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This group of community changemakers consists of four charity partner leaders—Texas-based Gabriela Kane Guardia, Executive Director of Latinitas; Irving-based Soudary Kittivong-Greenbaum; VP of Development for Alliance for a Healthier Generation; Dallas-based Rachel Currie Triska, CEO of VolunteerNow; and Chicago-based Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, North Texan. The group includes three JCPenney associates who go above and beyond as volunteers in their communities: Carol, Grace, and Pamela Jackson, who also serves as CEO of Dress for Success Dallas. [Photo: Business Wire]
JCPenney Celebrates Women’s History Month with Community Grants
by Lance Murray | Mar 7, 2024
In honor of women going above and beyond to serve the community, Plano-based JCPenney said it is awarding five female changemakers a $2,000 donation to the nonprofit of their choice. Applications opened on March 1, and winners will be announced on May 1.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2024
The home furnishing and lifestyle brand rolled out its new store concept in Dallas, which includes a front vestibule reminiscent of a traditional foyer and a shopping journey presented in homelike ‘vignettes.'
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
RumbleOn, the largest powersports retailer in North America, has appointed Michael Kennedy as its new CEO, succeeding interim CEO Mark Tkach.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 6, 2023
Leveraging operational efficiencies and new technologies, Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B offers an "innovative price format" that delivers a uniquely curated assortment of community focused products—and the most relevant high-quality, fresh products H-E-B is known for—at even lower prices. See where the Dallas stores will be located—and what makes them different.
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A Tuesday Morning store. [Photo: Business Wire]
Dallas-Based Tuesday Morning Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
by Lance Murray | Feb 14, 2023
One of the original off-price retailers specializing in name-brand, high-quality products for the home, the Dallas-based retailer is filing for Chapter 11 protection for the second time since the onset of the pandemic.
Tuesday Morning plans to close more than half of its 487 stores nationwide—including two dozen in Texas—according to the Dallas Morning News.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2022
The appointment of Andrew Berger follows the announcement that Fred Hand would be retiring from the CEO' s post and as a member of the company's board of directors.
In September, the Dallas-based retailer announced getting a new backer following its emergence from bankruptcy—one that’s familiar with the business and also owns local consumer brands Pier 1 Imports and RadioShack.
In September, the Dallas-based retailer announced getting a new backer following its emergence from bankruptcy—one that’s familiar with the business and also owns local consumer brands Pier 1 Imports and RadioShack.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 21, 2020
Soap Hope wants to attract more people with disabilities to participate in the academy's internships to learn the inner workings of employment in a fulfillment center. Take a look inside the new center and meet the HIPsters, a.k.a. Hugely Important People, working there.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 15, 2020
As part of the MPact initiative, Soap Hope will work as a curriculum, employ people with disabilities, and help fund the nonprofit's work.
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Workers prepare shelves as boxes of used books sit nearby at ThriftBooks' Dallas facility. [Photo: Courtesy ThriftBooks]
ThriftBooks’ Dallas Used Book Fulfillment Center to Become Its Largest in the Country
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2019
By tripling the facility’s size and adding new automation tech, ThriftBooks says it will be able to process 50 million books a year in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2019
Also, you’ll find news from Civitas Senior Living, Nuvectra, EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, and Wilson Perumal in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 21, 2019
The next-gen department store, which 'reimagined retail' last year with a grand opening in Plano's Legacy West, also announced it will open a second location this year in New York.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 29, 2018
This latest funding round comes on top of a $5.75 million round in May for the retail startup that recently opened in Plano.
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What’s in Retail’s Future? Michio Kaku Looks Ahead
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Sep 27, 2016
Michio Kaku, known for his TV appearances, was keynote speaker at the Shop.org Retail Digital Summit
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2016
Coppell-based Container Store will make communications "hands-free" with the help of Dallas-based Theatro's device.
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