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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

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Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. said Jeff Owen, COO at Dollar General in a statement.

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Nordstrom to Wind Down Canada Operations, Closing 13 Stores and Ecommerce Site

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We entered Canada in 2014 with a plan to build and sustain a long-term business there,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom Inc. However, the retailer’s executives touted an improved inventory position going into the new fiscal year, down 15% from the previous year and comparable to 2019. “As in a statement.

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Etsy Moves Executive Following Depop CEO Resignation

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“I have no doubt Kruti is the right leader for Depop’s next chapter as we focus on nurturing its passionate community and improving the customer experience. Daniel previously held roles at Google in sales engineering and at other companies has worked in consulting and software development.

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Peloton Announces Subscription Fee Increase, Lowers Cost of Equipment

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Pricing for international memberships in other areas of the world will not change. The company noted that it has not implemented a price increase in North America in eight years, despite improvements such as the expansion of its product offerings, content languages, disciplines, classes, music, instructors and programming.

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The Global Reach and Sustainable Impact of Green RFID Technology

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Businesses today are constantly looking for ways to improve their sustainability and reduce their carbon footprint. One of the other environmental benefits of using RFID technology for inventory management is that it will reduce retailers’ use of transportation, cutting down on a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Nose Knows: Why Scent Branding is a Retail Game-Changer

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Adding the right scent, whether it is deep and earthy or lightly sweet and floral, can subconsciously evoke specific feelings, memories and other emotions in customers. Choosing a scent that best represents a brand and its products can further improve this result by increasing sales as well as the perceived quality of its products.

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NFTs will Bridge the Gap Between the Real World and the Metaverse

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The retail store, on the other hand, appeared further down the road in ancient Greece, where merchants sold goods in the Agora city center. In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. When a consumer rents a movie, it’s the same movie that any other consumer can rent. The first currency goes back to 3000 B.C.