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Kmart Corp Chmn and CEO Joseph E. Antonini's efforts to improve retail store chain's image and merchandising has earned him the Gold Medal Award from the National Retailer's Foundation. Antonini assumed the leadership in 1987, and began a campaign to promote the retail chain as a manufacturer and distributor of fashionable clothing. Celebrities such as actress Jaclyn Smith were asked to produce a clothing line with a more stylish appeal. Kmart has also benefited from a customer feedback system through an 800 phone number.

After months of suspense, the winners of the annual Multichannel Merchant Awards were announced at the Annual Conference for Catalog & Multichannel Merchants (ACCM) in Boston at a special luncheon [...]

Nominees for the Modern Tire Dealer 2008 Tire Dealer of the Year award have common traits including industry experience and involvement in both the industry and the community. They also create growth by opening new stores and provide their staff with intensive training, fair pay, and competitive benefits.

Jacobson Stores chairman emeritus J. Russell Fowler regards the retail industry as weakening its standards when it places much emphasis on pricing and long service hours to retain a competitive edge. Fowler's management of Jacobson is marked by the introduction of luxury goods that were geared towards the upper 20% of US consumers. Fowler received the 1994 Silver Medal Award from the National Retail Foundation for his acheivements in the retail industry.