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Fast Retailing , parent company of brands including UNIQLO and Theory , revealed major global expansion plans — including opening at least 300 new stores — in its FY2023, which ends in July 2023. As reported in WWD , Daisuke Tsukagoshi, CEO of UNIQLO USA, said that due to the booming North America market, the company plans to open 30 new stores per year and increase its total doors to 200 in the region within five years.
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Natural dog treat brand WAG had cultivated a reputation for offering a premium line of goods, but despite the boom in pet ownership during COVID-19, WAG wasn’t able to generate the revenue growth and average order value improvements that it sought. The brand faced issues including cart abandonment, limited shopper engagement and lukewarm customer loyalty.
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Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Apple associates at the retailer’s flagship Grand Central Terminal location in Manhattan have begun to formally collect signatures to form a union, according to a post on the organizers’ website. The group, called “Fruit Stand Workers United,” voted on Feb. 21, 2022 to affiliate with Workers United, the same union that has supported unionization efforts at Starbucks.
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Welcome to the first blog of our series on how to use the Webex API to code up ChatOps workflows! In this post, you’ll learn how to create a Webex bot, register a Webhook in Webex, and configure your bot to listen to Webhook – all with plenty of code examples. Check back for more as we build new use cases that leverage different aspects of automation using chat-driven interfaces.
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First, let me say a little about how Cisco has supported diversity, inclusion and collaboration as a company culture. Cisco is a company that strives to provide the best environment for its employees. Cisco has ranked among the best places to work for many years, and has been rated the #1 best place to work in 2022. Corporate Social Responsibility is part of our action plan, and we have included specific activities in our annual Purpose Report to meet this goal.
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Police have arrested a 22-year-old male suspect in a shooting that took place Saturday at the Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, SC. Another person taken into custody as a “person of interest” remains in jail for unlawfully carrying a pistol. Fourteen people were injured in the shooting, including nine who were shot. Victims ranged in age from 15 to 73-years-old.
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