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Bed Bath & Beyond Realigns Executive Team; Begins Closing 150 Stores

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Union, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. aims to go back to basics: to better serve customers, drive growth and deliver business returns. To that end, Bed Bath & Beyond has realigned its executive team and also has begun closing approximately 150 lower-producing Bed Bath & Beyond banner stores. “We are announcing immediate actions aimed to increase customer engagement, drive traffic and recapture market share,” says Sue Gove, director & interim CEO. “This includes changing our merchandising and inventory strategy, which will be rooted in national brands. Additionally, we …

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Position Imaging Expands Executive Team, Names SVP of Operations

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Stratham, N.H. — Position Imaging, Inc, a pioneer in package logistics and asset tracking technology, has added Lucas Carvalho as senior vice president of operations. Carvalho will lead all Global Operations, Service, Fulfillment and Human Resources across all of Position Imaging’s business units. The company is now adapting its tracking technology to retail logistics. Before joining Position Imaging, Carvalho, in his role as executive vice president of corporate resources, spent 17 years leading the team at BAMSI, an organization with over 2,000 employees operating out of 120 locations throughout Massachusetts. …

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Keeping Up With Kohl’s

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— By Katie Lee —   Kohl’s expands with smaller-format stores, including Sephora in-store shops; launches new digital conveniences; and reduces its environmental impact.     Kohl’s is going big …by strategically going small. While some traditional discount department stores might bring to mind giant power centers with huge parking fields, Kohl’s is betting on the trend that a smaller footprint can better meet the demands of today’s savvy shopper. Just because the physical space is smaller doesn’t mean big things aren’t happening. With more than 1,100 stores across the …

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Von Maur Department Store to Open First Location in Pennsylvania

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Davenport, Iowa — Von Maur Department Store plans to open a 118,000-square-foot store at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh. Scheduled to open fall 2024, the store will be the company’s first location in Pennsylvania. Located at the former Sears, renovations of the new two-level Von Maur store will begin this fall and will feature the company’s exterior brick façade and interior ambiance complete with original artwork, open-floor plan and music from the store’s grand piano. “The unrivaled shopping experience created at South Hills Village through its enticing mix of shopping, …

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Food Lion Expands To Go Services at 15 Additional Stores

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Salisbury, N.C. — With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food Lion is expanding its Food Lion To Go grocery pickup service to 15 more stores in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee, beginning Aug. 29. Food Lion is offering shoppers their first pickup for free. Customers can confirm availability and place orders through the Food Lion To Go website or the Food Lion To Go app. With the click of a button, shoppers can place an order, pick up their groceries on the same day and …

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Bloomingdale’s to Open “Bloomie’s” Store in Greater Chicagoland Area

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New York City — Bloomingdale’s will open its second “Bloomie’s” store location in the greater Chicagoland area at the end of 2022. Bloomie’s, which opened its first location in Fairfax, Va., in 2021, is the retailer’s smaller store concept that provides a casual, contemporary and highly curated experience. “We’re excited to be opening our second ‘Bloomie’s’ location,” says Charles Anderson, director of stores, Bloomingdale’s. “The new concept remains authentic to the Bloomingdale’s brand yet reinterprets it on a smaller scale that is infused with energy and ripe for discovery. We’re …

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Dollar Tree, Inc. Names Chief Financial Officer

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Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree, Inc. has added a key member of its executive leadership team, as Jeffrey A. Davis will be joining the organization as chief financial officer. “I am extremely pleased to announce that Jeff Davis will be joining the Dollar Tree team as our new chief financial officer. For many years, Jeff has been recognized as a strong and collaborative retail business partner, driving superior financial and operational results,” says Mike Witynski, president and chief executive officer. “Jeff has a proven track record of strategic leadership, and …

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Arhaus Names New Chief Operating Officer

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Boston Heights, Ohio — Arhaus, Inc., a rapidly growing lifestyle brand and omnichannel retailer of premium artisan-crafted home furnishings, has hired Tim Kuckelman to join the company in the new role of chief operating officer at the end of September. He will report directly to John Reed, Arhaus co-founder and chief executive officer. Kuckelman, who has more than three decades of leadership experience in retail operations and logistics, will be responsible for enhancing Arhaus’ operational capabilities across the business, overseeing sourcing, planning, logistics, customer experience, manufacturing and information technology. “We …

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Camping World Holdings Promotes Brenda Wintrow to SVP of Field Operations

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Lincolnshire, Ill. — Camping World Holdings, Inc. has promoted Brenda Wintrow to the role of senior vice president of field operations. She joined Camping World in 2007 as a business development manager and served in a variety of leadership roles during her tenure such as regional director of business development and national director of e-commerce. Wintrow’s experience has led to executive roles such as vice president of sales and business development and most recently, senior vice president of sales and customer experience. She is also a member of the board …

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Foot Locker Chairman & CEO to Retire; New CEO Named

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New York City — As part of a planned succession process, Richard A. Johnson will retire as president and chief executive officer of Foot Locker, effective September 1, 2022. Mary N. Dillon, former executive chair and CEO of Ulta Beauty, Inc., has been appointed president and chief executive officer and a member of the Foot Locker board, also effective September 1, 2022. Johnson will continue as executive chairman of the board through January 31, 2023, and will step down from the board at that time, subsequently remaining with the company …

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