Executive will be in charge of all North American retailing, Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor
German grocery giant uses private labels, deep discounts to compete
One Yankee Candle store will also be closed as part of company’s cost-cutting “restructuring plan”
Move will allay worried lenders and vendors, but cost-cutting measures might follow
Store will use 60 percent less energy than typical supercenter stores
Some 300 jobs are being eliminated throughout North America as sales slip
Retailer to close all 567 U.S. stores after talks with creditors broke down
Regarded as “a merchant visionary”
Turned his mother’s homemade pies into a national million-dollar retail brand
The three retailers will eliminate jobs, and New York & Co. will close stores
Executive’s 47-year retail career will come to an end this month
Fitch-designed concept was honored at the organization’s annual awards banquet in New York earlier this week
All options fell through for the struggling department store chain; it will conduct business during its reorganization process
Steve Jobs to take a six-month leave of absence
Office supplies retailer reaches agreement with local retailer for four stores in Kuwait and Dubai
Retailer said reduction is due to periodic efficiency review, not losses in sales
Gregory Scott had run the retailer for five “rocky” years
Mark Brashear was formerly head of Façonnable
Mick McGuire is a hedge fund executive
If bankrupt retailer doesn’t find a buyer, it might have to auction off its assets