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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Logistics Upgrades, New Leadership

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This week the big headline generator wasn’t anything that either brand was selling, or doing in service or sales, but instead what a spokesperson said — specifically what they said about the current controversy over Amazon’s place in claiming the consumer’s whole paycheck. Big Plays of the Week: The Digital Brand Reshuffles .

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Yum Takes Hit From Grubhub And Names New Digital Leadership

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Brands on Wednesday (Oct. 30) even as the quick-service restaurant (QSR) operator — which runs the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC brands — touted its expansions in digital and mobile services. It also announced new leadership, and a new hire who will oversee the brand’s ongoing digital and mobile push.

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Gap To Keep Old Navy In-House

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Iconic modern retailer Gap officially stated this week that they will keep the Old Navy brand and will not spin it off into another standalone company, according to a release. The plan to separate was rooted in our commitment to value creation from our portfolio of iconic brands,” said Robert Fisher, Gap Inc.

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Sameer Aggarwal new Deputy CEO at Walmart India

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He will continue reporting to Krish Iyer, President & CEO Walmart India, and oversee operations, merchandising, people, marketing, real estate, kirana development program, digital, eCommerce and strategy,” a company spokesperson said. Within eight months, he became chief business officer in December 2019.

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Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership

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Outgoing CFO Karen Houget , who is retiring at the end of the 2018 fiscal year, will remain on board in an advisory role through February of 2019. 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.

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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

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The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bin Salman denied the claim, saying it was rogue operators who committed the crime.

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust

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For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the best brand is no brand at all. Under his leadership, the plan for the brand was to pivot into higher-margin, bigger ticket products such as CBD oil and move Brandless onto store shelves.

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