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Sears names Chris Shimojima head of Customer Direct

As part of the merger between Kmart and Sears, the new Sears Holdings Corp. has named marketing veteran Chris Shimojima head of its Customer Director e-commerce and catalog operations, reporting to Sears CEO Alan J. Lacy.

Posted 04/04/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Sears apparel executive named president and CEO of Lands’ End

Sears, Roebuck and Co. has named Mindy Mears, its top apparel executive, to head its Lands’ End unit as president and CEO. The move should help Sears leverage the Lands’ End apparel brand in driving up store sales, an analyst says.

Posted 01/15/2004Paul DemeryPost a comment

Sears says Lands` End key to 2002 rise in profits

Sears is starting to get the push it needs from Lands` End, which helped the retailer realize improved fourth-quarter profitability both corporate-wide and in its retail segment, the company said. "Lands` End exceeded our expectations," Sears says.

Posted 01/17/2003Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sears completes its takeover of Lands’ End

Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced today that it has acquired 98% of the outstanding stock of Lands’ End Inc. at $62 a share.

Posted 06/17/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment