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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. In 2018, he added Chief Administrative Officer to his title. Baldwin, Executive Chairman of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. “We Eddy stepped in as Interim CEO on April 9 when then-President and CEO Lee Delaney passed away unexpectedly.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Metrics and KPIs The key to LSKD’s rapid growth – the business had a turnover of $100 million in 2022-23 – is its pivot to becoming an e-commerce-led platform in 2018.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

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The shoe retailer reportedly closed its wholesale accounts with Fred Meyer , Zappos , Dillard’s , City Blue , VIM , EbLens , Belk , Bob’s Stores and Boscov’s in August 2020. The shoe brand is planning to expand its own brick-and-mortar footprint with 30 additional stores in the second half of 2021.

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“Move fast, break s**t”: Why LSKD is moving into retail at a rapid pace

Inside Retail

Australian-owned and operated sportswear brand LSKD is opening its third retail space this year, as part of a plan to expand its retail presence before peak period. It produced a range of wholesale products, including life jackets, motocross gloves and socks and a bit of sportswear. In 2010, LKI became a full time job for Daniel.

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How Touchland Uses Data to Drive Brand Expansion

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Thanks to its core product — stylishly packaged, “beauty forward” hand sanitizers crafted in partnership with the well-known Givaudan perfume house — the brand achieved a $60+ average order value (AOV) from its inception in 2018.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

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The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe. In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club taps Bob Eddy as CEO

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. Bob’s leadership, strategic vision and deep knowledge of the business have been pivotal in driving BJ’s Wholesale Club’s transformation and record growth across all key metrics,” BJ’s executive chairman Christopher Baldwin said. WESTBOROUGH, Mass. These changes are effective immediately.