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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.

April 2, 2013
Seven habits of highly sustainable companies

Sustainability is often confused with “going green,” but while environmental improvement is part of the picture, sustainability is bigger than that.

November 8, 2012
Stuart Weitzman names CMO, announces other promotions

Luxury shoe retailer Stuart Weitzman has promoted Susan Duffy to chief marketing officer.

September 25, 2012
Summer Infant retains investor relations firm

Summer Infant, a juvenile products manufacturer, today has retained Sharon Merrill (www.InvestorRelations.com), a nationally recognized investor relations and corporate communications firm based in Boston, to provide strategic investor relations services.

July 26, 2012
Shopko steps up branding efforts with new marketing hire

Shopko has hired a long-time retail marketing executive, with extensive experience in the beauty and apparel sectors to help develop the Shopko brand as it moves forward with the conversion of its newly acquired Pamida stores to the Shopko Hometown format.

February 2, 2012
Sachse takes on new role at Macy's

Macy’s Inc. announced that Peter Sachse, the company's chief marketing officer and chairman of Macys.com, will succeed Ron Klein as chief stores officer, effective Feb. 13.

January 12, 2012
Staples names communications exec

Staples said Thursday it has appointed Kirk Saville as VP global communications, charged with overseeing Staples’ internal and corporate communications, marketing, public relations, community relations and corporate events.

January 3, 2012
Best Buy issues statement regarding online order cancellations

After a slew of online orders were cancelled in November and December when Best Buy couldn’t keep up with demand, the company issued the following statement last week:

July 28, 2011
FMI names Heather Garlich director of media, public relations

The Food Marketing Institute on Wednesday named Heather Garlich as the association’s director of media and public relations.

July 18, 2011
Seasonal campaign celebrates second birthday

Prices were cut on 1,500 items at Target.com last Friday as the retailer executed an online-only Black Friday in July promotion.

December 13, 2010
Staples hires agency for holiday PR

Marketing communications firm Duffy & Shanley has been hired by Staples to manage its 2010 public relations efforts for the holiday shopping season.

November 4, 2010
Art Van Furniture names SVP marketing

Art Van Elslander, founder and chairman of Art Van Furniture has appointed Diana Sikes as...

August 29, 2010
Meijer launches digital coupon service

Meijer has launched mPerks, its first digital coupon program ......

July 11, 2010
Staples selects Tilson for back-to-school PR

Staples announced that it has selected Tilson Communications to lead its back-to-school public relations program...

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