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May 21, 2013
Bad weather can’t hold back Home Depot Q1

The Home Depot shrugged off bad weather, and thanks, in part, to a recovering housing market, the company reported first quarter sales of $19.1 billion, up 7.4% from last year's quarter, which had one less week.

May 20, 2013
Dollar General announces literacy award winners

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $6 million in grants to more than 725 schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations to support adult, family and summer literacy programs.

May 17, 2013
SC Johnson CEO hailed champion of literacy

Fisk Johnson, SC Johnson's chairman and CEO, has been named "Friend of the Library" by the Racine Public Library. Johnson received the award for sponsoring the Racine Reads: Dream Big! program during the 2011-2012 school year.

May 13, 2013
Sports Chalet turns to PR agency to re-establish brand

Specialty sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet is looking to public relations boutique agency Formula PR to help establish its brand as a leader within the active lifestyle industry.

May 10, 2013
Former Macy’s exec lands on feet at Miami Ballet

Miami City Ballet’s Board of Trustees today elected former Macy’s executive Susan D. Kronick as its new president of the board.

May 6, 2013
Barington CEO to step into Jones Group board

The Jones Group Inc. has nominated chairman and CEO of Barington Capital Group James A. Mitarotonda to stand for election to the board of directors at the company's 2013 annual meeting of stockholders.

May 6, 2013
H-E-B announces Excellence in Education Award winners

H-E-B announced the statewide winners of its 12th annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards during a banquet at Austin’s Hilton Hotel.

May 2, 2013
Sears Holding shifts focus to omni-channel

Among the highlights of the first Sears Holdings shareholder meeting since Edward Lampert became chairman and CEO were details on the company's progress in combining its brick-and-mortar and online businesses.

April 30, 2013
Former Sports Authority exec new Big Lots CEO

Big Lots has named David Campisi as its new CEO and president. Campisi succeeds Steve Fishman, who announced in December 2012 his intention to retire upon the appointment of his successor.

April 29, 2013
J&J CEO vows to make OTC formidable in U.S. again

Johnson & Johnson chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky told shareholders at the company's annual shareholder meeting that its consumer healthcare business would reclaim its prominence in the U.S. marketplace. But OTC growth will be greatest outside of the U.S.

April 23, 2013
Tampa Saks Fifth Ave. to close doors in May

Retailer Saks Incorporated will be closing its Saks Fifth Avenue store located in the WestShore Plaza in Tampa, Fla., May 4.

April 18, 2013
American Girl, Monster High drive Mattel Q1 results

Key Mattel brands drove Mattel sales for the first quarter of 2013. Mattel's net sales for the quarter were $996 million, up 7% compared to $928 million last year, and net income increased dramatically to $38.5 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to last year's first quarter net income of $7.8 million, or $0.02 per share.

April 10, 2013
Family Dollar posts Q2 growth, but challenges remain

Family Dollar Stores reported a net sales increase of 17.7% to $2.89 billion for its second quarter. Net income per diluted share for the quarter increased 5.2% to $1.21.

April 9, 2013
Office Depot, OfficeMax move forward on merger

OfficeMax and Office Depot have announced the committee members tasked with overseeing the process to select a CEO for the combined company and selection of the executives who will help to manage the integration planning process.

March 29, 2013
Toys'R'Us sales slip in Q4

Toys“R”Us reported that sales for the the fourth quarter decreased $155 million to $5.8 billion and that net earnings fell to $239 million from $343 million in the prior year.

March 14, 2013
Target names new board members

Senior executives from Yahoo! and Ecolab are the newest members of the board of directors at Target.

March 11, 2013
GE names ex-SEC head to board

The board of directors of the General Electric Company nominated former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Mary Schapiro to serve on its board.

March 11, 2013
Sales results mixed for Dick’s Q4

Dick’s Sporting Goods fell three cents short of analysts’ profit forecast in the fourth quarter thanks to a 1.2% same store sales increase partially caused by unseasonably warm weather and soft sales of big ticket items.

March 5, 2013
American Apparel sales up in Q4, sees future in online biz

American Apparel reported that its net sales for the fourth quarter were up 10% to $173 million and comparable-store sales rose 7% for the same period.

February 27, 2013
Saks comps up slightly in Q4, focused on omnichannel efforts

Saks reported that sales for the fourth quarter were up 5.6% over the same period last year. Same-store sales were up 0.7% for the period.

February 21, 2013
Safeway CMO joins Whirlpool board

Whirlpool has appointed Diane Dietz, executive VP and chief marketing officer of Safeway, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

February 20, 2013
OfficeMax, Office Depot merger moves forward

The office retail field narrowed Wednesday, as OfficeMax and Office Depot officially announced an agreement to merge into a single company.

February 20, 2013
Wolverine Worldwide sales spike 60.5% in Q4

Outdoor and sports apparel manufacturer Wolverine Worldwide reported that its consolidated fourth fiscal quarter revenue was $652.2 million, growth of 60.5% versus the prior year.

February 1, 2013
Perrigo buys another pet care company

Leading private label supplier Perrigo has acquired pet health company Velcera for $160 million.

January 25, 2013
Ex SuperValu and Pepsi execs join Clorox board

Former SuperValu CEO Jeff Noddle and former Pepsi Bottling Group, Mexico, chairman Rogelio Rebolledo are the newest members of the Clorox board of directors.

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