Muji names former Uniqlo exec as its new president Japanese retail business Ryohin Keikaku, Muji’s parent company, has appointed former Fast Retailing executive Nobuo Domae as its new president and representative director. Domae will succeed Satoru Matsuzaki, who will become vice chairman and director of Ryohin Keikaku. The new appointments will take effect on September 1. “Under the new management structure, we will redefine the corporate philosophy and further enhance our opera
our operating foundations in order to achieve it,” the company said in a statement.
Joining Fast Retailing as director in 1998, Domae worked along key managers and assisted Fast Retailing’s chief Tadahi Yanai. He left Uniqlo in 2007 and returned as chief strategy officer three months later. In 2016, Domae departed Uniqlo to take on new roles at DeNA and Monex Group as outside director.
Domae joined Muji as executive officer in 2019 and was appointed as senior managing director the following year.
Amazon names Tesco veteran to run its physical stores
E-commerce giant Amazon has appointed British supermarket chain Tesco veteran Tony Hoggett to run its physical stores.
Hoggett, who has been with Tesco for over 31 years and currently holds the role of chief strategy and innovation director, will join Amazon in 2022 as senior vice president of physical stores.
He will relocate to Seattle and report to Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business.
“Over the next few months we’ll put together a plan for Tony’s transition to Amazon,” Clark said.
Hoggett started at Tesco at 16 years old, working as the supermarket’s trolley boy. Over three decades he rose to become CEO Asia and then group chief operating officer before starting his latest role in April.
“It was a big decision to move on from Tesco but after meeting members of the Amazon leadership team and hearing the ambitions for the business and physical stores, I know it’s a journey and an opportunity that I want to be part of,” Hoggett said.
In March this year, Amazon opened its first physical store outside the United States, an Amazon Fresh cashierless location in London, and now has five of the outlets in the UK.
Oroton names new CEO
Luxury accessories brand Oroton has appointed Jenny Child as CEO, taking over from David Kesby, who is stepping down in October.
Child was previously a partner at management consulting firm McKinsey and Co, where she worked for 14 years partnering with retail and consumer companies in Australia, New Zealand and the US to transform their businesses and accelerate their growth.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Oroton. What David, [creative director] Sophie [Holt] and the team have done in the last few years to refresh the relationship with consumers and plant new seeds in the business is truly impressive,” said Child.
“The momentum in the business plus today’s digital tailwinds mean that we have a fantastic opportunity ahead of us, and I’m excited to be part of shaping Oroton’s next era of growth.”
Kesby will leave his position at Oroton in October “as a friend of the brand and leadership team”, according to a statement.Kesby spearheaded Oroton’s recent transformation, which took place shortly after the business emerged from voluntary administration four years ago. Under his leadership, Oroton expanded into luxury apparel, which was showcased at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week and is now available on international sites including Net-a-Porter. The business achieved 20 per cent LFL growth over FY21 and its online channel now represents more than 25 per cent of total revenue.