Human Resources

04/15/2013 - 1:26pm
Overstock.com founder back as CEO

Overstock.com founder Patrick M. Byrne has returned as CEO of online discount retailer.

04/12/2013 - 10:17am
Guess names SVP, general merchandise manager

Guess, Inc. has appointed Hillary Super as SVP, general merchandise manager for Guess, reporting to Paul Marciano, co-founder and CEO of Guess.

04/11/2013 - 10:23am
Report: Three more execs leave J.C. Penney, including COO

Three executives who had previously worked with Ron Johnson at Apple and then joined him at J.C. Penney have left the embattled department store chain in the wake of Johnson’s ouster, the New York Post reported.

04/10/2013 - 5:39pm
Report: Wal-Mart exec who called sales ‘total disaster’ has left

A Wednesday report by Reuters said that Jerry Murray, the Wal-Mart finance VP who called the chain's early February sales "a total disaster" in an email made public by Bloomberg, has left the company, effective April 5.

04/10/2013 - 5:34pm
J.C. Penney’s Ullman resigns from Saks board

In not-so-unexpected news, a regulatory filing with the SEC revealed that J.C. Penney’s new CEO Mike Ullman has resigned from Saks Inc.’s board of directors.

04/10/2013 - 5:30pm
Shopko names former Office Depot exec as marketing lead

Shopko said Wednesday that it has named Michael B. Cooper as senior VP marketing for the company, charged with leading the branding strategy and marketing initiatives.

04/10/2013 - 10:27am
American Eagle Outfitters names former Guess exec as Asia Pacific head

American Eagle Outfitters said it has named Kitty Yung to the position of EVP/president of Asia Pacific, charged with supporting the chain’s global geographic and channel growth “while aligning with our strategic plan of fortifying core assets, growing North America and transforming to a global omni-channel competitor …,” said Robert Hanson, CEO.

04/08/2013 - 5:43pm
Johnson out as CEO of J.C. Penney; Ullman back

After a controversial 17-month stint, Ron Johnson is out as CEO of J.C. Penney.

04/08/2013 - 5:30pm
Bob Evans to deploy workforce management solution from JDA

JDA Software Group announced that Bob Evans Farms will deploy a JDA workforce management solution (formerly RedPrairie WFM) in approximately 565 Bob Evans restaurants.

04/04/2013 - 5:14pm
Starbucks appoints Disney exec as global chief strategy officer

Starbucks Coffee Company announced that it has appointed Matthew Ryan as global chief strategy officer.

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