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La Jolla Group CEO Toby Bost

Rusty to create collection for JCPenney

The La Jolla Group announced tonight a new segmenting strategy for Rusty. Rusty is creating a special young…

News May 13, 2013
La Jolla Group CEO Toby Bost

Toby Bost on Rusty's alliance with JCPenney

I talked with La Jolla Group CEO Toby Bost this morning to find out more about Rusty's new…

News May 13, 2013
Tiffany Mongomery and Toby Bost on stage at the GroupY Innovator Series at The Camp in Costa Mesa

Toby Bost on acquisitions, supporting core retailers, social media marketing and more

The La Jolla Group is moving to add brands to fill out its portfolio, O'Neill Clothing and La…

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New CEO for Foot Locker

Foot Locker named Ken Hicks chief executive officer today. Hicks previously was president and chief merchandising officer for…

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More fast fashion competition

More fast fashion competition for juniors brands coming

Industry executives have said publicly that “fast fashion” retailers – stores that offer super trendy clothes at very…

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JC Penney adds executives from Coach, Target, Electronic Arts, Scotch & Soda

Press Release:   PLANO, Texas, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As it transforms its business to become America's…

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New JC Penney president leaves after short stay

Editor's note: New CEO Ron Johnson hired Michael Francis, a key Target executive, to help lead the new…

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A DC hoodie at JC Penney. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

DC joins Vans at JC Penney

We stopped by JC Penney to view DC's debut there and to see how new CEO Ron Johnson…

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JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson. Photo courtesy of Bloomberg.

JC Penney's new approach with vendors – greed is bad

After listening to CEO Ron Johnson, I got a better idea of why some industry brands under pressure…

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