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Sustainability and Profitability: How Embedding Sustainability can Boost Business Performance

Retail TouchPoints

BNP Paribas, HSBC and IFC) are leveraging supply chain finance, tied to sustainable operation, to align with suppliers which, if standards are met, can unlock real benefit to the business including preferred and lower interest rates, tiered financing and access to more working capital. Our research highlights that U.S.

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David’s Bridal Acquires Wedding Media Brand, Launches Pearl Media to Create ‘Ultimate Inspiration Network’

Retail TouchPoints

Engagement and wedding planning timelines are getting longer, according to Signet , with couples dating for 3.25 Its no longer just a 12 -month planning cycle people are diving into years of planning and consuming content that sparks ideas, often via video, which outperforms every other medium.

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Lululemon Appoints First Female CFO

Retail TouchPoints

She first joined lululemon in 2016 as SVP of Financial Planning and Analysis, and previously held leadership roles at Ross Stores and J.Crew. Meghan has a unique and comprehensive understanding of retail gained through her experience across finance and merchandise planning,” said Calvin McDonald, CEO of lululemon in a statement.

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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. The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. million bridge loan and a financing commitment of $55 million from tech services company A s urion. Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology.

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2022 Predictions: Shipping Experience Will be the Key to Retail and Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

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. Retail leaders who plan ahead and tap into emerging trends will have much better success meeting their business goals and significantly improving customer experience and loyalty.

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Adairs MD and CEO Mark Ronan resigns

Inside Retail

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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American Giant: Driving Growth by Democratizing Data

Retail TouchPoints

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.