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Hobby Lobby Raises Full-Timers’ Minimum Wage to $19.25 per Hour

Retail TouchPoints

For the 13 th time since 2009, when it first instituted its own “minimum wage” well above the federal minimum, Hobby Lobby has boosted pay for its full-time workers. The increase to $19.25 per hour will take effect Oct.

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Déjà vu: Don’t let AIOps be CMDB All Over Again!

Forrester eCommerce

In February of 2009, Glenn O’Donnell (VP, Research Director) and I co-authored the CMDB Imperative when ITIL and ITSM were all the rage. Underpinning that rage was the Configuration Management DB (CMDB) which promised to deliver world peace like a pageant winner during the interview portion of the competition.

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Babyletto Opens First Brick-and-Mortar Store in LA Hometown

Retail TouchPoints

Since its launch in 2009, Babyletto has sold more than one million cribs and has extended its product reach through a network of major retail partners including Babylist, Crate & Kids, Pottery Barn Kids and Target. The flagship also offers a new white-glove delivery service.

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Circuit City Plans to Curate Shop-in-Shops Using its Electronics Expertise

Retail TouchPoints

After it closed its last brick-and-mortar retail store in 2009, Circuit City launched a comeback in 2018 with an experiential ecommerce site. The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024.

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A Look Back At Zero Trust: Never Trust, Always Verify

Forrester eCommerce

For those of you who have been hiding away in a cave for the past decade, Zero Trust (ZT) is a concept founded by Forrester alum John Kindervag in 2009 that centers on the belief that trust is a vulnerability and security must be designed with the strategy never trust, […]. What exactly is Zero Trust?

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Home Depot ‘Retool Your School’ Program Awards Nearly $3 Million to 42 HBCUs

Retail TouchPoints

Since the program’s inception in 2009, the retailer has invested more than $12 million to provide HBCUs with needs-based grants for campus renovations. The Home Depot has a proud legacy of supporting and uplifting HBCUs,” said Molly Battin, SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at The Home Depot in a statement.

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Rothy’s Names New CEO and President as Co-Founders Move Up

Retail TouchPoints

She also served as President and CEO of Charlotte Russe from 2009 to 2019 and has served on the boards of companies including Kendra Scott, Levi Strauss & Co. Ming is a retail veteran who was on the 1994 founding team of Old Navy , becoming the retailer’s first President from 1999 to 2006. and Kaiser Permanente.

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