Arthur Rosenberg

Arthur Rosenberg

January 16, 2014

Ace Adds To Its Control Over Westlake

Just over a year ago some big news came down the pike.  Leading hardware cooperative Ace Hardware had actually acquired...

January 13, 2014

An Undercover Boss Loses His Bloom and His Job

Anyone who has viewed the show Undercover Boss just once, undoubtedly felt at least one tug on their heartstrings, and...

December 31, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – December 2013

Personnel Update: ABC Supply named Mike Jost to the newly created position of VP Operations. ABC Supply’s Kathy Hendricks, who...

December 23, 2013

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – December 2013

Personnel Updates: Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) announced that Lt. Gen. Samuel D. Cox will serve as chairman...

December 19, 2013

Company Snapshot: BlueLinx Holdings Corporation

Address: 4300 Wildwood Pkwy Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 770 953-7000 Year Founded: 2004 Total Annual Sales: $1,907,842,000 Senior Executives: Howard S. Cohen-...

December 16, 2013

Company Snapshot: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC

Address: 1 Tower Ln Suite 1200 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60187 Phone: 630 756-8000 Year Founded: 2002 Total Kiosks: 43,600 Total...

December 12, 2013

After A Round of Closings, Carter Lumber Enters a New State

Last month our CSG Insight reported on a somewhat startling announcement by Carter Lumber.  It stated that the company was...

December 9, 2013

Redbox: The Final Nail for Blockbuster, Even After Blockbuster Declined to Buy Netflix… Several Times

Recently a story was authenticated indicating that several times during the early 2000’s, the then CEO of Blockbuster turned down...

November 27, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lumber Liquidators

Address: 3000 John Deere Road Toano, Virginia 23168 Phone: 757 259-4280 Year Founded: 1993 Total Stores: 307 Total Annual Sales:...

November 26, 2013

Company Snapshot: Netflix

Address: 100 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, California 95032 Phone: (408) 540-3700 Year Founded: 1997 Total Annual Sales: $3,609,282,000 Senior Executives:...

November 21, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – November 2013

Personnel Update: Aaron’s, Inc. announced the following strategic changes to the management team: Steven A. Michaels, VP Finance, is being promoted...

November 18, 2013

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – November 2013

Personnel Updates: Big Lots has appointed former Kmart executive Andrew Stein as the company’s Senior VP and Chief Customer Officer,...

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