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Corporate Governance

  • Mens Wearhouse finds COO fit by going to the dogs

    The Men's Wearhouse is bringing in a PetSmart executive to serve as chief operating officer.

    Men's Wearhouse said that Bruce K. Thorn, 48, has been named executive vice president, chief operating officer, effective immediately.

  • Starbucks makes French connection

    Seattle - Starbucks Coffee Co. plans on making a connection with French consumers.

    The retailer is partnering with and Casino Restauration, the restaurant subsidiary of mass merchandiser Groupe Casino, to open Starbucks stores within Géant Casino hypermarkets and Casino supermarkets across France.

  • And the top state for business is…

    New York -- The top state for business is a high-tax, high-wage, union-friendly, cold-climate state, according to an annual ranking by CNBC.
     

  • A Matter of Time (and Money)

    Time is often considered the most precious resource of all, because once it is spent, it can never be replenished. While there is no way to create new time, retailers can reduce the amount of time spent on such tasks as scheduling and payroll with automated workforce management technology. And as the old saying goes, time equals money.

  • Kroger on the hunt for a COO

    Cincinnati -- Kroger now finds itself in need of a COO.  

    In an abrupt announcement, Kroger on Tuesday said president and COO Mike Ellis has retired after 40 years with the company. The grocer said a successor will be named at a later date.
     

  • Survey: Consumers not too trusting when it comes to data security with retailers

    Blue Bell, Pa. – The government is not typically an institution that inspires consumer confidence, and when it comes to protecting personal data, neither is the retail industry.

    A large percentage of Americans believe that a breach of their personal data held by a retailer or a government agency is likely within the next year, according to the 2015 Unisys Security Insights survey released today by Unisys Corp. in partnership with Lieberman Research Group.

  • Amazon heads east with cloud computing

    Seattle – Amazon.com is heading east with its Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosted cloud computing platform – all the way to India.

    AWS will launch an “infrastructure region” in India in 2016, meaning customers there will have access to locally based hosted cloud services.

  • Who will be the next COO at Kroger?

    Leadership of the Kroger Co.’s retail operations is in limbo following the retirement of COO Mike Ellis, with no immediate successor named.

    The Kroger Co. announced that Ellis has retired after 40 years with the company.

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