Noted industry veteran rejoins R.J. Brunelli

When Michael Murphy started his career as a mall marketing director with Ernest W. Hahn in California, the Beatles had just recently broken up and enclosed malls were the new wave in retail. Now, after four years as director of retail services at Cushman & Wakefield, Murphy has returned to R. J. Brunelli & Co.to take up his former position as senior sales associate.



Murphy served nearly all positions on up to general man ager at malls in Virginia, Montana, and Utah, as well as California. Through most of the 1980s, he helped Debbi Fields grow her three-store business to 700 locations as senior VP and director of Mrs. Fields’ Cookies. In the 1990s, Murphy became VP of leasing for 40 shopping centers owned by Kravco Company.



At the Old Bridge, New Jersey-based R.J. Brunelli, he will represent foodservice and grocery clients in eastern Pennsylvania markets.