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How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

12 October 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

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How to Tackle Fashion’s Tech Deficit? Hire the Right People

At a time when e-commerce and digital marketing are mere table stakes, fashion companies are locked in a race for innovation. The first challenge? Recruiting tech talent.

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How to Hire for Fashion’s New World Order

8 October 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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How to Hire for Fashion’s New World Order

Rebooting analogue organisations for a digital world starts with building the right team with the right talent profile.

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Gap Expands Entry-Level Program to Help Make Staff More Diverse

15 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

15 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

The company is bolstering its program for 16- to 24-year-old workers from low-income neighborhoods with no recent employment history.

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Gap Expands Entry-Level Program to Help Make Staff More Diverse

The company is bolstering its program for 16- to 24-year-old workers from low-income neighborhoods with no recent employment history.

Moda Operandi CEO Deborah Nicodemus Exits, Tesla's Ganesh Srivats Steps In

23 July 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

23 July 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

Srivats, who spent 10 years at Burberry before his stint at the automaker, joins the luxury e-commerce company on August 1.

Moda Operandi CEO Deborah Nicodemus Exits, Tesla's Ganesh Srivats Steps In

Srivats, who spent 10 years at Burberry before his stint at the automaker, joins the luxury e-commerce company on August 1.

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Walmart Creates New Executive Role to Better Serve Customers

2 July 2018 • By Reuters

2 July 2018 • By Reuters

The newly named executive, Janey Whiteside, will be responsible for both Walmart stores and its e-commerce offerings.

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Walmart Creates New Executive Role to Better Serve Customers

The newly named executive, Janey Whiteside, will be responsible for both Walmart stores and its e-commerce offerings.

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Guess Chairman Paul Marciano Resigns Following Harassment Probe

12 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

12 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

Marciano and Guess reached settlement agreements with five people totaling $500,000 to avoid 'the cost of litigation and without admitting liability or fault,' according to the company.

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Guess Chairman Paul Marciano Resigns Following Harassment Probe

Marciano and Guess reached settlement agreements with five people totaling $500,000 to avoid 'the cost of litigation and without admitting liability or fault,' according to the company.

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Opening Ceremony Lays Off 23 Amid Search For New Investor

29 May 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

29 May 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

The retailer, long known for its downtown cool, has eliminated most of its in-house label’s design team as part of broader restructuring.

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Opening Ceremony Lays Off 23 Amid Search For New Investor

The retailer, long known for its downtown cool, has eliminated most of its in-house label’s design team as part of broader restructuring.

Tiffany Offers Employees a Sparkly Prize: Paid Parental Leave

18 May 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen and Lauren Sherman

18 May 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen and Lauren Sherman

Joining the likes of Estée Lauder and Walmart, the jeweller will offer up to 14 paid weeks for new parents. Tiffany’s chief executive says the move will help attract talent and boost morale.

Tiffany Offers Employees a Sparkly Prize: Paid Parental Leave

Joining the likes of Estée Lauder and Walmart, the jeweller will offer up to 14 paid weeks for new parents. Tiffany’s chief executive says the move will help attract talent and boost morale.

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At Nike, Revolt Led by Women Leads to Exodus of Male Executives

29 April 2018 • By The New York Times

29 April 2018 • By The New York Times

Complaints about bad behaviour by men and a lack of advancement for women long went ignored, employees said, but now change seems to be afoot.

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At Nike, Revolt Led by Women Leads to Exodus of Male Executives

Complaints about bad behaviour by men and a lack of advancement for women long went ignored, employees said, but now change seems to be afoot.

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Nike Executive Says Company Needs More Women and Minorities in Leadership

5 April 2018 • By Reuters

5 April 2018 • By Reuters

Nike Inc's chief human resources officer Monique Matheson spoke to employees weeks after complaints of inappropriate workplace behavior led to a leadership change.

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Nike Executive Says Company Needs More Women and Minorities in Leadership

Nike Inc's chief human resources officer Monique Matheson spoke to employees weeks after complaints of inappropriate workplace behavior led to a leadership change.