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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

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In addition to the products and services they offer, retailers are reconsidering the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, employee activity and even which partners they choose to work with in an effort to fulfill a moral obligation to their consumers — especially the younger generation.

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Retail and Healthcare: A Relationship that Today’s Technology can Promote, Strengthen and Expand

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Bespoke statement designs and calls to action also promote faster payments. In these cases, retailers may need to infuse more empathetic messaging to those with higher balances and offer targeted and tailored payment plans or even patient financing. OCR then scans the images and converts the content to text.

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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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DICK’S Promotes New CEO as Retailer Reports Strong Q3 Results

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DICK’S Sporting Goods has promoted President Lauren Hobart to the roles of President and CEO, as of Feb. Hobart brings more than 25 years of finance, consumer and retail experience to the role. Current Chairman and CEO Edward Stack will assume the role of Executive Chairman and continue as Chief Merchant.

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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

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Herrington joined Amazon as VP of Consumables in 2005, launched Amazon Fresh in 2007 and was promoted to SVP of Consumables in 2014. Felton has worked for nearly 18 years in Amazon’s retail and operations finance leadership. Another company veteran, John Felton, will now lead the company’s operations. Pat Bajari (Chief Economist).

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2 Top Target Chiefs Announce Retirement Plans

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Ward’s retirement has prompted the promotion of Matt Zabel to Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, reporting directly to Target Chair and CEO Brian Cornell, as well as the promotion of Kiera Fernandez to EVP and Chief Community Impact and Equity Officer, reporting into Zabel. Mulligan joined Target in 1996 as a financial analyst.

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Inventory Accuracy: The Not-so-Secret Ingredient for Holiday Sales Success

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This created a ripple effect for retailers that were experiencing a higher volume of ecommerce orders and had to leverage stores as fulfillment centers to process and ship online orders. In fact, BOPIS became the new norm for items across all categories, from footwear and apparel to accessories, home goods, furniture and more.