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
Recent Events
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Retail stocks mixed as Sears posts surprise loss
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Mass creates mayhem with discount pricing programs
The year of the $4 generic prescription is how 2006 will forever be remembered, as Wal-Mart and other mass market retailers introduced new pricing concepts to the chain pharmacy industry. Wal-Mart fired the opening salvo in September when it introduced an experimental flat rate pricing program in Tampa, Fla.,...
Zizzle LLC Appoints New Sales Agency Fragel Sales Inc. of Royal Oak, MI as the Latest Sales Organization for Their Growing Toy and Electronic Business
BANNOCKBURN, Ill. -- Fragel Sales team of Mark Fragel, Brian Crane, Victoria Caherty, Sara Wheaton and Lisa Branchev will immediately take on the sales responsibilities for Sears HoldingKmart, Walgreens, Meijer, Aldi, Kohls, ShopKo and others. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the highly professional and...
Mandatory mail order threatens Motor City business: the impact of the GM and UAW decisions could suck hundreds of thousands of customers and hundreds of millions of dollars out of drug stores operating in Michigan
You might say that the Motor City has given retail pharmacy the shaft--and you wouldn't mean the drive shaft, either. Thanks to decisions by the United Auto Workers in 2004 and General Motors earlier this year to move members of its health care plans into mandatory mail programs for...
Kmart, Meijer debut credit cards to reward buyers.
By Greta Guest, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 9--Kmart and Meijer have launched new credit cards that reward regular shoppers just in time for the holidays. Kmart's card gives cash discounts after purchases of a certain amount,...
Indianapolis-Based Supermarket Plans Remodeling, New Fort Wayne Location.
The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 14--Marsh Supermarkets has packaged several strategies into a consolidated plan to combat stiff competition from the likes of Wal-Mart, Meijer, Costco, Target and Kmart super centers. "The deflationary environment for food, changes...
Meijer picks up Rx business as Kmart shutters outlets
DETROIT -- Meijer Inc. says its pharmacies are addressing the needs of Kmart Corp. customers who are concerned over the shutdowns or potential shutdowns of Kmart stores. "As soon as word hit the streets that some Kmart stores/pharmacies were closing or that they were potentially closing, our phones started...
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Asbury Park Press, N.J., Trouble Shooter Column.
Asbury Park Press, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 16--QUESTION: I would like to know where I can buy men's Brittania jeans. At one time, Kmart and also Ames carried them, but not any longer. These are the only jeans that...
Top supercenters - ranked by sales in 2001 - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
The dominant force in retailing last year continued to be the supercenter. The powerful format's appeal lies in the convenience of the one-stop shopping it affords consumers and the discount pricing philosophy offered by the nation's leading supercenter operators. Wal-Mart dominated the landscape with 1,066 stores at the end...
Mass merchant circulars emphasize different categories - Housewares What's Hot What's New What's Happening - Brief Article
When it came to promoting home categories as the holiday season approached, each major mass merchant had a particular emphasis. However, a look at some key categories in mass merchant circulars from Labor Day through mid-December, as tracked by Market ADvantage, offers a glimpse at where they are placing an...
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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