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Office Depot Makes Changes In Leadership Team

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Office Depot has made some key changes in its leadership team, including naming a new chief digital officer. Calkins was previously Office Depot’s executive VP and chief legal officer and has also been responsible for the company’s contract sales business and Canadian operations. He will also oversee the copy and print business.

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Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership

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After a leadership gap of more than half a year, Zulily has announced the successor to its departing CEO Darrell Cavens, who moved on to lead new ventures with QVC’s Qurate Retail Group. At Shopbop, a subsidiary of Amazon purchased in 2006, Yurcisin helmed the ship for seven years. He also spent time as the VP of all Amazon clothing.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Date: November 30, 2006. Date: February 6, 2006.

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Here Are 35 Casualties Of The Retail Apocalypse And Why They Failed

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Modern-day retail is at an inflection point as retailers face struggling physical storefronts, massive debt, and inefficient operations, among other issues. Increased expenses, supply chain inefficiencies, and the need to enhance operating results contributed to the perfume retailer’s bankruptcy, which was court-approved in October.

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ID.me CEO: From Fighting Al Qaeda In Iraq To Fighting IDV Back Home

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Good leadership, he said, is good leadership, both on the battlefield and in the boardroom. When his brigade first deployed in July 2006, Hall said its success rate was less than half the average (and the theater average was only 44 percent). The military was an incredible laboratory for leadership,” Hall said. “It

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21 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders

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And nowhere is Bezos’ philosophy of business, technology, and leadership better articulated than in his annual shareholder letters, which he has written every year since the company’s IPO in 1997. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal founded healthcare information startup Outcome Health in 2006 while the pair were still studying at Illinois’ Northwestern University. But the model doesn’t always work perfectly. The Outcome.

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