Sephora Opens Singapore Flagship…and More

HIRINGS/PROMOTIONS

Barix AG (Zurich, Switzerland), a provider of IP-based audio, intercom control and monitoring systems, has hired Fabrizio Campanale as engineering manager.

STORE OPENINGS

Sephora (Paris), a perfume and cosmetics retailer, has opened a flagship store in Singapore.

American Apparel (Los Angeles), a clothing manufacturer and retailer, opened a store in the Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, Ill.

Barnes & Noble Inc. (New York), a book retailer, will open a store in the Christiana Mall in Newark, Del., on Nov. 18.

Sikara & Co. (Austin, Texas), a jewelry company, opened a pop-up store in San-Francisco.

Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. (Port Washington, N.Y.), a real estate investment trust specializing in supermarket-anchored shopping centers, announced that Giant Food Stores have opened at its developments in Harrisburg, Pa., and Stroudsburg, Pa. The company also signed a lease for a new Giant Eagle store in Indiana, Pa.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

7 Eleven Inc. (Dallas), a convenience store chain, is launching an in-store television network with Digital Display Networks Inc, a digital network provider.

Ruitenberg Displays Inc. (North Halendon, N.J.) and Wall Co. Inc. (Telford, Pa.), a pair of commercial design companies, have merged to form Off The Wall Co. LLC.

AWARDS

OfficeMax (Naperville, Ill.), an office supply retailer, has been named the 2009 Supplier of the Year by the North American Steel Alliance.

Giant Eagle Inc. (Pittsburgh), a grocery store chain, won the Green Grocer award from Progressive Grocer magazine for its environmentally responsible practices.