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Advance Auto Parts Names Joe Gonzalez Area Senior Vice President
August 20, 2012

ROANOKE, Va. -- Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP), a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items announced the promotion of Joe Gonzalez to Area Senior Vice President. Mr. Gonzalez will be responsible for...

Finish Lines names VP planning and allocation
August 20, 2012

Indianapolis -- The Finish Line announced that Amber Vanes has been appointed VP planning and allocation. Vanes has been with Finish Line for seven years, most recently serving as senior buyer/DMM for The Running Specialty Group, which Finish Line...

Saks Project Evolution: IT Transformation
August 20, 2012

Saks, Inc. is evolving to embrace omni-channel retailing through a series of infrastructure and systems enhancements slated to take place over the next several years. This is a transitional time for the company and these investments will position Saks for...

Best Buy to Name New CEO
August 20, 2012

Best Buy has tapped Hubert Joly, the former head of global hospitality company Carlson and a turnaround expert, as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain's new CEO and president. The announcement, made Monday, comes after the ailing retailer said Sunday that its offer to advance talks with company co-founder Richard Schulze on his takeover bid was rejected.

Nordstrom Rolling Out 1,500 Mobile Devices to Rack Stores
August 18, 2012

Following tests that showed mobile POS successfully sped up the checkout process in its Rack stores, Nordstrom will roll out approximately 1,500 of the devices to its 110 Rack units by the end of Q3. This deployment is in addition to the mobile POS...

Klotz Joins American Apparel, Puts Freshjive On Hiatus
August 18, 2012

Rick Klotz, one of the pioneers of streetwear fashion, has joined American Apparel Inc. to lead its new printed T-shirt division and will put his influential Los Angeles–based streetwear label Freshjive on hiatus. Last month, Klotz and American Apparel...

Ann Taylor Parent Company Posts $30M 2Q Profit
August 17, 2012

Ann Inc (ANN), the parent of Ann Taylor and LOFT stores, reported higher quarterly profit as their stylish designs were in demand. The women's apparel retailer's second-quarter profit rose to $30.7 million, or 63 cents per share, from $24.8 million, or...

Foot Locker profit and sales rise in Q2
August 17, 2012

New York -- Foot Locker reported Friday that net income for the quarter ended July 28 rose to $59 million, from $37 million last year. Sales increased 7.2% to $1.37 billion this year, compared with $1.27 billion in the prior year. Same-store sales...

Kirkland's Q2 loss widens, cuts 2012 guidance
August 17, 2012

No related items were found. Nashville, Tenn. -- Kirkland reported Friday a loss of $2 million in the second quarter, widened from a loss of $480,000 in the year-ago period. Revenue edged up 1% to $91 million, missing Wall Street’s expected $94.4...