Christopher Brown, CEOWiedenbach-Brown Why it’s important to “bid for your light bill, not just your light bulbs.”
Framingham, MA—The TJX Companies, Inc., a leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, plans to consolidate its A.J. Wright division.
New York City—Gracious Home, one of New York’s most renowned home furnishings and hardware retailers for 50 years, has been acquired by Americas Retail Flagship Fund, LLC.
Yonkers, NY—For the first time in 10 years, Lord & Taylor plans to open a full-priced department store, which will open in Yonkers, N.Y., in 2012.
Boston and New York City—Converse, the 102-year-old sneaker brand now owned by Nike, has opened its first-ever retail stores in Boston and New York City.
The holiday season is already upon us, which means focus on ensuring the stores are all primped for the shoppers and immediately addressing all the spur-of-the-moment field emergencies. Before you know it, another holiday season will be behind us and we will be welcoming a brand new year.
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting with some retailers to chat about their businesses. As is typical at many industry gatherings, people like to trade “war stories.”
A question I’m often asked is: “What are the most important aspects for career advancement in our facilities field?” The top answers are simply: “How well you communicate, how strong your relationships are, and how much you are continuing to learn.” I
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