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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. Another company veteran, John Felton, will now lead the company’s operations. Felton has worked for nearly 18 years in Amazon’s retail and operations finance leadership.

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Starbucks Joins Growing List of Companies Exiting Russia

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Starbucks entered the Russian market in 2007 and its franchises in the country are operated by Kuwait-based Alshaya Group. “As In a statement made May 23, 2022, Starbucks’ CEO Kevin Johnson noted that the company will support its nearly 2,000 associates in Russia with six months of pay and job search assistance.

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Vera Bradley Names Chief Growth Officer to Drive Pura Vida’s Next Stage of Development

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Andrews joins Pura Vida from Party City where she was Head of Ecommerce and Digital Operations and led the company’s re-platforming, which resulted in a 60% increase in site conversions. Prior to Party City, she served as CIO and Chief Digital Officer of UNTUCKit ,and has also held positions at Tadashi and babystyle.

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How Natori Used AI to Sharpen Retargeting and Achieve a 943% ROAS

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She left a prestigious Wall Street position to start the company; similarly, Ken left a career in finance to join the company in 2007. We operate our own factory in the Philippines, but we don’t run it as a profit center, so if there’s something that’s important for a brand, we can do small quantities.

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Zebra Technologies Appoints New CEO and Executive Board Chair

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The need to digitize operations remains a strategic focus for our customers globally,” said Gustafsson in a statement. Prior to joining Zebra, he was CEO of Spirent Communications from 2004 to 2007. Prior to his work with Zebra, Burns served as CEO of network services company Embrane, which was acquired by Cisco in 2015.

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Blakemore Retail acquires Hockmeyer Motors

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Blakemore and Son has expanded its operation in Sleaford, Lincolnshire after agreeing a deal to purchase Hockmeyer Motors Limited. Rachael Hockmeyer and Christian Slingsby joined the business in 1999 and have owned and operated it since 2007.

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Post Office sells broadband and home phone business

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The telecommunications business supplies around 500,000 customers with home phone and broadband services and has been operated by the Post Office since 2007. Post Office has agreed to sell its telecommunications business to Shell Energy Retail for an undisclosed sum.