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Valentine’s Day Spending Could Jump $2 Billion Over 2022: NRF

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in 2022, and the second-highest figure since NRF and Prosper started tracking Valentine’s Day spending in 2004. Men, in particular, are more likely to give a gift of experience compared with last year,” Prosper Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said. This is up from $175.41

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Roberto Monti Named CEO of Arper

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From 2004 to 2010, he was CEO & Country Manager of Ikea Italia. Monti says: “In Arper, we will work to build a medium and long-term international business strategy that will draw inspiration from the project “designing the world we live in”. From 2010 to 2014, he was President of IKEA South East Europe, the group’s largest market.

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Roberto Monti is Arper’s New CEO

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From 2004 to 2010, he was CEO & Country Manager of Ikea Italia. Monti says: “In Arper, we will work to build a medium and long-term international business strategy that will draw inspiration from the project “designing the world we live in”. From 2010 to 2014, he was President of IKEA South East Europe, the group’s largest market.

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

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This retail format has a long history, dating back centuries to the earliest known travelling merchants, but has gained significant traction in the early 2000s as retailers and brand manufacturers incorporated temporary locations into their omni-channel strategies.

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Foodpanda’s Evelyn Tay talks travel, sport and 20-plus years in comms

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I moved back to Singapore in 2004, to be closer to family but was also attracted by the huge growth opportunity in Asia’s tech sector. We’re also taking the lead on committing to a more eco-friendly delivery process from promoting sustainable packaging, to mitigating food insecurity and hunger, to deploying more electric vehicles.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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Large retailers tried fighting back with unique environments of their own, but the brands they were promoting – Ralph Lauren, Liz Claiborne, Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein – took on a life of their own, assuming a dominant role on selling floors. Specialty retailers such as Gap, Guess, Limited, Benetton, and Esprit began to offer their own brands.