PROMOTIONS

Lifestyle (New York), a visual merchandising resources company, has promoted Sal Lenzo to president. Lenzo, previously the firm’s vp, creative marketing and sales, has also worked for Burberry USA, Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.

STORE OPENINGS

Cabela’s Inc. (Sidney, Neb.), a sporting goods retailer, has opened an 80,000-square-foot superstore in Billings, Mont.

NexCen Brands Inc. (New York), a strategic brand management company, announced the opening of a TAF (previously known as The Athlete’s Foot) franchised store in Beirut, Lebanon.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Peerless Industries Inc. (Melrose Park, Ill.) a provider of professional-grade audio/visual mounting solutions, has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with Euromet (Loreto, Italy), a manufacturer and distributor of audio/visual products in Europe.

Mancini Duffy (New York) an architecture and design firm, has updated its web site, www.manciniduffy.com.

AWARDS

GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting (Cleveland) has won the following: a “best in class” award from the LED Next Generation Luminaires Solid State Lighting Design Competition for its Immersion LED Display Case Lighting and a special recognition in the same competition for the GE LED Cove Lighting System as a market-ready luminaire. The company also earned the top prize for light sources and controls at the Lighting Design Awards 2009 for its Vio High-Power White LED technology.