Mattress Firm shakeup as CEO resignsA new if familiar face is taking the reins of the nation’s largest specialty mattress retailer. Commentary: Founder of Ikea revolutionized retailFew people can claim to have genuinely revolutionized retail. Ingvar Kamprad did. Passing of a retail giant The man who turned a small, Swedish mail order company he founded at age 17 into a global, $48 billion retail powerhouse has died at the age of 91. Staples CEO out; replacement named Less than five months after an ownership change, Staples has announced a change in leadership. Apparel giant hires its first digital officer; names new online leaders Ralph Lauren Corp. is strengthening its digital capabilities. Footwear retailer on hunt for new president The president of Famous Footwear is retiring. Target Q&A with CEO Brian Cornell on his role at RILA Target CEO Brian Cornell has signed on as chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders Association for 2018 and 2019. Target CEO to chair RILA board of directors The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced its current board of directors. Restaurant chain taps veteran exec as new leader There has been a changing of the guard at California Pizza Kitchen. Seasoned retail vet to head up Bartell Drugs The nation’s oldest family-owned drugstore chain has named a new CEO, only the fifth in the company’s 128-year history. New president for arts and crafts retailer A.C. Moore has promoted a company veteran to the post of president. In key posting, Walmart names company vet as international head Walmart has tapped a 20-plus years company veteran to head up its second-largest operating segment — a job that many industry experts regard as a stepping stone to the top job at the retail giant . First Previous 179 180 181 182 183 Next Last