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  • Subway names 40-year veteran as president

    Milford, Conn. - Suzanne Greco, who began her tenure with the Subway restaurant chain as a store associate in 1973, has been named president of the company. For 24 years, she led the research and development team.

    In 2012 Greco’s responsibilities expanded when she began overseeing the operations department and her responsibilities expanded again earlier in 2015 when she began overseeing the marketing department.

  • Target’s chief style officer steps down

    The woman who put the “T” in Tarjay is stepping down from her role as chief merchandising officer and adding some uncertainty about the retailer’s direction under the leadership of chairman and CEO Brian Cornell.

  • Garnet Hill to go brick-and-mortar?

    Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- Garnet Hill, the online and catalog retailer, is inching closer to brick-and-mortar.

    The 39-year-old company is set to open its first physical store, a pop-up location in the tony Long Island town of Bridgehampton, New York. The store is designed to give customer a "touch and feel" experience for Garnet Hill’s merchandise.

  • One to watch: more exec changes at 99 Cents Only

    An ongoing senior leadership transformation at 99 Cents Only stores has put a former Kmart executive in the role of interim CEO and now the company has named a former Walmart executive as interim CFO for the second time.

    Less than a month after Andy Giancamilli was named interim president and CEO, 99 Cents only named Michael Fung to the role of CFO. Both men served on the company’s board of directors with Giancamilli in the role as chairman.

  • Another online player to open physical stores

    New York – Online jewelry retailer BaubleBar is making the leap to brick-and-mortar.

    Launched in 2011 by two former investment bankers with Harvard MBAs, the retailer will open its first-ever, permanent brick-and-mortar location, a 1,200-sq.-ft. shop at Roosevelt Field Mall, in Garden City, New York. The mall is one of the nation’s largest shopping centers.

  • Toys"R"Us has got Comic Con covered

    Toys”R”Us is curating a special lineup of toys -- and a new shop -- in anticipation of San Diego Comic-Con that is designed to appeal to the toy collector community.

  • Retailers urge Congress to make changes to heathcare act

    Arlington, Va. -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is calling on Congress to make “much-needed” changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

    The move comes in response to the Supreme Court of the United States' ruling Thursday upholding subsidies provided through ACA.

  • Groupon exec named CFO at Digital River

    E-commerce solutions provider Digital River Inc. has named a Groupon executive as its next CFO.

    Digital River has announced that Hoke Horne has joined the company as chief financial officer. In this role, Horne, who has more than 20 years of financial experience, will be responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, tax, corporate development and enterprise operations activities.

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