Farmington Hills, MI — Pet Supplies “Plus” has hired Dave Bolen as president. Previously, he has spent time in merchandising, store operations, marketing, real estate and supply chain.
Englewood, CO — Sports Authority has named Fred Argir — who previously worked in supply chain at Target Corporation — as its new senior vice president, chief information officer.
Atlanta — WorkOasis has introduced a new SaaS application that provides a single software platform for managing facility maintenance.
Centennial, CO — Construction currently underway on the new IKEA store in Centennial, Colo., is ahead of schedule. The store — IKEA’s first in Colorado — will open in July 2011 instead of fall 2011 as originally planned.
Deerfield, IL — Walgreens had March 2011 sales of $6.28 billion, an increase of 7.6% from $5.83 billion for the same month in 2010.
Laguna Hills, CA — The Muller Company has expanded its commercial real estate management portfolio and added two new property managers, Maya Hausmann, CPM® and Christina Kitchen.
Phoenix — A PetSmart distribution center in Nevada has been awarded Silver Certification under the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance rating system.
Bloomington, MN — In the largest conversion project of its kind in the U.S., Mall of America plans to replace 5,400 lights in its parking ramps with LED fixtures.
Maumee, OH — Spartan Chemical Company recently held a distributor sales seminar — focused on green cleaning and sustainability initiatives — in Maumee, Ohio, April 10-13.
Milwaukee — A. O. Smith Corporation has increased its 2011 first quarter earnings $2.9 million above 2010 first quarter earnings.