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  • Sprouts Farmers Market to close three stores in Austin, Texas

    Phoenix -- Sprouts Farmers Markets plans to close three of its six stores in Austin, Texas.

    Sprouts announced the closings via Twitter. In the tweet, it said that employees of the three stores that are closing would be assigned to other locations.
     

  • TJX Cos. announces senior management shifts

    Framingham, Mass. -- The TJX Cos. announced Wednesday several senior management shifts, including moving current Marmaxx Group head Michael MacMillan to the company’s European division.

    MacMillan, who has been in charge of the company’s largest division comprised of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, will now be senior executive VP of TJX Europe. MacMillan replaces Paul Sweetenham, who recently resigned.

    The current president of HomeGoods, Richard Sherr, will return to Marmaxx Group as senior executive VP.

  • Hot Topic holiday same-store sales up 1.2%

    City of Industry, Calif. -- Hot Topic reported Wednesday that same-store sales for the nine-week holiday shopping period of November and December edged up 1.2%. The company upped its fourth quarter guidance based on the results.

    In related news, Hot Topic has named Cindy Levitt as VP, general merchandise manager, effective Jan. 16.

  • Sears shaping up as a fitness leader

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears announced that it has completed a number of initiatives designed to reinforce itself as a fitness leader. 

  • Vitamin Shoppe president joins Express board

    Columbus, Ohio -- Express has announced changes to its board of directors. Michael Archbold, president and COO of Vitamin Shoppe, has been appointed to the board as a class I director, effective Jan. 3.

    Archbold joined Vitamin Shoppe in 2007 as CFO and COO. He was promoted to president in 2011. Previously, he was executive VP, CFO and chief administrative officer of Saks Fifth Avenue.

  • Dollar General to open 625 stores in 2012; will enter California with 50 locations

    Goodlettsville, Tenn. -- Dollar General plans to open 625 stores and add more than 6,000 new jobs in 2012. The locations will be spread among Dollar General’s 38-state operating area, and include the new markets of California, where it will open 50 stores and a distribution center, and Massachusetts. The discounter will also open a distribution center in the Golden State this year.

  • TJX shakes up leadership

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass — TJX announced that it has moved some of its executives to new roles to better position the company for future growth. Michael MacMillan will assume leadership of the company’s European division as SVP TJX Europe, moving from his current post as head of The Marmaxx Group (the company’s largest division comprised of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls). Richard Sherr will return to The Marmaxx Group as Senior EVP, having most recently held the post of president HomeGoods.

  • Callison acquires Barteluce Architects & Associates

    Seattle -- Global architecture and design firm Callison has acquired New York-based Barteluce Architects & Associates.

    The move expands Callison’s  luxury retail client base and strengthens its delivery capabilities, expanding its New York team to about 75 architects.

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