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PR Newswire - Tue May 06, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), Lands' End, Inc. (NASDAQ: LE), Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) and Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE: BBW). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2064-100free.
Lands' End Announces New Head of Creative
GlobeNewswire - Fri May 02, 7:34AM CDT
Lands' End (Nasdaq:LE) recently announced it has named Becky Gebhardt as Senior Vice President, Chief Creative Officer. Gebhardt will be responsible for developing and implementing global creative brand strategies that focus on digital, retail and catalog, a role that will drive and execute the creative vision that supports the merchandising strategy and marketing campaigns across all channels. In this role she will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the creative organization including concepts, art direction, photography and creative operations.
Lands' End Announces New Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 01, 9:40AM CDT
Lands' End (Nasdaq:LE) today announced it has named Steven Rado as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. Rado will lead all aspects of marketing for the brand, including the oversight of strategic development, direction, and implementation of all marketing activities. His leadership will guide a team of 50 professionals across marketing operations including consumer insights, forecasting and analytics, catalog, digital marketing, customer acquisition, e-commerce, public relations and advertising.
Investors Ignore the Benefits of the Lands End Spinoff. Here's Why You Shouldn't
Mark Holder, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 24, 1:00PM CDT
The recent negative reaction to the Lands' End spin-off from Sears Holdings Corporation has unfolded similarly to traditional spin-offs in the past. The market continues to focus on the past results of Lands' End to justify its current...
Lands' End Joins with the National Park Foundation to Support the 2014 White House Easter Egg Roll
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 16, 11:49AM CDT
Lands' End announced today that it will contribute to the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, to support the 2014 White House Easter Egg Roll.
Sears Appoints New Executive (revised) - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 15, 5:40PM CDT
Sears Holdings (SHLD) has named Arun Arora as the company’s new Vice President and President of the Home Services department.
Was It a Huge Mistake for Sears to Get Rid of Lands' End?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Apr 11, 4:30PM CDT
Source: Lands' End A lot can change in 12 years. If you don't believe me, just look at Sears Holdings . In 2002, the company purchased Lands' End in a transaction valued at $2 billion. This purchase was followed by the company's 2005 merger...
Apparel Veteran John Maher Appointed CEO and GCI Invests in River's End Trading Company
Marketwire - Fri Apr 11, 6:00AM CDT
River's End Trading Company announces the appointment of John Maher as CEO and a capital investment from GCI, a leading private equity firm. These announcements highlight River's End Trading's focus on growth through innovative apparel products and strategic approaches to exceptional customer experience. River's End Trading will continue to serve the corporate, promotional, and golf retail markets with apparel. Financial terms were not released.
The Sears Spinoff Curse: Lands' End Struggles in Market Debut
Brian Shaw, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 4:30PM CDT
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) has done it again. In an effort to "focus on core operations," Sears has spun off yet another subsidiary with the spinoff of Lands' End (NASDAQ: LE) at the beginning of the week. This is not the first (or likely...
Will Lands' End Get Eaten Alive, or Is It About to Thrive?
Ted Cooper, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 1:30PM CDT
Sears Holdings continued its habit of spinning off subsidiaries when Lands' End began trading under its own symbol on Monday. Sears bought the catalog merchant in 2002 for $1.86 billion. Lands' End's stock opened on Monday at around $29.50 per...
No End in Sight for Land's End, Inc.'s Decline
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 1:06PM CDT
Source: Land's End. Well, this isn't going as planned at all. Fresh from being spun off from Sears Holdings , outdoors apparel retailer Land's End ended its first day of trading on Monday down more than 7.5% from its offering price and...
Lands' End is No Bargain in Trading Debut
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 9:02AM CDT
Yet the value of Sears' remaining assets that could be monetized roughly balance out liabilities.
Lands' End Business Outfitters Wins Prestigious 2014 Image of the Year Award From NAUMD
GlobeNewswire - Tue Apr 08, 1:47PM CDT
Lands' End Business Outfitters (Nasdaq:LE) today announced it has won a 2014 Image of the Year Award for its leading work with Chase from the Image Apparel Institute, a division of the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD). The industry's highest achievement, the award recognizes the most fashionable, forward-thinking and innovative commercial apparel designs.
Land's End Starts Trading After Sears Spins Off Company - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 08, 9:50AM CDT
Sears Holdings completed the spin-off of its Lands' End business.
Why Sears Holdings Corp. Shares Tumbled
Jeremy Bowman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 4:53PM CDT
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. were falling...
Another Sears Spin-Off Primed For Investors
Michael Lewis, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 3:28PM CDT
A polarizing strategy to say the least, Sears Holdings is spinning its top performers into their own companies. CEO Eddie Lampert is doing this for a few reasons. For one, Sears Holdings was an extremely bloated business, drowning under the weight...
Sears Holdings' boas approves spin-off of Lands' End business
M2 - Mon Mar 17, 7:04AM CDT
Broadline retailer Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:SHLD) announced on Friday the approval by its board of directors of the separation of its Lands' End business by means of a pro-rata spin-off transaction.
Sears Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Approves the Separation of its Lands' End Business and Establishes March 24, 2014 as the Record Date for the Pro-Rata Distribution of Shares of Lands' End, Inc. Common Stock
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 14, 5:38PM CDT
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) today announced that its board of directors approved the separation of its Lands' End business by means of a pro-rata spin-off transaction.
Lands' End Partners with Parsons The New School for Design to Host Design Challenge
PR Newswire - Fri Mar 14, 9:39AM CDT
In celebration of 50 years as an iconic American brand, Lands' End teamed up Parsons The New School for Design during the fall 2013 semester to challenge students to design a new women's collection that contained a sustainable component. Today, Lands' End announces that Benjamin Ayer (of Caribou, ME) and Pan Wang (of Shenzen, China) are the winners of the Lands' End 50th Anniversary Design Challenge and recipients of a $7,500 scholarship.
IEEE Launches App-E-Feat, the Social Good Matchmaking Site
PR Newswire - Tue Feb 18, 8:00AM CST
IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, today launched the App-E-Feat promotion, centered around a website that matches organizations aligned with the IEEE mission of advancing technology for humanity with engineers to create mobile apps. App-E-Feat is being launched as part of IEEE's Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action.