David's Bridal, Inc., the leading specialty retailer of bridal gown and wedding-related apparel and accessories in the United States, announced the appointment of Pamela B. Wallack as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 28, 2013. Ms. ...
Tags: Apparel, Bridal apparel
Miu Miu arrives at a new destination in South Korea as the brand opens its' first store in Seongnam - the fifth city in the brand's development plan in the country, after Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do. The store, designed by ...
Tags: Apparel
In the past April, the overall performance of the domestic automobile market seemed well, especially Japanese cars, although sales remained the downward trend, but the decline has slowed down. In April, Toyota's vehicles’ sales in ...
Tags: Japanese Car, car, vehicles
Perhaps it's the growing network of bike paths, trails and green lanes. Or Chicagoans coming to the realization that it takes longer to drive somewhere than to bike. But retailers we visited on day two of the Dealer Tour report a growing ...
Tags: bike paths, bike
In the spirit of increasing awareness of the benefits of modern cloth diapers, Cutie Poops and Bottoms of Orland Park is helping children fighting cancer. The store recently participated in a worldwide event called The Great Cloth Diaper ...
Tags: Toys
Microsoft's update of its Windows 8 operating system, code-named Windows Blue, will be available later this year, supporting a variety of form factors and display sizes, and providing more options for both businesses and consumers. "The ...
If there was one common thread among the four shops visited during the first day of the Chicago Dealer Tour, it's that the retail business here is a family affair. Several stores we toured are in their second, third or fourth generation of ...
Gordon Campbell-Kelly brings years of industry and retail experience to his new family-oriented shop on the Island of Montreal, Golden Sports. He got his start as a tech at Giant by Teal Sport in Quebec and worked for numerous other shops ...
Tags: Quebec Shop Golden Sports, bike
When the winter weather finally relented in this town north of Lansing, retailer Jon Vandercar looked forward to selling some of his inventory of 2013 model road bikes, which he received just before his region's long cold season began last ...
Tags: Retailers, road bikes
Ermenegildo Zegna was one of the first luxury brands to set up shop in China, 21 years back, a decision that yielded rich dividends. Now with the new Lagos (Nigeria) store launch on 17th April 2013, Zegna is all set to expand into the ...
Tags: Ermenegildo Zegna, Apparel
Nobia AB is meanwhile considering making further acquisitions with a view to penetrating new markets. CEO Morten Falkenberg explained the background to these considerations at an analysists' conference held on 30 April 2013 to discuss ...
Tags: Acquisitions, Construction
“Those who own and use lighting systems benefit tremendously when they rely on qualified lighting-system consultants to design a new system or an upgrade to an existing system.” So says John Bachner, executive director of the ...
Tags: Lighting System, Lighting
By the end of summer, Erik’s Bike Shop should have opened its 20th location in a onetime autoworkers’ union hall across from the defunct Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plan right on the Mississippi River in St. Paul. It will be ...
Tags: Autoworker Building, Bike Shop, Bike
Google's move this week to make it easier for Chrome browser users to find "packaged apps," Chrome OS's souped-up Web apps, is part of its strategy to turn any Internet-capable device into a Chromebook wannabe loyal to the company's ...
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. a leading global supplier of shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions for the retail industry, announced that it is scaling up its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) project with ...
Tags: RFID Penetration, Textile