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  • Lands’ End names new marketing chief in leadership shakeup

    Specialty apparel retailer Lands' End is making a number of new executive appointments in the marketing and merchandising areas of the company.

  • Victoria’s Secret exec joining department store retailer

    Belk Inc. is expanding its senior leadership team.   The company, which operates 293 stores in 16 Southern states, named Randy Whitaker as executive VP, chief stores officer, effective June 27. He comes to Belk after more than 15 years at Victoria’s Secret, having most recently served as executive VP of store operations. His previous roles at Victoria’s Secret include senior VP of finance, real estate and stores, and VP of real estate integration.   

  • Study: Millennial shoppers can be selfish, too

    Despite their reputation as a generation dedicated to the greater good, millennial consumers are in some ways more narrowly focused than their Gen X elders.   According to a new study of more than 7,000 global consumers conducted online in April age 18-55 conducted by sales and marketing firm Daymon Worldwide, 35% of both millennial and Gen X consumers prefer buying sustainable products.  

  • CVS Pharmacy in 2,900-store healthy food commitment

    CVS Pharmacy is upping its game on food.  

  • How a Boston start-up is transforming alcohol sales for the digital age

    Launched in 2013, Drizly facilitates the sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages online. Chain Store Age recently visited the company’s Boston-based headquarters and spoke with Nick Rellas, co-founder and CEO, about Drizly’s business model and the evolution of e-commerce.   What made you decide to enable the online sale and delivery of liquor?

  • CSA names seasoned writer/marketer as real estate editor

    Chain Store Age has named Al Urbanski as real estate editor & manager; effective immediately. Al takes the reins of CSA’s online and print real estate content as well as develops marketing strategies for shopping center companies, real estate advisers and brokers, tech firms and more to leverage CSA’s retailer audience.  

  • Six retail-related companies where people want to work … according to LinkedIn

    The first-ever LinkedIn “Top Attractors” list of the most desirable companies to work is out, and several firms engaged in retail were included.  

  • Amazon to open another bookstore

    Amazon is expanding its fledgling bricks-and-mortar bookstore format.   The Internet giant plans to open a third Amazon Books this fall, at Washington Square Mall, in Tigard, Oregon, just outside of Portland, The Oregonian reported.   

  • BevMo grabs two more Albertsons execs

    Specialty alcoholic beverage retailer BevMo is shuffling its leadership team as part of an organizational transformation initiative.  

  • Watch out Starbucks—iconic motorcycle brand adds latte to its lineup

    Fans of Harley-Davidson can immerse themselves in the brand at the new “1903—A Harley Davidson Cafe” in downtown Toronto.   Named for the year the company  was founded, the 4,200-sq.-ft. café features a biker-themed décor inspired by the history of the 114-year-old brand. Folks who have never hopped on a Harley can get a taste of the experience by taking a test ride on the JumpStart ride simulator.  
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