Seattle — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Marina Pacifica Mall in Long Beach, Calif. The approximately 24,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2015. The property is managed by NewMark Merrill Companies.
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Norcross, Ga. — Halco Lighting Technologies, a leader in lamp, ballast and fixture product solutions, has added Ed Mackiewicz to the position of product manager, commercial fixtures, effective January 5, 2015. Mackiewicz joins Halco with over 30 years in lighting design and product management experience.
Oscoda, Mich. — PROTECT-ALL® Flooring has officially launched a new website. The website can still be found at www.protect-allflooring.com. The website refresh is one more step in Protect-All’s rebranding process, which has been going on throughout 2014 and includes a new logo and brand statement. Designed to be easy to navigate and help customers find things faster and easier, the new site fits in better with Protect-All’s strategic vision to raise brand awareness and increase market share.
Greensboro, N.C. — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., plans to develop Tanger Outlets Memphis in partnership with Poag Shopping Centers, LLC. The partnership will commence construction immediately and open for the 2015 holiday season. The partners plan to initially deliver approximately 310,000 square feet of space to house around 70 upscale brand name and designer outlet stores. The site can accommodate future expansion to a total footprint of approximately 410,000 square feet of outlet and other retail uses.
Dallas — Gas Pipe, Inc. has added its 14th retail outlet to the company’s portfolio of stores in Texas and New Mexico. The new outlet, located in East Dallas, will offer more than 2,000 items in 65 product categories including casual clothing, sporting goods, cards, gifts and novelties, and smoking supplies. “I’m really proud of the people who have made this expansion possible — the men and women in the Gas Pipe family who are the heart and soul of this company,” says Jerry Shults, Gas Pipe’s founder, president and CEO. …
Toronto — Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has appointed Gerald (Jerry) Storch as chief executive officer, effective January 6, 2015. Storch will be responsible for Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5TH, Home Outfitters and HBC Digital. Richard Baker will continue as governor and executive chairman and together he and Storch will compose the Office of the Chairman.
Chicago — Top commercial construction trends for 2015 include an increase in retail and restaurant ground-up construction and a rise in shopping mall renovations, according to national general construction firm Englewood Construction. “Confident in the improving economy, national retailers and restaurant owners have been adding new locations this year, and we expect that activity to continue in 2015,” says William Di Santo, president of Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction. “Shopping mall owners are also renovating their space to make trips to the mall more experiential.” “In 2014, many retailers and restaurateurs …
Cleveland — Topping off three quarters of record growth, Sherwin-Williams has reached a new milestone in its 148-year history with the opening of its 4,000th retail location in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean. The nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies has opened its newest location in Sewickley, Pa. “The opening of Sherwin-Williams 4,000th store is a landmark occasion for our company,” says Chris Connor, chairman and CEO, Sherwin-Williams. For more information, visit www.sherwin-williams.com.
Cincinnati — David B. Dillon retired as chairman of the board on December 31, 2014, after 38 years of service. As expected, the Kroger board of directors has elected Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chief executive officer, to the additional post of chairman beginning on January 1, 2015. McMullen has served on the board of directors since 2003. Dillon served as Kroger’s chairman from 2004 through 2014 and as chief executive officer from 2003 through 2013. Prior to that, he held a variety of executive positions at Kroger and Dillons Companies, which …
Norcross, Ga. — Halco Lighting Technologies, a leader in lamp and ballast product solutions, welcomes Ed Rule to the position of Northwest regional manager, effective December 9, 2014. Rule has more than 15 years of industry experience in various sales and management roles. “Ed comes to us with a strong background in the lighting industry and has held many sales and management roles in both the manufacturer and the agency sides of the industry,” says Ed Weaver, vice president of sales. “We are confident that he will spearhead continued and …