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Samir Desai has been named chief digital and technology officer of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a new role for the company.

RIS needs your nominations for its fifth annual Influentials: Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Retail! Find out who is eligible and honor a deserving executive today!

RIS’ fifth annual look at the top women in retail technology salutes the female technologists redefining the industry that touches the lives of millions of consumers. Read about their latest retail technology projects, greatest accomplishments, what they think will impact retail’s future, and more.

Most recently vice president of e-commerce at CVS Health, this retail executive is taking the reins of Bluemercury.

Big Lots has appointed a new CTO to replace Stew Wenerstrom who will be officially retiring in October following a transition period.

Valerie Jabbar has been named senior VP of The Kroger Co., succeeding the retiring Steve McKinney.

A former partner at McKinsey & Company has joined the Fossil Group to lead the retailer’s digital initiatives. Find out who snagged the new role.

Belk is shuffling its leadership team — mostly notably including a new CEO — as the department store plots a post-bankruptcy future.  

A perfect storm of rising wages, tight labor market, and competition from the gig economy has triggered a tectonic shift in retail. To cope with these disruptions, retailers are implementing programs and technologies that focus on keeping employees safe, respected and engaged.

Burberry’s Marco Gobbetti will step down as CEO and leave the fashion retailer at the end of 2021.

Staples' CEO has resigned, while Starbucks has announced several leadership promotions.

The Kroger Co.’s Family of Companies' is going on a hiring spree. Its first nationwide hybrid hiring event takes place today. Get the details.