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Nordstrom Promotes 3 Long-Time Executives to New Merchandising, Stores Roles

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Jamie Nordstrom previously served as the company’s Chief Stores Officer and brings more than 28 years of experience to his new position as Chief Merchandiser. Nordstrom has held leadership positions across several areas of the business, including merchandising, store operations, Nordstrom.com and NordstromRack.com.

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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

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In-store robots aren’t just tools that can check for mislabeled products or clean messes in a timely manner. Robots can detect misplaced products used to cover shelving holes, speed up online orders and make restocking easier, by constantly mapping a store and sharing this data with key players.

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Troubled Ted Baker Brand Begins Store Closing Sales in North America

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In August 2022 Authentic Brands Group (ABG) bought Ted Baker for approximately $245 million , but the brand struggled to find its footing in the highly competitive luxury apparel market. ABG blamed AARC, the Netherlands-based licensee that managed Ted Baker’s European operations until the end of January 2024, for the failure.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

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As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

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As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

Marketing 222
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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. Recently, the retailer received a £2.5m

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

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“While we’ve returned to some sense of normalcy, the VUCA [volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous] proposition has become a reality,” said Dr. Thomas Goldsby, Professor and Chair in Logistics in the Supply Chain Management Department of the University of Tennessee. We’re now battle-tested.”

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