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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Toys"R"Us Joins Walmart, Kmart in Holiday Exclusives After Thwarting Macy's
Getting its own exclusive kids deal going for the holidays, Toys“Râ€Us is partnering with LEGO Systems in establishing "Bricktober," a month-long event at the retailer's stores across the United States and online, saluting the bricks that kids still use to build skyscrapers, planes, trains and even intergalactic warships. ...
Dora Launch Timely for Kmart, But Macy's and Pathmark Make Latin Mark, Too
Kmart has announced that it is launching a new licensed product line featuring Nickelodeon’s popular Dora the Explorer character, and it’s timing couldn’t be better. The launch certainly won’t be the first for the Dora character. She already adorns all kinds of kids merchandise and, in fact,...
USUAL SUSPECTS...WITH A FEW TWISTS.(Company overview)
Byline: Barbara Thau NEW YORK-Two of the biggest gainers in home furnishings sales last year prove the point that numbers don't tell the whole story: While Sears and Macy's both showed gains, they boosted share via acquisitions and consolidation-not by increasing their overall...
Martha's latest kitchen tip: how to slice an industry
When Martha Stewart, the doyenne of homemaking, made her foray into retailing back in 1987, the retail world was a different place. For one, the company she signed on with was the nation's largest retailer, well ahead of Wal-Mart and more than three times the size of Target. Secondly, the...
Macy's gets pricier goods from Martha
NEW YORK -- Attention Kmart shoppers: Martha Stewart has gone upscale on you at the mall. The doyenne of domesticity just signed a deal to sell a higher-end line of her home goods -- the Martha Stewart Collection -- at Macy's department stores in the fall of 2007. ...
TRENDSPOTTING ; RETAILERS ARE ONCE AGAIN ENLISTING THE HELP OF TREND DIRECTORS TO DIFFERENTIATE STORE OFFERINGS.
Byline: Barbara Thau NEW YORK-They are the new auteurs of retailers' home departments. As merchants take product development and sourcing into their own hands, home- trend directors are enjoying a retail resurgence. The second coming of...
IT'S A MOD, MOD, MOD WORLD; HOME FURNISHINGS AT RETAIL IS MOVING PAST TRADITIONAL AND INTO STYLES REFLECTING THE 21ST CENTURY.
Byline: Barbara Thau, Jo Fleischer, Sheila O'Mara and Thyra Porter contributed to this report. NEW YORK-Retailers' home departments are becoming more colorful and sleek as contemporary furnishings jazz up their offerings. Geometric patterns, clean lines and splashes of bold colors...
WHAT'S IN STORES HIGHS AND LOWS.(Brief Article)
In a difficult year, HFN's list of the top tabletop retailers was fairly static. The leaders in 2001 held their own, with little change in their ranking. But it's obvious that the weakening economy and the generally poor retail climate impacted the tabletop industry. ...
NEWS BRIEFS.(various news in the home and furnishing sectors, various companies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Kmart Unveils Spike Lee-Directed TV Ad Blitz Kmart will pin its hopes on a new brand-positioning campaign designed to establish itself as "The Store That Understands What Really Matters in Life." The bankrupt retailer enlisted Spike Lee, director of such films as "Do...
West Nyack, N.Y.-Based Footstar Jumps into Department Store Business.
By Lauren Coleman-Lochner, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 4--Footstar Inc., which sells shoes at malls and discount stores, is leaping into the department store business via a new partnership with the parent of Macy's. Footstar said Thursday...
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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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