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August 11, 2011
Topic of CEO conversation: The weather

The weather is always a popular topic in discussions of retail performance, but it seems this recent quarter has produced a storm of exceptionally intense meteorological commentary.

The following are just some of the examples of CEOs talking about the weather taken from news reports of the past several days:

August 1, 2011
LP: David Weekley’s “Partners of Choice”

LP Building Products has received the 2011 “Partners of Choice” Award for service from Houston-based home builder David Weekley Homes. LP, which was awarded an “A” in the service category, was one of 17 companies to receive an award out of about 150 of the company’s trade partners.

June 30, 2011
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November 3, 2010
At Scotts: Hagedorn stays, Baker leaves

Scotts Miracle-Gro chairman and CEO Jim Hagedorn will not retire as CEO this year....

November 20, 2008
Duke to replace Scott as Wal-Mart CEO

Mike Duke was also elected to the company's board of directors, effective immediately, and Lee...

October 21, 2008
Weyerhaeuser announces new vp-strategic planning

Betsy Seaton had been leading the company's strategic planning efforts as a senior director....

September 21, 2008
Former Home Depot exec named Scotts president and COO

Scotts Miracle-Gro has named former Home Depot COO Mark R. Baker president and chief operating...

September 9, 2008
Former Home Depot exec named Scotts president and COO

Mark R. Baker was with Home Depot from 1996 to 2001, serving in various roles,...

July 1, 2008
Niblock named chairman of RILA

The Retail Industry Leaders Association has named its board of directors for 2008, with the...

May 15, 2008
Home Depot Foundation framing homes for Habitat project

The homes will be completed by Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast by...

May 12, 2008
Wal-Mart off to a good start in fiscal 2008

First-quarter earnings were $3.022 billion, up 6.9 percent from $2.862 billion in the same quarter last year....

April 29, 2008
EPA orders certain Scotts’ pesticides off shelves

Retailers were told April 28 to remove Scotts’ weed preventer and related pesticides from their...

April 17, 2008
ScottsMiracle-Gro optimistic for 2008, despite slow second quarter

“Consumer activity over the first two weeks of April has been strong, and we are...

March 5, 2008
Wal-Mart February sales up 8.9 percent

The company also reported comparable-store sales up 2.6 percent for the month, with Wal-Mart Stores...

February 18, 2008
Wal-Mart up for fourth quarter and year

The company reported net income for its fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2008, at $4.1...

January 27, 2008
Home improvement companies named ‘Best Places to Work’

Container Store and Sherwin-Williams make the cut....

January 20, 2008
Wal-Mart vice chairman to retire

John Menzer began his Wal-Mart career in 1995 as the company's chief financial officer and...

January 14, 2008
Wal-Mart announces new head of Asia retail operations

Wal-Mart Brazil president and CEO Vicente Trius has been promoted to executive vp, president and...

November 18, 2007
Wal-Mart releases sustainability report

The retail giant highlighted the initiatives taken to build a more sustainable business....

November 12, 2007
Wal-Mart same-store sales up 1.4 percent in third quarter

The retailing giant reported an 8.8 percent increase in net sales for the period ended Oct. 31....

August 13, 2007
Wal-Mart reports record results, but lowers guidance for full year

For the company’s Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and international stores, net income rose 49 percent to...

July 12, 2007
Same-store sales up at Wal-Mart, Target

According to the ICSC, the average 2.4 percent same store sales gain in June beat expectations....

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