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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

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When I joined in 2007] I tried to stay behind the scenes, but at one point we needed somebody to lead the investigation and eventual implementation of this whole new ecommerce business model that none of the employees, and certainly none of the executives, either wanted to do or had the capability to do,” Natori added. “

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Target Creates Chief Guest Experience Officer Role as it Expands Senior Leadership Team

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Sylvester has been with Target since 2007, most recently as Chief Marketing and Digital Officer. Valdez joined Target in 2016 and has helped transform the retailer’s supply chain network by providing Target with the necessary agility to meet evolving omnichannel needs. Valdez will continue reporting to EVP and COO John Mulligan.

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What Main Street Can Learn from Wall Street: Retail Businesses Should Look to the Trading Floor for Inspiration

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The shift from store retail to online and omnichannel has changed the equation. Ever-shifting consumer tastes, the speed of omnichannel, environmental and social concerns and ongoing supply chain and other systemic shocks are spurring retail management to move faster than ever before. Now Retail is Far More Complex.

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How X-Doria Achieves Omnichannel Success In Competitive Smartphone Tech Market

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Ever since Apple kicked off the smartphone revolution back in 2007, demand for accessories to protect, enhance, and stylize our seemingly inseparable devices. The post How X-Doria Achieves Omnichannel Success In Competitive Smartphone Tech Market appeared first on Retail Performance Marketing Blog - CPC Strategy.

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Generation Z: Between the Worlds of Digital and Analog

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Many digital natives here saw their parents lose almost everything in the 2007 global economic crisis. These include NFC, omnichannel and wallets like Apple Pay. In the U.S., it has been shown that Generation Z prefers to pay for clothes, cosmetics, electronics and dinner with friends using their debit card as opposed to a credit card.

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Target Names First Chief Growth Officer, Announces Series of C-Level Promotions

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Sylvester, who joined Target in 2007 has served in a variety of leadership roles across strategy and merchandising, most recently as SVP of Home. After 15 years with the company, Stephanie Lundquist, Target’s former president of food and beverage, announced her plans to depart the organization earlier this year.

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5 Millennial Stats Marketers Need to Know

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Now 26-40 years old, Millennials, also referred to as Gen Y, saw their parents impacted by the 2007-2009 Great Recession and now make up the majority of parents to children under 18. Millennials have come of age in a time of unprecedented technological growth and economic unrest. Their lifestyle is vastly different than their parents.