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Torrid CFO/COO Resigns; No Permanent Replacement(s) Announced

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Paula Dempsey, SVP of Finance and Investor Relations, will take on the role of interim CFO until a permanent successor is named. She has extensive retail experience, most recently as SVP of Corporate Finance for Mattress Firm , which was purchased by Tempur Sealy earlier this month.

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

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Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. Enjoy will continue operating throughout the bankruptcy process but will wind down its operations in the UK, according to an SEC filing. Ron Johnson, CEO and co-founder of Enjoy Technology.

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Is Staples’ Latest $1 Billion Bid for Office Depot Better Positioned for Success?

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billion merger that had been in the works since February 2015 was derailed by a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling in May 2016. Staples also confirmed that it intends to provide Office Depot “with customary equity and debt financing commitment letters sufficient to provide all required funding for the transaction.”. “We

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The Rise of Micro Markets in Airports

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She has been overseeing all operations in the North American Market for over five years. in 2016 to establish the North American office, Furman worked at Nayax’s R&D Headquarters in Israel where she was the CFO of all of Nayax’s subsidiary companies. Before relocating to Hunt Valley, Md.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

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In this role, she will continue to support DG’s store operations team, which now encompasses more than 20,000 retail stores including pOpshelf and Mexico. Amanda Mathis has joined Dollar General as senior vice president, finance. . — Dollar General has promoted 18 executives to new roles at the company.

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Target names Michael Fiddelke COO

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Since that time, he has held a variety of leadership positions across the organization, including finance, merchandising, human resources and store operations. Liu joined Target in 2016, previously serving as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary for Xerox Corp.

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