Goodlettsville, Tenn. — Dollar General Corporation has named James W. “Jim” Thorpe as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, effective immediately.
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Paramus, N.J. — Tuesday Morning, a national off-price retailer of home accessories, housewares, seasonal goods and gifts, recently celebrated its grand opening at Paramus Place in Paramus. The 261,000-square-foot Bergen County shopping center is exclusively leased and managed by Levin Management.
San Diego — Petco has made several key leadership changes, including the addition of chairman responsibilities to CEO Jim Myers’ role and naming Brad Weston president. Additionally, Steve Lossing has been promoted to senior vice president, operations. Lossing’s previous role will be helmed by Rebecca Frechette, the company’s new senior vice president, merchandising.
Chicago and Milwaukee — HSA Commercial Real Estate has executed a lease with J. Crew to open the retailer’s second Mercantile branded store in the country at The Mayfair Collection shopping center (pictured) in Wauwatosa, Wis. J. Crew Mercantile will be located between Ulta and Men’s Wearhouse in the project’s first phase. J. Crew announced earlier this year that the company is opening its first Mercantile store at the Nordstrom Rack-anchored The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas.
New York City — Foot Locker, Inc., a New York-based specialty athletic retailer, has appointed Pawan Verma as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective August 10. Verma succeeds Peter Brown, who retired in April after 38 years with the company.
Dallas — 7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI), the world’s largest convenience retailer with 56,400 stores worldwide, has signed a master franchise agreement with Seven System Vietnam Co. Ltd. to develop and operate 7-Eleven® stores in Vietnam. The expansion marks the company’s first stake in the Pacific Rim since 7-Eleven entered Indonesia in 2009.
Phoenix — Fire, security and life safety services provider Telgian Corporation has moved its headquarters from Tempe, Ariz., to Phoenix. At 41,000 square feet, the new office space is double the size of the previous office with a customized floor plan that will enhance workflow and employee communication to improve efficiency even more.