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BEAVERTON, Ore. — Larry Miller is rejoining Nike as president of the Jordan brand, the company announced Monday. Miller will be responsible for driving the global growth strategy for all aspects of the Jordan brand and will report directly to Trevor Edwards, VP global brand and category management for Nike. Miller replaces Keith Houlemard, who will now lead the company’s future worldwide Olympic efforts as general manager where he will be responsible for driving category and brand management strategies supporting key sports marketing partnerships and business across the globe. Miller, 61, most recently served as president of the Portland

Houston -- Ikea on Monday officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Houston. The installation, when combined with Ikea solar projects atop stores in Frisco and Round Rock, will make the home furnishings retailer the state’s largest solar owner. Ikea contracted with REC Solar for the development, design and installation of the Houston store’s customized solar power system. The store’s 116,400-sq-.ft. photovoltaic array consists of a 813-kW system, built with 3,388 panels. The program will produce approximately 1,152,464 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 795 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), eliminating the

DDI has been heralding the latest retail store design ideas since 1988 and has become a trusted source for all things retail. When DDI first appeared 20 years ago, the market was right for a magazine that focused on the retail environment. DDI has grown to become the retail design resource for store design concepts and a trusted guide to retail design ideas. DDI carefully chronicles the changes and focuses on the things that generate a buzz the world over in the retail industry.

By Joel Windels, Community Manager, Brandwatch Quantifying the value of a Facebook ‘like’ or Twitter follower is the holy grail for retailers online. If a company could determine exactly how much revenue each interaction generates, they could build marketing strategies around that figure and start to calculate an overall ROI for social media activities. It is no surprise that countless attempts have been made to put a fixed value on each social media user. Although many appear to have randomly assigned a cash value to each Facebook fan based on very little analysis

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. The Occasions Group is a leader in personalized business greetings and stationery, a part of Taylor Corporation. Taylor Corporation is one of the top 10 graphic communications providers, as well as having the largest and most diverse digital print platform in North America Mike Provenzano Ward Mahowald About CardsDirectFounded in 1998 CardsDirect is a catalog and internet-based company that offers thousands of unique designs across dozens of categories including business holiday cards, corporate birthday cards, thank you cards, Christmas cards, photo holiday cards assorted boxed cards and more. CardsDirect's products are simple to customize and preview

Debenhams has announced the launch of its German website, which is set to bridge the gap between the two top performing ecommerce nations on the continent. The site, Debenhams.de will be the first foreign website adopted by a British store, and will appear entirely in German to cater for its already steady stream of shoppers from the country. There are general concerns among British retailers at present regarding the eurozone crisis which is preventing mass exports from the UK. Debenhams’ positive start to the year seems to have negated the troubles experienced by

When Adidas confirmed that it was pulling its merchandise from online marketplaces, many in the e-commerce community were taken aback. After all, here was an internationally recognized brand cutting off distribution across some of the most prominent — and fastest growing — channels. Adidas wasn't alone, however. The company was likely responding to similar pressures associated with selling on marketplaces that other brands, of all sizes, have been facing, according to Wes Sheperd, CEO of Channel IQ, an online services provider catering to manufacturers, distributors and retailers. 

Sandpoint, Idaho -- Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has provided Coldwater Creek with a five-year, $65 million senior secured term loan. The retailer also announced the completion of an amendment to its $70 million revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, which matures on May 16, 2016. “We are pleased to announce this strategic investment and partnership with Golden Gate Capital, which is a strong endorsement of our brand and turnaround strategy, and provides us with further financial flexibility to complete our near term business objectives and accelerate our growth plans,” said Dennis Pence, chairman and CEO

Best Buy intends to cut 2,400 jobs, including 600 Geek Squad technicians, which would amount to 1.4 percent of its workforce, Reuters reported Friday. According to the report, these cuts are in addition to the job reductions related to the 50 store closings the company announced in March.

Regional sporting goods chain Hibbett Sports plans to begin construction this fall on a new distribution facility that will support more than 2,000 stores. Hibbett on Monday announced plans to build, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, a wholesaling and logistics facility in Alabaster, Alabama. Construction on the new 360,000 square-foot facility is expected to commence in fall 2012 and be fully operational by fall 2014.