Sears Names Boire Chief Merchandising Officer Amid Closings
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Sears Holdings Corp. named former Brookstone Inc. executive Ron Boire chief merchandising officer to revamp its retail experience as the largest U.S. department store chain works to revive sales.
Boire, 50, will lead merchandising for both Sears and Kmart, the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company said today in a statement. He was previously president and CEO of Brookstone, an electronics chain, and also spent 17 years at Sony Electronics Inc. in various roles.