Management Changes:
Creative Realities (CRI, Fairfield, N.J., experiential marketing and technology firm) has named Kristine Krattiger to its business development team.
Store Openings:
Burroughs & Chapin Co. Inc. (Myrtle Beach, S.C., commercial real estate developer) has announced that Grande Dunes Marketplace, a 91,000-square-foot retail space with room for 19 tenants, has opened in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Macy’s (Cincinnati) has announced that the first Bloomingdale’s stores outside of the U.S. will open in February 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as part of a strategic relationship with Al Tayer Group LLC, a leading UAE-based company with diversified businesses. Two Bloomingdale’s locations – a three-level apparel and accessories store of about 146,000 square feet and a one-level home store of about 54,000 square feet – will anchor The Dubai Mall, which will be one of the world’s largest shopping centers when completed in late 2008.
Business Briefs:
Dynamic Resources Inc. (New York international retail services organization specializing in management and implementation of in-store fixture, graphic and branding initiatives) has opened an office in Portland, Ore.
LSI Industries Inc. (North Canton, Ohio, provider of LED technology) has provided its Smartvision LED video displays, installed and designed by Texas Star Sports (Grapevine, Texas), to the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The center-hung scoreboard installation employs the latest LED system and video processing technology to display high-resolution video.