TalkingRetail

JUNE 25, 2021

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2024

The alliance also includes an Advisory Council made up of retail subject matter experts hailing from Forrester Research , Texas A&M University , ThinkUncommon , Insider Trends and Retail TouchPoints’ own Alicia Esposito, among others.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Since filing for Chapter 11 in October, the company has undertaken a robust financial restructuring that has included the appointment of Jeffrey Stein, Founder of the financial advisory firm Stein Partners, as its new CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer and member of the board of directors.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

1, 2024; Jelinek will remain with Costco through April 2024 in an advisory role. Costco will replace departing CEO Craig Jelinek with Ron Vachris, who began with the retailer as a forklift driver more than four decades ago and is currently its President and COO.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Forrester is announcing changes to our Waves focused on automation services market, to better represent the rise of automation fabrics and the changing role of systems integrators, consultancies, advisory firms and specialist services vendors in this space.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 30, 2021

This compelled wealth management firms to accelerate their digital transformations and upgrade their sales, service, and advisory capabilities. The Pandemic Signaled A Shift To Hybrid Sales And Service Models 2020 was a year of reckoning as face-to-face interactions disappeared and demand for digital engagement skyrocketed.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Andy Dunn, founder of Bonobos , will join WHP Global in an advisory role to help the company manage the recently acquired Bonobos brand. He will partner with Express CEO Tim Baxter and Bonobos President John Hutchinson to help drive the future of the brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The NRF report was created with risk advisory firm K2 Integrity , and the statement about organized retail crime’s impact on shrink “was an inference made by the K2 analyst linking the results of the NRF NRSS survey from 2021 and Ben Dugan’s 2021 Senate testimony,” according to an NRF spokesperson.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 27, 2020

Forrester's research reports and advisory services can help with all four. Redirect funds to 1) scale up your design team, 2) hire outside help where needed, 3) rigorously review your UX so you can make it better, and 4) update and sharpen your UX expertise.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Healthcare business in a senior advisory role. In this role, Langowski oversaw its evolution as a healthcare company, leading the foundational work in its acquisition of Aetna. Current EVP and President of U.S. Healthcare John Driscoll will role work closely with Wentworth, Langowski and the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

Competition in the “medtail” sector is on the rise, and not just in the pharmacy vertical: Amazon acquired One Medical in July 2022 , and Dollar General enlarged its healthcare advisory panel in August 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2024

Zulily Group has engaged the advisory firm Gordon Brothers to sell off more than $85 million of inventory and the assets of its two fulfillment centers following the online retailer’s decision late last year to shut down. Screenshot of the Zulily website from December 2023 highlighting the going-out-of-business sale.

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RetailDive

JANUARY 29, 2024

Sales growth outpaced inventory in the third quarter for the first time since the pandemic began, according to Telsey Advisory Group analysts.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 4, 2019

I recently did a webinar with a few of my colleagues from the RSA Conference Advisory Board on precisely this topic, which you can find here. We tried to expose as much as we could of the fantastic variety that you’ll find at RSA Conference 2019. Here’s a further elaboration of one of my favorite […].

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The company also expanded its interest in medtail with the appointment of four members to its healthcare advisory panel. The facilities will support the DG Private Fleet and help the retailer achieve its goal of creating 10,000 net new jobs in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

Early in his career, Harned spent 15 years in M&A and capital advisory at Lehman Brothers, Banc of America Securities and Morgan Stanley. He transitioned to work with tech-focused boutique advisory firms for over a decade before founding his own firm, 8Nineteen Advisory, which he sold to Progress Partners in May 2021.

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365 Retail

APRIL 19, 2024

At the forefront of this dynamic environment is Cynergy BPO , a distinguished advisory firm that plays a pivotal role in transforming e-commerce by connecting businesses with top-tier outsourcing providers in South Africa.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2022

Biggs will remain with Walmart in an advisory role until January 31, 2023. “I’m confident that John’s mix of financial and digital acumen, coupled with his experience leading finance in complex, highly competitive industries, will help us deliver for our customers and shareholders as we continue to transform our company.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2023

NRF’s VP of Retail Technology and Cybersecurity Christian Becker will serve as Executive Director for the Center, which will be governed by an external advisory board comprised of senior-level retail technology executives, industry partners, academics and other subject matter experts.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

The transaction excludes all of Zulily’s liabilities, liens and debts, as well as the company’s remaining inventory and two fulfillment centers, which advisory firm Gordon Brothers was engaged to sell off in late January 2024. Beyond paid $4.5

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

30, 2022 in an advisory capacity. PVH has begun a global search for both positions; until they are filled, PVH CEO Stefan Larsson will manage those responsibilities. Donnelly will remain with PVH through Nov.

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RIS News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Vasos was initially in the CEO role from June 2015 to November 2022 before moving to an advisory role and then retiring. He will be returning “for the foreseeable future.”

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RetailWire

MARCH 8, 2024

Over the past two weeks alone, the FDA has identified a dozen recalls, market withdrawals, and safety advisories spanning products ranging from eye ointments to chocolate bars and ground cinnamon.

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TalkingRetail

APRIL 10, 2024

Ascona Group has announced that, Costcutter founder and chairman of the advisory board of Nisa, Colin Graves has joined the board as a non-executive director.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The medtail space has been heating up over the last year with retailers fortifying their health offerings, such as Amazon ’s agreement in July 2022 to acquire healthcare technology provider One Medical and Dollar General building up its healthcare advisory panel in early August 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2020

and Canada, will join Adeptmind’s customer advisory board. brand in a statement. Additionally, Daniel Hoffstein, VP of e-Commerce for JRA Corporation, U.S. Polo Assn.’s s licensing partner in the U.S. There, he will provide in-depth market intelligence and validation of product roadmaps, including new innovations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2022

Since 2007, Andrews also has been Managing Director and CEO of Catalyst Consulting, a boutique advisory firm specializing in leveraging data and technology to increase revenue and drive operational efficiency. 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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Valdez has been working with McCarthy to ensure a smooth transition and will continue to work with Target in an advisory role through April 2023. McCarthy has worked with Target for 18 years in a number of leadership positions and has led the company through supply chain transformation, merchandise planning and buying.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Following the news of design:retail ’s digital pivot, former editor-in-chief Jessie Dowd joined the RTP team as Senior Editor.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Witherspoon will replace Kelly Caruso, who has led the company since early 2019 and who will remain in an advisory capacity during the transition period. Last-mile delivery company Shipt has named Kamau Witherspoon as its new CEO, effective March 1, 2022. Kamau Witherspoon.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Rite Aid also announced the appointment of Jeffrey Stein, Founder of the financial advisory firm Stein Partners, as its new CEO, Chief Restructuring Officer and a member of the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

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365 Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

Leading the charge in championing this transformative shift is Cynergy BPO , a prominent outsourcing advisory firm that bridges the gap between e-commerce enterprises and India’s elite customer support and back-office providers.

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RetailWire

MARCH 22, 2024

In a recent report by Telsey Advisory Group, they have reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Lululemon Athletica.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2023

The new appointments were punctuated by the semi-departure of Pinterest’s Chief Shopping Officer Julie Bornstein, who is stepping down from the post and moving into an advisory role, news that was first reported by Glossy and confirmed by Bornstein on LinkedIn.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Developments in 2022 alone include: Amazon ’s July 2022 acquisition of One Medical was only the latest move by the ecommerce giant into the medical area; Dollar General signaled its interest in medtail with the August 2022 appointment of four new members to its healthcare advisory panel; and.

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RetailWire

JANUARY 30, 2024

A significant "Do Not Drive" advisory has been issued, and it encompasses several models from one of the world's most prominent automobile manufacturers: Toyota.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The CCAD Knows Retail lecture series features industry experts who serve on the Advisory Board for CCAD’s soon-to-launch Master of Professional Studies in Retail Design. The new program, which is expected to launch later this year, is currently pending Higher Learning Commission approval.

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