DEERFIELD, Ill., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Walgreen Co. today announced the retirement of Jerome B. Karlin, executive vice president of store operations, effective March 1. Replacing him will be Mark A. Wagner, currently a senior vice president of store operations. Karlin, 63, began his
CLEVELAND -- In keeping with its policy of making selective acquisitions, Walgreens last year bought 23 stores from Medic Drug, keeping open eight. Pharmacy files from the other 15 units were transferred to nearby Walgreens outlets. Walgreens purchased the outlets from Hilco, a retail restructuring
Byline: By John Revill Business Staff The race for the top job at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce is under way with hopefuls launching applications for the pounds 115,000-a-year post. A series of adverts have been placed for a dynamic leader to succeed chief executive Sue Battle, who retires in
Source: The Birmingham Post (England)
Posted: 2006-01-29
Unisys, which sells server computers and consulting services, on Thursday reported a loss for the fourth quarter, mostly because of the costs of cutting 10 percent of its work force. The loss narrowed to $31.1 million from $34.9 million a year earlier. Sales rose to $1.57 billion from $1.52
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-01-29
APPOINTMENTS: Melissa returns to job in Stratford Edition: FIRST Section: News Melissa Manning has returned from the French Alps to take up a post as a beauty therapist at a top hotel in Stratford. The 24-year-old, who is a former pupil of Stratford High School, worked in Courchevel and Les Deux
MIDLAND: Acting police chief gets top job Edition: FIRST Section: News The acting Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police, David Swift, is to take on the role on a permanent basis from April, it has been confirmed. He was put in temporary control in December and stepped down as the head of
Siemens said Thursday that profit in its first quarter declined 19 percent because of the cost of job cuts at its unprofitable computer services and networks divisions.The engineering company, which is in the process of restructuring, also said that orders rose 31 percent to 26.8 billion, or $32.9
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-01-29
Lloyds TSB Group on Thursday named Victor Blank, chairman of the British retailer GUS, as chairman to draw on his retail experience for a more consumer-focused strategy. Blank, 63, will become deputy chairman in March before taking over the main job from Maarten van den Bergh in May, Lloyds TSB
Source: International Herald Tribune
Posted: 2006-01-29
ASIAN FOOTBALL Confederation (AFC) Womenas Committee Deputy Chairman Cristy Jalasco rebuked the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) after the womenas team failed to join the AFC Under-19 tournament scheduled in March in Thailand. The former Philippine Olympic Committee president expressed her fury
Ford Motor Co.: Plant reduction is job one Edition: Third Edition Section: Editorial Memo: YOUR VIEW | LETTERS FROM READERS Buy American I never see stories or information about the real reason I am going to be out of a job: The Americans who keep buying foreign vehicles. If people would start
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted: 2006-01-29
Dateline: LONDON Job vacancy _ head coach, England national soccer team. Salary _ up to 5 million pounds (US$8.9 million; euro7.25 million) a year (negotiable). Qualities required _ Squeaky clean image; very thick skin; ability to handle aggressive domestic media. Qualifications (if from overseas)
Byline: Diane Levick Jan. 27--The St. Paul Travelers Cos., whose merger two years ago raised uncertainty about jobs in the long term, said Thursday it plans to add 1,000 positions nationwide this year and signaled that hundreds of them could be in Hartford. The company would not be specific, but
Source: The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-29
Byline: Barnet Wolf Jan. 26--Cardinal Health Inc. will add more than 300 jobs in Dublin, as the company consolidates its financial shared-services operations into two sites from locations across the country. Cardinal, which is based in the suburb, is leasing MetroCenter III, an office building at
Source: The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Posted: 2006-01-29