Management
August 22, 2016 at 9:46 am
Office Depot announced CEO Roland Smith will retire when a new top executive is named, expected by the first quarter of 2017. The announcement follows the retirement of Staples CEO Ron Sargent following the failed merger of the office supply retailers in May. Smith, 61, said during a conference call Monday morning that he wants to pursue his…
August 19, 2016 at 10:22 am
After a four-month search, Macy's has named Toys"R"Us senior vice president and chief marketing officer Richard Lennox as its new chief marketing officer, following the May departure of 32-year brand veteran Martine Reardon. Lennox, who starts on Sept. 15, will be responsible for the company’s branding and marketing strategy in all of its channels, including…
August 18, 2016 at 11:04 am
Here's the first of six profiles of retail industry game changers. Today's interview is with Meaghan Rose, founder and CEO of Rocksbox, a premium jewelry subscription service. (This is Total Retail's second annual profile of entrepreneurs disrupting the retail industry. Here are last year's: Rachel Shechtman, STORY; Ryan Babenzien, Greats; MaryAnn Bekkedahl, Keep; Vishaal Melwani,…
August 17, 2016 at 11:50 am
After being on the job for less than a year, Barnes & Noble CEO Ronald D. Boire has been ousted by the company's board of directors. The bookstore chain’s board said Boire “was not a good fit for the organization,” and will be replaced by Leonard Riggio, the company's executive chairman, until a permanent leader…
August 17, 2016 at 11:36 am
After being on the job for less than a year, Barnes & Noble CEO Ronald D. Boire has been ousted by the company’s board of directors. The bookstore chain’s board said Boire “was not a good fit for the organization,” and will be replaced by Leonard Riggio, the company’s executive chairman, until a permanent leader […]
August 16, 2016 at 11:48 am
To support its employees’ families, Patagonia provides company-paid health care and sick time for all employees; paid maternity and paternity leave; access to on-site child care for employees at its headquarters in Ventura, California, and at its Reno, Nevada, distribution center; and financial support to those who need it, among other benefits. In particular, Patagonia…
August 15, 2016 at 7:37 pm
Welcome to a roundup of Total Retail Talks episodes! Total Retail Talks is Total Retail’s podcast channel, and it features interviews and insights from some of the leading minds in the retail industry. Check out our podcast channel page to learn more about all things happening in retail. Also, you can access Total Retail Talks’ episodes on iTunes…
August 10, 2016 at 1:43 pm
Listen in as Iconery Founder and CEO Ivka Adam talks with The Grommet Co-Founder Jules Pieri about product market fit. Want to hear more? You can register to hear the entire session on-demand, as well as other great content from this year's Total Retail Virtual Conference & Expo!
August 8, 2016 at 12:59 pm
Dollar Tree said last week that it's cutting 370 jobs at the former Matthews, N.C.-based corporate headquarters of Family Dollar Stores, the rival discount retailer it acquired last year. Dollar Tree kept a Family Dollar support center in Matthews after closing the $9.1 billion deal. The company said the layoffs were part of an effort to…
August 5, 2016 at 12:12 pm
The number of changes hitting the retail industry are piling up like mohair sweaters on a sales rack in July. For the retail executive, just keeping up with the latest technology shakeout or millennial shopping shift can make the usual challenges of logistics, buying strategies and mobile sales promotion seem like a proverbial walk in…
