Hingham, MA — This week, Talbots’ board of directors formally began the process of identifying a successor to Trudy F. Sullivan, the company’s president and CEO.
Matthews, NC — Family Dollar Stores, Inc. has opened four new stores in California — marking its first entry into the state. Family Dollar plans to open 450 to 500 new stores in fiscal 2012.
Mooresville, NC — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. plans to restructure its store operations and merchandising organizations to improve efficiencies and enhance the shopping experience.
Hingham, MA — The Talbots, Inc. has named Lesli Gilbert senior vice president of stores, effective June 27, 2011. She will oversee all of Talbots’ core retail operations in the U.S. and Canada.
Minneapolis — Tennant Company and its Orbio Technologies Group have acquired Water Star, Inc. (WSI), a Newbury, Ohio-based firm specializing in electrochemistry.
Columbus, OH — DSW Inc. has completed its previously announced merger between its largest shareholder, Retail Ventures, Inc., and a wholly owned subsidiary of DSW.
