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June 11, 2013
Face-to-Face With Buxton's Tom Buxton

Tom Buxton, president and CEO of Fort Worth, Texas-based Buxton, sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview at RECon 2013 in Las Vegas.

June 11, 2013
Face-to-Face With Jeffrey Bayer

Jeffrey Bayer, president and CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Bayer Properties, sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview at RECon 2013 in Las Vegas.

June 11, 2013
Stirling chief named VP of ICSC Southern Division

Marty Mayer, president and CEO of Stirling Properties, won election as VP of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Southern Division at RECon in May.

June 10, 2013
Tom Cruise makes surprise appearance at Wal-Mart annual meeting

Wal-Mart Stores held its annual shareholders meeting on Friday morning and the most noteworthy development at the event — aside from a $15 billion share repurchase authorization — was a surprise appearance and glowing comments by Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise.

June 6, 2013
Cold weather chills Ann Q1 profit

Ann Inc., which runs the Ann Taylor and Loft, reported that its fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 27%, as unseasonably cold weather held back sales of spring and summer clothing and led to discounts.

June 3, 2013
Brown Shoe CEO adds chairman to title

Brown Shoe Co. said Monday that president and CEO Diane Sullivan has been named chairman of the board, effective Feb. 2, 2014.

June 3, 2013
Walmart annual shareholders meeting slated for June 7

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Friday, June 7, including an executive update by president and CEO Mike Duke.

May 30, 2013
Forest City chief named ICSC chairman

The International Council of Shopping Centers announced that David J. LaRue, president and CEO of Forest City Enterprises, has been elected by ICSC’s Board of Trustees to serve as the association’s chairman for the 2013–2014 term.

May 7, 2013
Growing On All Fronts

Editor's Note: Chain Store Age's 24th annual survey of Fastest-Growing Managers measures new domestic and international third-party management and leasing contracts obtained during the preceding calendar year (2012).

Last year's numbers were such that we couldn't limit our annual Fastest-Growing third-party managers listing to a top five; a sixth was added because the contract totals were that close.

May 7, 2013
Just What Madison Ordered

Madison, Ala., city officials didn't want just any development for its last available commercial tract, a 28-acre property along a major thoroughfare. They wanted to bring in retailers currently unavailable in the area.

They approached Target and Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp., a developer known for its Target-anchored developments.

"Madison told us they wanted Target," explained George B. Tomlin, president and CEO of GBT Realty. "If you help us, they said, we'll participate financially in the development of the property."

May 1, 2013
Walmart looks to e-commerce for growth

Walmart is emphasizing e-commerce for growth, said Neil Ashe, the chain’s president and CEO of global e-commerce, said during an investor presentation Wednesday morning.


April 29, 2013
Columbia Sportswear names Mexx exec as senior VP, retail

Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Shawn Cox as senior VP of retail, a newly created position that will report directly to president and CEO Tim Boyle.

April 16, 2013
True Value CEO to retire in May

True Value Hardware said that its president and CEO Lyle Heidemann will retire from the company after eight years at the helm, effective May 31.

April 16, 2013
Walmart unveils sustainable commitments in global meeting

In its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting on Monday, Walmart announced new commitments the retailer says will dramatically increase energy efficiency and renewables, and hasten its path toward being 100% supplied by renewable energy.

April 3, 2013
Supervalu announces departure of CFO, general counsel

Supervalu president and CEO Sam Duncan announced Wednesday some major changes to his executive leadership team.

April 1, 2013
Ace Hardware names new chief

Ace Hardware Corp. announced that John Venhuizen has been named president and CEO of the hardware cooperative.

March 26, 2013
Report: Wal-Mart to test in-store lockers for online purchases

Walmart plans to test the use of in-store lockers to hold goods ordered on its Web site until shoppers can pick them up, Reuters reported.

March 19, 2013
Rona appoints former Metro exec as new president and CEO

Canadian home-improvement chain Rona Inc. announced Tuesday it has named Robert Sawyer as president and CEO, effective next month.

March 15, 2013
Retail Shuffle

Is it just me, or does it seem like the past two months or so have seen an unusually high level of turnover at the top? It's gotten so that you need a scorecard to keep up with all the comings and goings, as chief executives are forced out, jump ship, retire or move on.

This year's changing of the guard is bittersweet because it includes the retirement of two veteran retailers, Steve Burd of Safeway and Maxine Clark of Build-A-Bear Workshop.

March 14, 2013
Kirkland's CEO to retire; Q4 results tops Street

Kirkland's announced that Robert Alderson, the home decor retailer's long-time president and CEO, intends to retire at the end of fiscal 2013, or approximately Feb. 1, 2014.

March 6, 2013
Walmart in line to open 500 Neighborhood Market stores by fiscal 2016

Walmart will open as many as 115 small-format stores this year, according to Bill Simon, president and CEO of Walmart U.S.

February 20, 2013
Former Wal-Mart chief named to CarCharging board

Electric vehicle charging company Car Charging Group said that former Wal-Mart Stores president and CEO Bill Fields has been appointed to its board of directors.

February 14, 2013
Limited CEO named CEO of Lane Bryant

Ascena Retail Group announced that Linda Heasley has accepted the position of president and CEO of Lane Bryant effective Feb. 18.

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.

February 6, 2013
Obama taps CEO of REI to head Interior Department

President Obama has selected Sally Jewell, president and CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., to lead the Interior Department, White House officials said.

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