Build-A-Bear Workshop is still expecting a third consecutive year of positive same store sales despite a decline in traffic over the holiday period.
On a preliminary basis, for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 3, the company said it now expects:
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The Vitamin Shoppe overhauls board of directors
The Vitamin Shoppe is changing the structure of its board of directors as it looks to enhance its corporate governance practices.
The company announced its board will rotate the role of lead director for the second time since the company's Oct. 28, 2009, initial public offering. David Edwab, who served as lead director since April 2011, has stepped down from that role and John Bowlin, who became a member of the Vitamin Shoppe board in October 2014, will now serve as lead director.
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Industry veteran in cancer fight
Carl Nottberg, a veteran retail facilities executive, is battling cancer.
Nottberg, senior VP of business development at USM, is suffering from multiple myeloma, a relatively uncommon form of cancer that attacks the plasma cells in the bone marrow. He has been in and out of treatment while his immune system is attacked, and hospitalized for weeks at a time.
