Arthur Rosenberg

Arthur Rosenberg

March 19, 2013

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – March 2013

Personnel Updates: Best Buy has named Ron Wilson as its new President and COO of its Canada operations. Fred’s Inc....

March 14, 2013

How’s Westlake Progressing Under Ace? The Unveiling of a New Store Design.

Last December, just before Christmas, Ace Hardware bought itself a most interesting holiday gift. Long-time and noted co-op member Westlake...

March 11, 2013

J.C. Penney Too Much Too Late; Creating Retailing Revolution or Revulsion?

It may seem like a decade ago when J.C. Penney’s newly crowned wunderkind, CEO Ron Johnson announced several revolutionary, rather...

February 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lumber Liquidators – Continuous Inspired Growth

Founded nearly two decades ago, Lumber Liquidators is a growth-based company which remains under the auspices and inspiration of founder...

February 25, 2013

Company Snapshot: Overstock.com – Hopefully a Temporary Personnel Change at the Top

Overstock.com recently announced that annual revenues had increased 4% to $1,099 billion from the previous year’s total of $1.05 billion....

February 21, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – February 2013

Personnel Update: Heartland Co-op announced that CEO Larry Petersen, has retired as panned in mid-2012.  The new CEO is Tom...

February 19, 2013

Industry Updates: Discount and Specialty Stores – February 2013

Personnel Updates: 99 Cents Only Stores announced that in order to build on recent successes and to execute on the...

February 19, 2013

Perhaps J.C. Penney Can Learn a Lesson From The Home Depot

It may seem like a decade ago when J.C. Penney’s newly crowned wunderkind, CEO Ron Johnson announced several revolutionary and...

February 11, 2013

Unlike Best Buy, hhgregg Quickly Changes Its Focus

March 8, 2009 was the last day Circuit City operated brick and mortar stores. Two months later Systemax purchased its...

January 31, 2013

Company Snapshot: Fastenal Company

Fastenal has been one of the fastest companies to issue a comprehensive financial report for fiscal 2012, which coincides with...

January 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: 99 Cents Only Stores

Despite consistently positive quarterly and annual financials and an outlook which included the possibility of opening a location on pricey...

January 24, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – January 2013

Personnel Update: 84 Lumber announced the retirement of Jim McCorkle, a 35-year veteran of the company. Aaron’s, Inc. announced that...

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