Minneapolis — Retail Merchandising Services, Inc. (RMS) has hired Don Cannon as director-sales support Walmart to continue RMS’s expansion into regional and national retailers and will be the lead account manager for Walmart and Walmart’s supplier partners.
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City of Commerce, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores LLC has appointed Felicia Thornton as its chief financial officer and treasurer. Thornton has extensive executive experience in retail, and particularly in the grocery store industry, having served in senior leadership positions at DSM, Inc., Albertsons and The Kroger Company.
St. Paul, Minn. — Outdoors retailer Gander Mountain has promoted Derek Siddons, executive vice president and chief operating officer, to president. Siddons’ new post will be effective on the retirement of the company’s current president, Michael J. Owens, on October 31, 2015.
Oakland, N.J. — Amerlux has partnered with Enlighted, Inc., the leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for commercial buildings and retail applications. The agreement will enable integration of the most intelligent and advanced lighting sensors and controls with innovative LED lighting fixtures from Amerlux.
Nashville, Tenn. and Philadelphia — The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC (BSRO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which BSRO will acquire Pep Boys in an all-cash transaction for approximately $835 million in aggregate equity value.
New York — On October 27, Century 21 Department Store will open an approximately 70,000-square-foot, two-level store at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, N.Y., on the South Shore of Long Island. It will be the 10th department store for the legendary Manhattan-based retailer.
Vancouver — Smartcool Systems Inc. has completed installations in four Kappy’s Fine Wine & Spirits stores located in Massachusetts. Smartcool deployed its new smart thermostat to deliver not only substantial energy savings from its compressor optimization algorithm but a communication platform that allows the customer to view in real time operational data at each site.
Honolulu — Bloomingdale’s will enter the Hawaii market with the opening of its new Ala Moana store on November 12, 2015 in Honolulu on the Island of O’ahu. This location will serve as the centerpiece of a major retail expansion and common area renovation at Ala Moana Center, the world’s largest open-air shopping mall.