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  • Build-A-Bear Workshop adds toy, social media expertise to board

    Build-A-Bear is adding two new board members whose backgrounds should serve the company well as it moves forward with its transformation plan.

    Build-A-Bear announcedthat Tim Kilpin and Sarah Personette have been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

  • Digital sales soar at HSN, but profit dips

    The CEO of HSN says that for the first time ever, more than half of sales at HSN came from digital channels.

    But onine sales did not make up for heavy discounting, and the companyposted profit and revenue declines.The company reported that for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, net sales decreased 2% and adjusted EBITDA decreased 3%.Adjusted EPS was $1.15 compared to $1.22 in the prior year.

  • Wakefern goes in-house for new tech chief

    Wakefern Food Corp. has named executive Cheryl Williams as its new CIO and VP of the computer information services division.

  • Consumer confidence slips in February

    Consumer confidence fell into a slump in February, driven largely by a less optimistic view of business conditions.

    According to the Conference Board, the index currently stands at 92.2, down from 97.8 in January.

  • Lowe's goes high with growth in 2015

    Lowe's rode the same wave of recovery in the housing market as its rival Home Depot in the fourth quarter, topping its own expectations with substantial gains.

  • TJX results show where consumers are spending

    Off-price giant The TJX Companies attracted record numbers of bargain-hungry shoppers during the holiday period as the retailer reported record sales and profit sales for the fourth quarter.

    For the period ended Jan. 30, net sales at TJX Cos. increased 8% to $8.96 billion, and same-store sales increased 6%.

    Net income rose 2.8% to $666.5 million and diluted earnings per share were 99 cents, a 6% increase over the prior year’s 93 cents. Both income and sales exceeded expectations.

  • Sara Spicklemire joins CBRE as senior VP

    Chicago -- CBRE announced that Sara Spicklemire has joined the firm as a SVP of its agency leasing team.

  • Mid-America Real Estate hires Eric Unatin as VP

    Bloomfield Hills, Mich. -- Mid-America Real Estate announced the addition of Eric Unatin to its brokerage team. In his new position as VP, Unatin will be specializing in landlord and tenant representation throughout the state of Michigan.

  • Online marketplace Etsy outlines path to profitability

    Etsy’s goal of “reimagining commerce,” is a long-term proposition, which explains why after the company lost money again in the fourth quarter it tempered the news with a rosy three year sales and profit forecast.

  • Former ICSC exec Rudy Milian launches Woodcliff Realty Advisors

    Rudolph E. Milian, former senior staff VP of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a leading retail real estate development executive, has launched Woodcliff Realty Advisors LLC, a full-service management consultancy that brings together an elite group of retail and real estate professionals and experts to serve shopping center companies, retailers, commercial real estate organizations, communities and investors worldwide.

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