BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
USA nationwide retailer featuring everything from clothing to electronics to sporting goods.
Number of Employees 174
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Department Stores (except Discount Department Stores): 452111
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Retail stocks mixed as Sears posts surprise loss
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Footstar Declares Special $1.00 Per Share Cash Distribution
MAHWAH, N.J. -- Footstar, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash distribution to shareholders of $1.00 per common share. The Company also said that it is proceeding with steps to prepare for the previously reported, anticipated wind-down of its business in 2009. The...
November and December Comparable Store Sales and Fourth Quarter Outlook.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 2007-Top Of Our Radar: November and December Comparable Store Sales and Fourth Quarter OutlookC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12012007 Sears Holdings Corporation, (NASDAQ: SHLD) through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the United States and Canada. ...
Footstar Appoints New Board of Directors and Names Senior Leadership upon Emergence from Chapter 11; Jeffrey A. Shepard Named President and CEO
MAHWAH, N.J. -- Footstar, Inc. today announced a new nine-member Board of Directors and the appointment of Jeffrey A. Shepard as President and Chief Executive Officer following the Company's emergence from its Chapter 11 reorganization on February 6, 2006. The Footstar Board now includes the following members: --Jonathan...
Lampert defends Sears: chairman urges patience eight months into merger.
Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears Holdings' chairman defended tire company's strategy--and berated critics--in a "Message from the Chairman" released by the company alongside third quarter earnings last week. Edward Lampert, who is als Hoffman Estates, Ill. -- Sears...
SHAKING UP THE RANKS; HFN'S EXCLUSIVE LIST OF THE TOP 150 RETAILERS SHOWS THAT MASS AND SPECIALTY RETAILERS SHINED IN 2004, AS THE LANDSCAPE GETS SET FOR MAJOR MERGERS.
Byline: Barbara Thau NEW YORK-The mega-mass merchants strengthened their market-share dominance in the home furnishings industry last year. Target unseated Sears as the third-largest retailer and Wal-Mart, the number-one home merchant, ramped up category growth. A cross-section of specialty...
Caesar circular outlines plans.(Little Caesar Enterprises Inc)
Byline: Brent Snavely Little Caesar Enterprises Inc.'s most recent Uniform Franchise Offering Circular provides additional insight into the company's recently announced expansion plans. As of Dec. 31 Little Caesar reported that it had 1,731 loca Byline: Brent Snavely ...
This Just In.
List of bidders for Kmart HQ narrows Kmart Holding Corp. has narrowed the list of companies bidding on purchasing and redeveloping its headquarters in Troy, according to real estate sources. Kmart, now a subsidiary of Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based List of bidders...
Week In Review.(briefs)
Delphi: No more changes in top management Delphi Corp.'s top executives may be off the hook in an accounting scandal that resulted in the departure of two top finance executives last month, according to Automotive News, a sister publication of Cra Delphi: No...
Sears, Kmart merger OK'd.(Briefs)(Sears, Roebuck and Co.)(Kmart Holding Corp.)(Brief Article)
Shareholders of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corp. approved the $12.3-billion merger of the two companies, creating the third-largest U.S. retailer. The new company, to be called Sears Holding Corp. and based at Sears' headquarters in Hoffman Est Shareholders of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and...
Kmart vendors, Troy office market wait for next move.(Kmart Holding Corp)
Byline: Brent Snavely, Jennette Smith Kmart Holding Corp.'s decision to move its headquarters to Hoffman Estates, Ill., is creating almost as much anxiety for Dan Buckey and his eight employees as it is for the nearly 2,000 who work at the company Byline:...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Christopher Krieg | |
| Doug Binder | |
| Hasbro Toys | |
| Howard Blaustein | |
| John C Field | Lead Defence Counsel |
| Jon Beck | |
| Matthew Tennenbaum | |
| William C. Crowley | Officer |
| Willy Wu |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Groen, Kluka & Company | Current | |
| Kmart | Current | |
| Michigan State University | Former |
Doug combines a passion for writing and design with a background in marketing and production into an all-consuming lifestyle of work, work, (play), work. With a career that spans TV, theme parks, corporate events and media production, Doug knows how to inspire an audience with immersive and exciting environments. In recent years he's worked with Microsoft, Intel, IBM, Lucent Technologies, Skechers, Disney, Universal Studios, Time Warner/Six Flags, Nickelodeon, Kmart, Ford/Visteon, Yamaha, MasterCard and American Express. Along the way, Doug produced and directed dozens of award-winning media pieces -- 13 Tellys and Cindys, a dozen international media/keynote tours, numerous product launches, and untold numbers of scripts, proposals, and event environments of all kinds. He began his career assisting on major marketing events for Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida where he later worked to develop co-operative television projects in the variety, talk and sports genres. A yen for the big city impelled him to move to Manhattan where he starved, went deep and got creative. He soon freelanced his way across the country, through Las Vegas and to Los Angeles where he now resides.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Nickelodeon | Current | |
| Disney Co | Current | |
| Universal Studios | Current | |
| Skechers | Current | |
| Yamaha | Current | |
| Kmart | Current | |
| Binderama Creative | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kmart | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC | Senior Managing Consultant | Former |
| R.H. Macy & Co. | Current | |
| Eastern Airlines | Current | |
| Enron Corp. | Current | |
| Wide Travel | Current | |
| Kmart | Current | |
| Far Co | Current | |
| Ormet Corporation | Current | |
| Bent On Learning | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC | Director, Business Dev | Former |
| New York Law School | J.D. | Former |
| Vassar College | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie Llp. | Partner | Current |
| Kmart | Lead Defence Counsel | Current |
| Supreme Court of Canada | Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Consulting, Inc. | Senior Consultant | Current |
| Big Lots, Inc. | Current | |
| Collective Brands Inc. | Current | |
| Foot Locker, Inc. | Current | |
| Kmart | Current | |
| Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation | Current | |
| Planalytics Inc. | Former |
Matthew Tennenbaum is COO and also directs the firms General Liability and Property Third Party Administration division. Mr. Tennenbaum has over 14 years of Regional and National Account Management and Property/Casualty claims handling experience with manufacturing, distribution, hospitality, real estate management and retail clients including the Navy and large corporations such as EMI, Wal Mart, Kmart, Circuit City and Best Buy. He previously founded the TPA firm Trafalgar Professional Administrators to service the claims handling needs for several Lloyds Syndicates and has led million dollar corporate wide IT project implementations for Business Intelligence, Claims and Litigation Management systems. Mr. Tennenbaum holds multi-state Adjuster licenses and is an accredited Producer. A graduate of West Virginia University, Mr. Tennenbaum earned his BSBA and is working towards an AIC designation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Inland Marine Adjusters, Ltd | Coo | Current |
| Kmart | Current | |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | Current | |
| West Virginia University | Bsba and Is Working Towards An Aic Designation. | Former |
William C. Crowley has served as an Executive Vice President of the Company since March 2005 and as our Chief Administrative Officer since September 2005. He also served as our Chief Financial Officer from March 2005 to September 2006 and as interim Chief Financial Officer from January 2007 to October 2007. Mr. Crowley has served as Chairman of the Board of Sears Canada, Inc. since December 2006 and as a director of Sears Canada since March 2005. Prior to the Merger, Mr. Crowley served as Senior Vice President, Finance of Kmart, and had served as an officer of Kmart since 2003. Mr. Crowley is also the President and Chief Operating Officer of ESL Investments, Inc., a private investment firm, and has served in that capacity since 1999. He is a director of AutoNation, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sears Holdings Corporation | Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer | Current |
| Kmart | Officer | Current |
| Sears Canada Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Radio & Records, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| AutoNation, Inc. | Director of the Board | Current |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Procarcare | Board of Directors | Current |
| Investornews.Com | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kmart | Senior Vice President, Finance and Director | Former |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. | Managing Director | Former |
| Perry Capital LLC | Co-Founder | Former |
| New York University | Professor | Former |
| Kmart | Director | Former |
| New York University | Mba | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania | Former |
Willy has broad experiences in sourcing, merchandising and international trade. He was previously the General Manager of China sourcing office for a leading European fashion retail chain, and had been instrumental in developing company's China strategy, setting up the company, overseeing daily operations, and evaluating and monitoring existing and potential suppliers. For more than 10 years, Willy had been the general manager for Eastern Gateways Shanghai, a subsidiary of Eastern Gateways, in charge of major accounts in garments & accessories. Willy's customer list includes Menards, Target, and Kmart in the US, Eaton, Sears, Zellers, the Bay, Donald Berman Enterprise, and Bio-Lab International in Canada, and Quelle, OTTO, AuChan, and Carrefour in Europe. His sourcing expertise covers a wide variety of merchandise including giftware, home furnishing, apparel, and travel goods. Willy was graduated with a BA in international business administration from the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade, and attended MBA program in Marketing at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Xl Enterprises | Managing Director, Shanghai | Current |
| Kmart | Current | |
| University of Ottawa | Mba Program In Marketing | Former |
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