Hicks will continue as Executive Chairman of the Board through the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2015 and will then step down from the Board. He will be succeeded as President and Chief Executive Officer by Richard (Dick) A. Johnson, who has...
Democratic incumbents fell right and left, even in seats that they had originally been favored to win. President Barack Obama’s poor approval rating — 42 percent in the last nationwide Galluppoll — dragged down candidates across the country in the face of a Republican wave....
Target last month became one of the first retailers to begin quietly testing a technology known as CurrentC, created by a group of retailers called the Merchant Customer Exchange....
“We are proud of these new stores as they allow us to better serve our customers,” said Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse President and CEO Mark Lardie. “The availability of additional brick and mortar locations, such as Summerlin and Corbin Park, as well as our exceptional...
Port of Long Beach Chief Executive Jon Slangerup has introduced a new proposal to free up more truck trailers or “chassis” that would see the Port provide an area in the harbor district where trucks could drop off empty shipping containers for temporary storage while...
Retail stores in California have no duty to keep defibrillators on hand in case a customer suffers heart failure, a federal appeals court said Tuesday, accepting the legal analysis of the state Supreme Court....
Matt Powell, the oft-quoted sneaker industry analyst, has joined The NPD Group, the global information company announced Wednesday....
The Skechers Foundation announced that the 2014 Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk broke records and raised over $1.1 million for children with special needs and education. Co-sponsored by Nickelodeon, the Walk was the largest to date – with more than 11,000 participants rallied by...
Frisk, 51, has served as president of Timberland since September, 2011, when VFC promoted him to the position following its $2.3 billion acquisition of The Timberland Company, which also owned the Smart Wool brand. Frisk has served as coalition president, Outdoor Americas since April. ...
The new spot, dubbed "The Process," opens with Wall's friend complimenting his new Adidas basketball shoe from Foot Locker, asking, "All part of the process, right?" After Wall indicates he's not familiar with "The Process," the friend goes on to describe it – landing a...