Stage Stores Inc. Launches New Off-price Concept … And More Industry News

MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Onyx Graphics Inc. (Salt Lake City), a wide-format digital printing company, named Kevin Murphy president and ceo. He currently serves as vp of commercial excellence at Océ North America.

Visual Magnetics (Mendon, Mass.), a large-format graphics manufacturer, appointed Martin van Golen as its business development manager for Europe.

STORE OPENINGS

A new high-tech AT&T (Dallas) store opened in Peru, Ill. The space includes a hands-on demonstration area to engage customers and to provide a “try before you buy” service experience.

Department store parent company Stage Stores Inc. (Houston) has launched a new off-price concept called Steele’s (New York). The stores will average 10,000 to 12,000 square feet and be located mainly in strip centers. The concept expects to debut in early November in Beeville, Texas; Bastrop, La.; and Minden, La

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harbinger, a sign and lighting firm, opened a new facility in Jacksonville.

Office supply chain Office Depot (Boca Raton, Fla.) reported that its stores hold the top three spots for retail energy-efficiency gains at the midpoint of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star National Building Competition. The retailer’s Plano, Texas, location was named the top contender in the retail category, leading all other buildings in this category with a 17 percent energy reduction. The second and third spots went to Office Depot’s Raleigh, N.C., and Tallahassee, Fla. locations.

Lighting manufacturer WAC Lighting (Garden City, N.Y.) introduced a new 444-page catalog, including energy efficient lighting options.