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Belk Promotes Insider to CEO as Part of Ongoing Turnaround Effort

Retail TouchPoints

Belk has promoted President and Chief Merchandising Officer Nir Patel to CEO as the company also makes two other executive changes. Patel has been with Belk since 2016, joining as EVP, GMM, Men’s and Ecommerce. Patel added the President title in 2020 as he assumed additional responsibilities for marketing and ecommerce.

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Dollar General promotes 18 executives

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Dollar General has promoted 18 executives to new roles at the company. Leslie Allen Leslie Allen has been promoted to senior vice president, human resources. Christine Connolly Christine Connolly has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate secretary and assistant general counsel, securities and governance.

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PE Nation co-founder steps aside

Inside Retail

” After years of working in fashion, Greaves and Edwards founded PE Nation in March 2016. The two aimed to disrupt the activewear market by realising their own vision of active streetwear. Greaves was not present at the show and had not appeared in the promotional material in the lead-up to the event.

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DG announces officer promotions

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has appointed new leaders and promoted several officers across its Store Support Center and Field teams. The moves include: Chad Fox has been promoted to senior vice president, chief marketing officer. Aaron Carlisle has been promoted to vice president, asset protection – retail.

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Under Armour Names Marriott Exec as Chief Customer Officer

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The retailer also has promoted Danny Miles to EVP, Chief Technology Officer and announced the departure of current COO Colin Browne and Chief Product Officer (CPO) Lisa Collier. Browne, who began at Under Armour in 2016, will step down from the COO role this autumn to pursue other opportunities.

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The right formula? Promotion of toddler milk comes into question

Inside Retail

Australia’s consumer commission, the ACCC, is asking the government to consider the promotion of toddler formula as part of its review of the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (MAIF) Agreement later this year. In practice, this includes restricting most marketing by manufacturers and retailers to consumers.

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Tempur Sealy Buys Mattress Firm in $4B Deal

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer was acquired by South African holding company Steinhoff International in August 2016, then filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a reorganization in October 2018. In January 2022 , Mattress Firm filed for an IPO, but cited market volatility when it put those plans to bed one year later , clearing the path for an acquisition.