Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Canada Goose has named Matt Blonder as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO), one of five key appointments designed to drive the retailer’s five-year strategic growth plan. She joins Canada Goose from Hermès where she held the role of European Managing Director.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Cosmetique, an Australian national cosmetic and injectables chain, has announced plans for a $17.5 With new clinic sites already slated for 2025, the expansion will involve opening four new clinics in New South Wales and Victoria initially, with more planned for following years. million ASX listing of parent company Stormeur.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

More recently, the company’s offline efforts have been in the convenience space, with the launch of its cashierless Amazon Go stores, and grocery, following its acquisition of the upscale US grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. In April, Amazon opened a hair salon in London. So I’m not surprised by the move,” Facioni told Inside Retail.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 26, 2025

In 2017, she took on the role of category director for fashion and beauty. Last week, the supermarket revealed plans to cut 3,000 jobs as part of a drive to simplify its business and address rising costs, including a 140m leap in employer national insurance contributions from April.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017, is retiring but will serve as a member of the board through September 23, 2020. In December, Witynski was promoted from President and COO to a newly created position of Enterprise President.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Andy Dunn, founder of Bonobos , will join WHP Global in an advisory role to help the company manage the recently acquired Bonobos brand. Dunn originally departed from Walmart and Bonobos in 2020 but did not provide information about the reasons for his departure or his future plans.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The announcements mark the first major management shifts since Alibaba was fined a record-setting $2.75 The announcement of Alibaba’s CFO transition today is the culmination of extensive preparation over many years and a part of Alibaba’s leadership succession planning,” said Wu in a statement. com , AliExpress and Taobao Deals.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

It appears the ecommerce giant is using these brick-and-mortar locations primarily for consumer and market testing purposes, but Amazon has released little data about plans or timetables for additional openings. Closer to home, Amazon is reportedly planning to open department stores in the U.S. carrying clothes, electronics and more.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Global investment manager LaSalle, which acquired the property in 2017, said that 17 new and existing tenants have already signed leasing agreements at the centre. “What workers want is more relevant cuisines and great spaces for their breakfast and lunch breaks.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2023

The retailer said one of the signatories to the class action was claiming “less than $20” According to the Australian Financial Review , the law firm alleges the discount retailer underpaid up to 1400 salaried managers an average of $40,000 to $65,000.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

Josh’s appointment is part of a thoughtfully planned leadership succession,” said Idol, who will become Executive Chairman when Schulman takes over next year. I look forward to working closely with him and the talented Michael Kors management team to build upon the long-standing success of the brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2023

There are a few key components to holiday preparedness: Plan ahead: It might sound elementary, but basic planning and preparation of your physical space will ensure that warehouse layout efficiency is maximized for the holiday season. Another basic planning tenet is ensuring ample supplies are ordered for peak season.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 9, 2021

Founded in 2017 by Jenni Timony, FitPink athleisure is a specialist women’s sports and lifestyle clothing brand with a strong ethos in championing women and sustainability. The debut store will also continue the brand’s partnership with NGO, Plan International. Victoria Square is managed by the Lambert Smith Hampton Belfast office.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Best Buy Health and Mass General Brigham will develop customized systems and capabilities to enhance the experience for Home Hospital patients, and the hospital also will leverage existing Best Buy Health technology and support services , including: Current Health , Best Buy’s care-at-home platform that connects patients to nurses, paramedics, advanced (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of its 4-star , Books and Pop-up locations — 66 stores in the U.S. Amazon is not abandoning its Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores, with plans to open locations in Mill Creek, Wash.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

In April, OSHA said that since 2017 it has cited Dollar General in more than 180 inspections nationwide. of officer- and director-level management positions, respectively. The off-price retailer has taken some steps to address complaints about pay. Additionally, while the retailer’s workforce is 67.8% female and 55.2%

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A1 Retail

MAY 2, 2025

Now officially part of UK legislation following Royal Assent, this landmark law introduces new obligations for the owners and operators of publicly accessible premises, with far-reaching implications for how properties are managed. Martyns Law introduces a new layer of legal duty for those who own or manage publicly accessible spaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

VillageMD will remain a standalone company with its own board and management, with plans to conduct an IPO in 2022. Walgreens is planning to open at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices by 2025 and 1,000 by 2027, building on the 80 that are expected to open by the end of 2021. billion in 2021.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The deal, which was negotiated by CBRE, represents the largest CBD shopping centre transaction since 2017, when Vicinity Centres acquired its 50 per cent interest in the same centres. Assets of this scale, quality and reputation are rarely sold,” said CBRE’s Head of Retail Capital Markets – Pacific, Simon Rooney.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

Noni B appeared to fare better under Alceon and Scott Evans who was appointed as CEO following the on-market takeover, but its financial results were flattered by the 2017 acquisition of the Pretty Girl Group and the 2018 purchase of five retail chains from Specialty Fashion Group. W Lane and BeMe brands.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Brosa attracted $5 million in Series B funding in 2017. It expanded from e-commerce – opening stores in Melbourne and Sydney in 2017 an d 2020 – invested in its technology capabilities, and strengthened its supply chain over the last few years. There are big discounts available for online shoppers immediately.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Crevoiserat joined Tapestry as CFO in August 2019 from Abercrombie & Fitch , where she was EVP and COO from February 2017 to June 2019. Prior to joining Abercrombie & Fitch, she served in a number of senior management roles at Kohl’s , including EVP of Finance and EVP of Merchandise Planning and Allocation.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

To put these numbers into perspective, that is more than double what US consumers spent online on Black Friday 2017, which drove US$5.03 There was sales growth over last year, although most of this was generated online rather than in stores,” Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, observed.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Two years after stepping down from his role as executive general manager of national salon chain Hairhouse, Steve Terry is back with a new wellness venture that is part online retailer, part digital magazine and part events business. He also plans to offer a small range of Youtime-branded products, such as yoga mats and face serums.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2020

Prior to the long-planned Albertsons IPO on June 26, the retailer believed the stock offering could raise up to $1.3 The retailer and its private equity owner, Cerberus Capital Management, have been trying to take Albertsons public for five years, according to Reuters. billion , based on a target of selling 65.8

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. Keeping in mind as well the need to optimize their supply chain fulfillment to meet consumer delivery expectations while managing parcel carrier costs?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

With the One Medical app members also can better manage their care with features including prescription management, secure messaging with providers, follow-up action items after appointments and more. Virtual care services are available nationally, and members don’t incur any additional costs for on-demand virtual care services.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Despite the numerous obstacles the retailer faced in 2020, Jeanswest managed to retain the trust and loyalty of consumers, recently taking the title of Clothing Store of the Year 2020 in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards. Without [our customers and our team], we wouldn’t have come this far.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Amazon has announced plans for its first-ever physical fashion store — dubbed Amazon Style — which will feature women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories. In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

His arrival coincides with the departure of Poundland’s managing director Austin Cooke , who resigned from the business after seven years and more than a year since he took over from Williams. Pepco has also put a pause on the retailer’s expansion plans for the year. in the three months to 31 December and 3.6%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Macellum Advisors GP , Ancora Holdings , Legion Partners Asset Management and 4010 Capital, together with their respective affiliates, are pushing the plan. billion in operating profit by 2017. The firms want the proposed new directors to push its turnaround plan. The investor group, which holds approximately 9.5%

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2022

Nash plans to follow a similar strategy when he becomes chief growth officer. . “My We’ve got a lot of talented people here, we’ve got a direction and a plan,” said Nash, who ranked third on Inside Retail’s 2022 Top 50 People in E-Commerce. . I wish it was more complicated than that.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Instead, a series of recent diversifications, including the launch of a direct-to-consumer site in 2017, meant the brand was poised to roll with the pandemic punches. Once the pandemic hit, our wholesalers had to close their stores, and we had to rethink our entire email plan,” said Florin.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

BWX is going after this opportunity with the formation of a new business unit where Flora & Fauna will operate alongside Nourished Life, a leading toxin-free online retailer the company acquired for $20 million in 2017. . “We

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2023

Back in time The story starts in 2017, when then-CEO and managing director John Humble went on a bit of a buying spree. Towards the end of 2017, BWX told investors it was finished with its round of acquisitions and would focus on building out the offer it had assembled. It’s a long story. What went wrong?

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

This was not staff acting out, the Federal Court heard during the trial, but a sales tactic that was coached into them by store management. ACCC chair Rod Sims said Telstra’s board and executives failed to act to stop this behaviour when they were first made aware of it in 2017. “[The

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