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Corporate Governance

  • Home Depot names ag expert, GE vet to board

    Arysta LifeScience president and CEO Wayne Hewett will stand for election to The Home Depot’s board of directors when current director Bonnie Hill steps down.

  • Target to open store in Westwood, Mass.

    Minneapolis -- Target announced plans to open a store in Westwood, Mass., opening in March 2015.

    The 135,000-sq.-ft. store will be part of the new University Station development. It will be the 26th Target store in the Boston area.

  • Diab to lead health & wellness at Walmart

    Labeed Diab has been named SVP and president of health and wellness at Walmart, filling a position previously held by Dr. John Agwunobi who left the company.

  • Neiman Marcus combining online and store leadership teams

    New York -- The Neiman Marcus Group is reorganizing its leadership structure by merging its stores and online management structure into one team as it looks to expand its presence across all channels. The change will take effect April 14.

  • EPA Clarifies Hazardous Waste for Retail

    By Mike Rozembajgier, VP, Stericycle

    Hazardous waste management for retailers and retail pharmacies has entered a critical new phase that may change the rules governing what is considered waste and how to properly dispose of it.

  • Drug store veteran Robert Long passes away

    Robert M. Long, former president, CEO and chairman of Longs Drug Stores passed away March 27 due to complications, which occurred as a result of inclusion body myositis.  

    Long was a well-known industry veteran having led Longs Drug Stores for more than 20 years. His retirement from the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based pharmacy retailer as CEO in 2000 marked the first time that a member of the founding family was not heading the company.

  • Pita Grill leases LaGuardia Place shop in Greenwich Village

    New York — Pita Grill has signed a 12-year lease for 2,700-sq. ft. in Greenwich Village at 496 LaGuardia Place between West Houston and Bleecker Streets. The space includes 1,350 sq. ft. on the ground floor and 1,350 sq. ft. on the lower level. The quick-service restaurant will be the chain’s ninth location since if first opened a few blocks away at West 4th Street in 1994.

  • Report: Fake Bieber CDs ‘droplifted’ into stores

    Los Angeles – An electronic musician reportedly planted 5,000 copies of his own CD inside fake copies of the Justin Bieber “Believe” CD in retailers including Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart on April 1. According to the Associated Press, the musician, Paz Dylan, said he saw the stunt as more of a performance art piece than an April Fools’ Day prank.

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