The Retail Group Adds a Marketing Executive

The Retail Group, Seattle-based design firm, has announced the addition of Jeff Barker, a 15-year marketing veteran, as director of client development.

Barker's career includes stints with McCann Erickson, where he worked with such clients as Bank of America, Eddie Bauer, Tree Top Brands and Blue Cross of Washington, and Methodologie, a Seattle-based strategic consulting and design firm, where he headed the firm's marketing and business development efforts.

The Retail Group also announced a series of new projects with Helly Hansen/Canada, an outdoor gear manufacture and retailer; the Daewoo automobile dealership group; Grill Works, a fast-casual dining concept for a new restaurant prototype; and The Bon Marche, the Seattle-based 45-store division of Federated Department Stores (Cincinnati), as an augmentation of the retailer's in-house store planning group.