New York – Locally based Avon Products Inc. recently announced that its new retail line, beComing, has been launched and is now available at JCPenney department stores across the country. In 2001, 75 of the Plano...
Washington, D.C. – According to a survey conducted for the locally based National Retail Federation by Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Market Facts Inc, consumers are expected to spend 16% less this year on back-to...
Shelton, Conn. – Locally based Swiss Army Brands Inc. recently announced plans to open a flagship retail store later this year in New York. The store will serve as a visual showcase for the full range of company...
Troy, Mich. – Locally based Kmart Corp. recently acquired BlueLight.com, the company's e-commerce subsidiary. A majority of BlueLight.com stockholders had approved the merger as of the close of business on July 31...
Washington, D.C. – Shareholders of locally based ChainLinks Retail Advisors have elected Dan Gardiner of Phoenix Commercial Advisors / ChainLinks in Phoenix as its new chairman...
Atlanta – Locally based The Home Depot recently appointed Bill Patterson as president of the company’s Northwest division, headquartered in Seattle. He will report directly to Bob Nardelli, president and CEO...
Cincinnati – Locally based Federated Department Stores Inc. recently announced a change in executive management at its Atlanta-based Rich's/Lazarus/Goldsmith's (RLG) division. Ron Klein, who currently serves as...
Londo – After locally based Marks & Spencer’s announced this past March that it would shutter its 18 French stores as part of a European-wide restructuring plan, the workers went on strike, occupied the company’s...
Lansing, Mich. – While many retailers are preparing to accommodate 91 million Americans receiving tax-rebate checks in the coming months, the majority of Michigan retailers say they will avoid getting involved...
