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/PRNewswire/ -- The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) announced that Richard J. Kramer was elected to the Board of Directors of Sherwin-Williams at the company's annual meeting. Mr. Kramer, 48, is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Kramer was appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board. "We are delighted to welcome Rich to our Board of Directors," commented Chris Connor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sherwin-Williams. "Rich has demonstrated strong leadership for over 12 years at Goodyear, and his broad financial and international experience will serve the

Acxiom Corporation, a marketing services and technology provider, announced its latest Consumer Dynamics study, "What Your Customer Is Buying When Not Buying From You," which highlights consumer spending potential for major retail categories. The study analyzed consumer purchase data from multiple retailers across the country for a variety of retail categories. The final product, a series of retail spend indicators, enables retailers to see beyond their own purchase data to estimate their customers’ total category spend. These indicators enable retailers to more accurately determine share of wallet and to prioritize promotional expenditures.

Destination Maternity announced an exclusive retail partnership with acclaimed photographer Anne Geddes as well as the launch of the U.S. edition of my Pregnancy: A Woman's Story. 

Elle has launched a shoppable trend guide on Facebook in the latest e-commerce initiative within the magazine industry. The guide, embedded as a tab on Elle's Facebook page, invites shoppers to navigate six editorially chosen spring trends, including floral, nautical and ladylike. Users can click “love,” “want, “own” or “buy!” on each product page. By default, all interactions with the app are shared automatically on their Facebook Timeline, so even if users don’t make a purchase, they can inadvertently draw curious friends in to interact with the app. Users can also click to buy each product on the retailer’s website.

New sales data from brick-and-mortar retail outlets reveals that Apple Stores see some 17 times more sales than the national average and lead all U.S. retail chains in sales per square foot. Market analytics firm Asymco, drawing from raw data provided by RetailSails, notes that Apple Stores worldwide smashed the average sales numbers posted by other U.S. chains, raking in $5,626 per square foot in the four quarters ending in August 2011. Apple's performance nearly doubled that of first runner up Tiffany & Co. and was seven times more efficient than the median of the top 20 retailers. 

Mooresville, N.C. -- Lowe's Cos. Inc. said Thursday it has promoted two of its executives to newly created positions. Effective May 5, current executive VP business development Gregory Bridgeford been named chief customer officer. Rick Damron, executive VP store operations, has been named COO.

SOURCE Zazzle SAN FRANCISCO "National Geographic has built a reputation for producing images that inform, entertain and inspire. Through Zazzle, consumers will now have access to a wide range of these images and can use them to reflect their own personal style through a vast array of products, from wall decor to customized personal accessories," said Maura Mulvihill Zazzle will feature a variety of subjects drawn from National Geographic's catalog of images, including stunning wildlife and nature shots, landscapes and cityscapes. All imagery will be available on a wide range of custom products, inducing greeting cards, postage, consumer electronic

Perfumania Holdings Inc announced that it has completed its acquisition of Parlux Fragrances, Inc. The outstanding shares of Parlux common stock were converted into the right to receive cash and Perfumania common stock with an aggregate value of...

Social commerce company BeachMint is partnering with Justin Timberlake and interior designer Estee Stanley to launch HomeMint, a curated selection of home goods and accessories, one-of-a-kind finds, and art and photography from both established and up-and-coming artists. "HomeMint combines my love of interior design with my passion for technology and innovation to create a brand that not only offers quality products, but also a personalized shopping experience," Timberlake said.