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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Sears Loss Narrows as Kmart Shows Improvement
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp SHLD posted a narrower quarterly loss on Thursday as comparable-store sales at its Kmart discount chain rose for the first time in several quarters.Sears' net loss for the third quarter that ended October 31 narrowed to $127 million, or $1.09 per share, from...
Kmart Rejuvenates Jaclyn Smith So Shoppers Forget Martha Stewart
As recently detailed in this blog, Sears is giving apparel a boost with new styles and some holiday purchasing incentives, but sibling Kmart also has been vigorously reinventing a fashion program that’s facing a big void with the loss of the Martha Stewart Everyday brand. Over the...
Holiday Challenges Continue to Loom, Yet Kmart Adapts the Steidtmann Way
Not long ago, this blog was a bit critical of Deloitte and its chief economist Carl Steidtmann for a less than definitive holiday sales forecast, yet, it’s only fair to note how a statement of his delivered almost a year ago resonates today. Of course, we now...
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,...
Sony cuts price of PS3 to $299
(Credit: Kmart.com)For all those who've been waiting for the PS3 to drop in price from $399 to $299, that day has finally arrived. While Sony has yet to make an official announcement, Kmart.com has an ad up on its homepage that reveals the price cut and also appears to strongly...
Kmart Designs Web Site To Build Customer Buzz
Kmart is once again furthering Sears Holding’s goals of expanding alternative media marketing, this time by launching a website focusing on design. The Kmartdesign.com site was first announced on Twitter, said Lisa Schultz, Sears Holdings executive vice president of apparel design, and continues to be linked to...
Kmart Kicks Up Shoe Initiative with Wrangler
Kmart really is serious about shoes, once again expanding its line of footwear with an exclusive collection under the Wrangler brand. The retailer also has been serious about Father’s Day, launching movie promotions for the past two years tied into the holiday with this year’s take-dad-to-the-movies deal...
Sears Marketing Evolves as Kmart Transforms Movie into Father's Day Promotion
Kmart characterizes the campaign it has developed for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as its “most robust†Father's Day promotion to date. by Mike Duff
Kmart Tries Trunk Show to Showcase Styles, Jaclyn Smith
Kmart keeps trying new ways to push itself as a fashion destination for budget conscious shoppers and brought actress and apparel design partner Jaclyn Smith to promote her brand to “frugalistas,†as she called them, at the retailer’s first-ever trunk show event. Smith appeared yesterday at a...
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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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