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June 7, 2013
Penney’s chief technology officer out

Another executive hired by former J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has apparently left the chain. Kristen Blum, executive VP and chief technology officer, is no longer with Penney, according to various reports that cited a note to investors by Citi analyst Deborah Weinswig.

May 29, 2013
Foot Locker appoints Alvitti as chief HR officer

Foot Locker Inc. has appointed Paulette Alvitti as senior VP and chief human resources officer.

May 22, 2013
Kohl's names Starbucks' exec chief customer officer

Kohl’s has appointed Starbucks executive Michelle Gass to the newly created position of chief customer officer.

May 7, 2013
Le Duff America Ignores the Slow Recovery

Chain Store Age asked Paul Carolan, chief development officer for Dallas-based Le Duff America, about the bakery-café company's aggressive growth plan in the United States.

The North American subsidiary of Paris-based Groupe Le Duff SA, Le Duff America now manages four brands in the United States: Bruegger's Bagels, la Madeleine Country French Café, Brioche Dorée and Mimi's Café, which was acquired in March.

May 1, 2013
Guess names Lazear as chief design officer

Guess Inc. is appointing Sharleen Ernster Lazear as chief design officer.

April 22, 2013
Costco and IRI expand relationship
Information Resources (IRI), the exclusive provider of Costco point-of-sale and inventory information to the manufacturer community, and Costco Wholesale announced several enhancements to their Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX) program, a single, global solution for category, POS and supply chain tracking at Costco, and the launch of Costco CRX Mexico.
April 22, 2013
Office Depot shareholder redoubles efforts to change board

Investment firm Starboard Value, Office Depot’s largest stockholder with a 14.8% stake, revealed Monday it has delivered a letter to the office supply retailer’s board of directors, expressing “strong disappointment at the board's failure to work constructively with Starboard to reconstitute the board.”

April 3, 2013
Bebe names chief merchant

Bebe stores announced Wednesday it has named Katrina Glusac as chief merchandising officer, effective immediately.

March 25, 2013
Ascena names chief merchant for Maurices

Ascena Retail Group, parent to the Lane Bryant, Maurices and Dressbarn banners among others, said Monday it has named Erin Stern EVP and chief merchandising officer of its Maurices brand, effective April 15.

February 7, 2013
Verizon Communications elects Walgreens chief Greg Wasson to board

Verizon Communications elected Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO, to the Verizon board of directors, effective March 1.

January 16, 2013
Staples names chief culture officer

Staples announced that John Burke, SVP business services, has been named to the newly created position of SVP chief culture officer. Burke joined Staples more than 23 years ago and led its Business Services team for 12 years.

January 11, 2013
Wal-Mart names new chief of Walmart Latin America; Solorzano to retire

Wal-Mart Stores announced that Enrique Ostale, president and CEO of Walmart Chile, formerly D&S, has been named EVP, president and CEO of Walmart Latin America, where he will oversee Walmart's operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

December 12, 2012
Jones Group names chief people officer

The Jones Group Inc. announced it has promoted Aida Tejero-DeColli to the newly created position of chief people officer, effective immediately.

September 24, 2012
Study: 54% of shoppers rate physical stores as most preferred channel; Brits most unhappy shoppers

As women age, they find the shopping experience less enjoyable, according to a survey by global design consultancy Fitch.

September 7, 2012
Hot Topic on hunt for new chief store officer

Hot Topic announced that Jerry Cook has resigned as chief store officer, effective February 28, 2013.

August 17, 2012
Former J.C. Penney CEO ‘shocked’ by Ron Johnson’s actions

The New York Times reported about Allen Questrom’s on-air visit with CNBC for its Fast Money Halftime Report, during which the former J.C. Penney CEO was very candid about his disapproval of new chief Ron Johnson’s approach to leadership.

August 13, 2012
Former Sports Authority CEO named chair of RYU

Former Sports Authority chief David Campisi has been named chairman and CEO of Respect Your Universe, a performance apparel company.

July 24, 2012
Simon names chief investment officer

Simon Property Group announced the appointment of Matthew Lentz as executive VP and chief investment officer.

May 24, 2012
Carrefour's incoming CEO to take helm early

The world’s second largest retailer behind Wal-Mart said that its leadership will change hands earlier than planned.

May 21, 2012
Survey: Consumers still cutting back, just not on gas, pharmacy or grocery

That trip to the local restaurant is off the menu for consumers today, as are furnishings and electronics, Empathica reported, citing its latest Consumer Insights Panel survey of more than 6,500 U.S. consumers.

May 11, 2012
Kroger CEO Dillon received 66% pay increase in 2011

A report on by the Associated Press said that Kroger chief David Dillon received a 66% bump in pay in 2011, as the grocer surpassed its internal growth targets.

May 10, 2012
Former Best Buy chief Dunn may get $3.2 million; investigation widens

According to a filing by Best Buy, former CEO Brian Dunn may receive either $3.1 million or zero in termination payments following his highly publicized resignation.

May 8, 2012
Avenue shuttering up to 120 stores

As plus-size apparel retailer Avenue Stores emerges from bankruptcy under new ownership, it will do so with a much streamlined store presence.

April 17, 2012
Sears Canada CEO reviews turnaround at annual meeting

Sears Canada chief Calvin McDonald told attendees of the retailer’s annual meeting in Toronto that the focus will be on its strongest categories to more quickly effect a turnaround.

April 16, 2012
Focus on: Operations

Given the escalating cost of fuel, conventional wisdom dictates the way to save money would be to schedule fewer miles. But this is not always the case, as witnessed by specialty retailer LifeWay Christian Resources, which found that more frequent deliveries translate to less cost across its retail enterprise.

LifeWay Christian Resources, which operates 170 stores throughout the nation, reinvented its distribution model — shifting from one consolidated truckload delivery per week to its stores to multiple UPS deliveries of smaller quantities.

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