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JPMorgan CEO fighting for chairman job

...to split chairman and CEO roles, according to ISS. So far this year, shareholders at only one company, department store chain Kohl's, have voted to separate the jobs.At a public company, the board is essentially supposed to be the boss...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-19/jpmorgan-ceo-fighting-chai
Siblings reunite in business at Sunrise Grill

...The siblings, who run Sunrise Grill in Martinez and North Augusta, grew up working in their family-owned grocery store chain ? Gurley's Supermarkets ? that was opened in Augusta in 1960 by their grandfather, Henry Gurley, and later run...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-05-05/siblings-re
Judge rules J.C. Penney can sell Martha Stewart items until suit decided

...were destined for shelves this spring ? for now, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled Friday.Rival department store chain Macy's Inc. had sought to bar J.C. Penney Co. from selling some items designed by Martha Stewart under the name...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-04-12/judge-rules-jc-penney-can-
Stocks rise ahead of earnings season; Lufkin soars on GE bid

...percent, at 1,563.07.J.C. Penney slumped 10 percent in after-hours trading after the troubled department store chain announced that it was bringing back its old CEO, Mike Ullman. CEO Ron Johnson is departing after his turnaround strategy...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-08/stocks-rise-ahead-earnings-season-l
Penney has fourth straight quarterly loss and sales decline

...J.C. Penney's year.The mid-priced department store chain on Wednesday reported another much larger-than-expected...loyal customers have strayed away from the 1,100-store chain.During the fourth quarter that ended Feb. 2, Penney's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-27/penney-has-fourth-straight
Stocks gain for fifth day on unemployment report

...or 6.6 percent, to $62.18 after the company reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Profits for the pet store chain rose but its forecast for this year disappointed investors.? Pier 1 Imports fell 96 cents to $22.28 after the home...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-07/stocks-gain-fifth-day-unem
Golden Harvest Food Bank to receive items from evicted grocery store

...to assist a few workers that were already there.Golden Harvest receives donated perishable items from major grocery store chains almost daily, McNeal said. Occasionally, restaurants or catering businesses going out of business will donate items...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-27/golden-harvest-food-bank-rece
Shoes are gaining popularity as holiday gifts

...and prices," she said.Smaller chains are trying to cash in on the trend. Fleet Feet Sports-Chicago, a two-store chain of running and fitness apparel, launched a gift registry this year that allows people to record their preferred brand...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-12-23/shoes-are-gaining-populari
ALDI to build store on Bobby Jones Expressway

...which are mostly private-label brands. The stores sell produce, meat and grocery items. The discount grocery store chain offers groceries for up to 50 percent less than the competition, according to its Web site.ALDI says it is able to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2012-07-19/aldi-build-
J.C. Penney president leaves struggling chain

...times at J.C. Penney Co., the mid-price department store chain said Michael Francis, the former Target Corp. executive...functions.The surprise move comes as the department store chain is scrambling to reverse a sharp drop in customer counts...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-06-18/jc-penney-president-leaves