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/PRNewswire/ -- dressbarn - a national women's apparel retailer - has launched "Share your (MOM)ent," a social and interactive campaign for Mother's Day. The campaign's integrated web and mobile site was designed and developed by Manhattan-based agency Conversation.Consumers are encouraged to upload their (MOM)ent - a photo, video or written memory of anyone who has ever given them a warm and fuzzy mom-like feeling, and are encouraged to share with others via social networks and a customizable e-card. Additionally, consumers can vote on (MOM)ents shared by others. 10 lucky winners will be selected from the top 50 entries with

Dallas -- J. C. Penney Co. said that Ken Hannah has been named CFO, effective May 7. Hannah, who brings over 20 years of finance, operations and audit experience from a wide range of leading companies that include General Electric, Boeing and The Home Depot, has spent the last six years at MEMC Electronic Materials, where he served as president of solar energy, responsible for improving process discipline, simplifying the organization and reducing cost to drive growth in the company's solar business Before his current position, he was CFO of MEMC. Previously, he served as SVP finance at The

Sidney, Neb. -- Outdoor retailer Cabela’s Inc. said Friday it will open a store in Green Bay, Wis., with construction slated to begin this fall. The new 100,000-sq.-ft. store, the chain’s third in the state, will open summer 2013 near Lambeau Field in the Village of Ashwaubenon in Brown County. It joins a store and DC in Prairie du Chien and a store in Richfield. The store will be built in the retailer’s next-generation layout, which includes a large mountain replica featuring North American game animals re-created in their natural habitat, a Gun Library, aquarium, Bargain Cave, Boat Shop

PARIS — Avenue des Champs-Elysées has gained a new American resident, with a sprawling Levi’s flagship set to open there at the end of this week.Since...

Kronos Incorporated recently announced the May release of the Kronos® Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The May report includes data for April 2012. The analysis and write-up are prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and are available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website. News Facts The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applications within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means

dressbarn has launched "Share your (MOM)ent," a social and interactive campaign for Mother's Day. Consumers are encouraged to upload their (MOM)ent — a photo, video or written memory of anyone who has ever given them a warm and fuzzy mom-like feeling — and to share it with others via social networks and a customizable e-card. Additionally, consumers can vote on (MOM)ents shared by others. Ten winners will be selected from the top 50 entries with the most votes and will each receive a spa day for two.

The estate of legendary actor and cultural icon Humphrey Bogart filed suit against Burberry to address the retailer's unauthorized, commercial use of Humphrey Bogart's publicity rights in an international advertising campaign. Using social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook, Burberry advertised globally that Humphrey Bogart wore a Burberry trench coat in the final scene of Casablanca. The Bogart Estate, however, never gave permission for the use of Humphrey Bogart's image in this advertising campaign.

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. — The Yankee Candle Company has announced that Gregory Hunt is resigning as EVP finance and CFO, effective as of May 15, 2012. Hunt, who joined Yankee Candle in 2010, is leaving to join a leading New York based financial services firm. "Greg has made tremendous contributions to Yankee Candle in his two plus years here," said Harlan Kent, CEO of the Company. "He has been a terrific partner to me in leading our efforts to drive cost reduction and productivity initiatives which have allowed Yankee to mitigate the challenging economic conditions of the

Retailers from Gap to Urban Outfitters are already struggling to persuade consumers to pay full price for clothes. Now it turns out many of their younger customers prefer trading T-shirts, jeans and designer dresses amongst themselves than actually buying new gear. Clothing swaps are a hot ticket for Americans aged 18 to 34. Millennials attend swap house parties from New York to San Francisco. And they gather online, frequenting such sites as Swapstyle.com, which has swelled to more than 55,000 members since its 2002 founding.

Giovanni Feroce, CEO of Alex and Ani, announced a partnership with Bloomingdale's to create an Alex and Ani "Shop Within a Shop" on the second floor of the retailer's flagship Manhattan store located at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. The "Shop Within a Shop" is currently displayed and will be up until May 15, however, the collection will continue to be available at the upscale retailer.