the Lovisa Enterprise Agreement 2014, owed to current and former employees from 2016 to the current date.”.

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Inventory Management Management Planning ATS 236

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2022

She has been CEO of PINK since 2018 and previously spent a decade at Bath and Body Works. Hauk will lead Victoria’s Secret as it integrates the merchandising, planning, marketing and creative teams to speed the company’s test and learn agenda and better engage customers. Christine Rupp has been named Chief Customer Officer.

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Merchant Services Planning Fulfillment Advertising 276

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Yum China, which spun off from Yum Brands in 2016, operates six restaurant chains in about 2200 towns and cities in China, employing around 400,000 people. We plan to expand the model to 1300 locations by the end of 2025. Our breakthrough KCoffee Cafe model expanded from around 50 cafes in 2023 to 700 cafes in 2024.

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Marketing Location Promotions Planning 130

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Consumers will be immersed into a bright, light, open-plan shopping environment with products clearly visible to make the shopping experience effortless and enjoyable. . Freshly Cosmetics London is located at 44 Carnaby Street, London, W1F 9PP and is due to open its doors to the public on 19 th November 2021.

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Accessories Shopping Location Planning 223

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

As part of the new multiyear agreement — which builds upon a partnership that started in 2016 — Academy will use the Revionics Base Price and Markdown solutions to not only optimize its pricing strategy but better manage inventory levels throughout the product lifecycle.

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Outdoor Markdowns Apparel Fulfillment 235

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Having joined Adairs as finance manager in September 2007, Ronan has transitioned over the years into merchandise planning manager, head of retail operations, and then COO until being appointed CEO in November 2016. Prior to joining Adairs, he was operations manager at Sovereign Hotel Group and finance manager at River Capital.

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Finance Management Planning ATS 162

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

Our planning and merchandising teams love the tool.” In fact, Simon described the planning and merchandising teams as the Daasity “power users,” as they need to access marketing, inventory and sales data in order to effectively update their strategies. Maximizing Speed to Value.

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Merchant Services Marketing Planning Finance 278

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

After three years of continuous pop-up store activations, Australian athleisure brand Stax last year opened its 12th permanent retail location and flagship store at Sydney CBDs Westfield Sydney mall. Our goal was to design more than a store its a place to feel at ease, connected and inspired, Don said. It was valued at US$13.9

Fashion 147

Fashion Marketing Apparel Accounting 147

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2021

These days, the framework for marketing success is still being driven heavily by a company’s media plan rather than in the context of overall customer health. If you’re trying to gauge the current health of any given company, you still need to look at revenue, profitability and the rest of the typical CFO metrics. That needs to change.

Marketing 299

Marketing Accounting Management Planning 299

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Retailers in 2022 will need to take a proactive approach to limiting supply chain risk and reexamine their continuity plans to improve supply chain resiliency. While the risks are slowly abating, the acceleration will continue in the future but at a slightly slower pace.

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Shipping Finance Customer Experience Consumer 305

Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2022

The Royal Stacks burger restaurant started in 2016 but founder Dani Zeini’s burger journey began earlier, at Dandenong Pavilion, Grand Trailer Park Taverna, and Truck Stop Deluxe. The plan is not to be the most franchised, but to service the franchise well. Royal Stacks is a family at the end of day.

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