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New Ulta Beauty Initiatives Promote Well-Being for Women and Teens

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Since its inception in 2016, the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation has donated more than $61 million to improve the lives of women and families. This support comes in the form of financial wellness planning and guidance resources, annual memberships to a meditation tool, and training on wellness, mindfulness and inclusion.

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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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Lululemon Appoints First Female CFO

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lululemon athletica has promoted Meghan Frank to CFO, making her the first woman to hold the role at the company. She first joined lululemon in 2016 as SVP of Financial Planning and Analysis, and previously held leadership roles at Ross Stores and J.Crew.

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Tempur Sealy Buys Mattress Firm in $4B Deal

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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.

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Vachris is promoted to president and COO of Costco

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Vachris, 56, previously served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of merchandising, a position he was named to in June 2016. Vachris’ promotion is seen as possibly indicating a succession plan for Costco. . — Costco Wholesale Corp. has named Ron Vachris president and chief operating officer.

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Dollar General announces officer promotions

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on August 30 announced new leadership promotions and roles for nine officers. Zak Brining has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate store operations. He joined Dollar General in 2016 and has held roles of increasing responsibility in store operations. Dollar General Corp.

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GameStop Poaches Belk CEO for COO Position

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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.” GameStop plans to further boost its comeback with the launch of a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with the blockchain platform Immutable X.