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Barnes & Noble Hires Michael P. Huseby As CEO
Barnes & Noble has appointed Michael P. Huseby as CEO, effective Jan. 8, 2014. In his new position, Huseby will be responsible for all company units, which include Barnes &…
News January 13Select Comfort Adds New CMO
Select Comfort, a bedding manufacturer and retailer, has announced that Kevin Brown will be joining the company as its new SVP and CMO. Brown joins the company with more than…
News January 13WhiteWave Foods Appoints Kevin Yost As Earthbound Farm President
The WhiteWave Food Company, a plant-based foods and beverages manufacturer and distributor, announced the appointment of Kevin C. Yost as President of the company’s Earthbound Farm business. WhiteWave completed its…
News January 13Good Times Restaurants Report 17% Same Store Sales Increase
Good Times Restaurants, Inc., a regional restaurant company operating Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard and Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar restaurants, today announced its same store sales for its Good…
News January 12Hhgregg Reveals Preliminary Q3 2013 Sales
Hhgregg, a retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics, announced preliminary Q3 sales results ending Dec. 31, 2013. The retailer reported net sales of $799.6 million for 2013, and estimates…
News January 12Shoe Carnival Extends Share Repurchase Program
The Board of Directors at Shoe Carnival, a retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories, extended the expiration date of the company’s existing $25 million share repurchase program to December 31,…
News January 12Walgreens Ends Year With 7.2% Sales Boost In December
Walgreens reported sales of $7.20 billion in December 2013, a year-over-year increase of 7.2% from the December 2012 sales total of $6.72 billion. Concurrently, year-to-date sales were revealed to be…
News January 12
WellPoint Sells 1-800 CONTACTS
WellPoint today announced a definitive agreement to sell its online contact lens retail subsidiary 1-800 CONTACTS to private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners. The company also has entered into…
News January 123 Examples Of Why Innovation Is The Key To Future Retail Success
By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief I’m now a true believer. After listening to three extremely passionate retail executives discuss their unique business models, I am convinced that innovation will be…
Executive Viewpoints January 12
