Tom Johnson, a former director of Ralph Lauren Polo store development, bought 41 acres with vineyards in the Finger Lakes region three years ago and built two homes out of restored 19th-century barns.
Chad Phillips, the director of creative development of Kidrobot, a chain of stores that carry cartoon-like objects for adults, offered an explanation.
"Over the next year or so, we'll have an elevated aisle fixture in multiple retailers across more than 100 stores," said Joe Manning, Starbucks' director of channel development, in an interview with The Huffington Post.
"During the conceptualization of Azalea, public outreach — and the developer found the same thing — the residents wanted the building architecture, restaurants and stores that they saw elsewhere," said Steve Lefever, South Gate's director of community development.
Toppers has 14 new stores under contract to open by 2013, according to Scott Iversen, director of franchise development.
Breege O'Donoghue, Primark's group director of business development and new markets, who at 71 is slightly out of the stores target age range, is wearing a "blue three-piece ensemble" which she said cost $50.
About 11 stores sell cigarettes and tobacco in Seal Beach but none of them would qualify as a smoke shop, according to Jim Basham, the city's director of community development.
"It's just a matter of time before the technology advances and before more companies get involved," said Alan G. Frost, director of management development for Home Depot, which uses computer kiosks for job applications in all of its roughly 900 stores.
OLYMPIC REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY--Named Jeffrey Potter director of corporate development.
METS--Named Sandra Van Meek director of market development.
Named Marcus Robertson director of player development.
