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Meade Rudasill to Join QVC as Chief Operating Officer; Executive Promotions Round Out Organizational Changes WEST CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- QVC, Inc. announced today that Meade Rudasill will be joining the company as Chief Operating Officer, effective February 5, 2007. This newly created position is the result of a restructuring of responsibilities held by executives Bill Costello and Tom Downs who will both retire on March 31, 2007, as previously announced. Meade Rudasill to Join QVC as Chief Operating Officer; Executive Promotions Round Out Organizational Changes QVC, Inc. announced today that Meade Rudasill will be joining the company as Chief Operating Officer, effective February 5, 2007. BJs axes in-store pharmacies BJs Wholesale Club is closing pharmacies in Deptford and Voorhees, part of a chainwide shutdown announced less than three months after the discounter matched Wal-Marts $4 generic prescription plan.Shoppers at the Massachusetts-based warehouse chain also can expect other changes BJs hopes will cure slumping profits, including an upgraded selection of groceries, but fewer brands and sizes. In ... Style File Honolulu is the first stop of the new year for The Whole Bead Show, a traveling trade show for beads, jewelry, buttons and more, offered by more than 20 vendors. Missing targets BJs said the lower-than-expected sales will cause it to miss earnings targets. The company now expects a profit range of 17 cents to 25 cents a share for the quarter ending Feb. 3, compared with its earlier forecast for earnings of 83 cents to 87 cents per share. Retailers not jolly about holidays Some local retailers struggled to meet their holiday sales goals during a sluggish shopping season nationwide. Our World The barbershop — At Brookside Barber Shop you walk into a world papered in license plates and foreign currency, where the walls have become a place for a thousand tiny relics to whisper about places far away. Pillow talk: Shop gives kimonos second life A little over a year ago, Jerry Hammer was touring Asia, visiting antique shops and flea markets when he came upon his first vintage kimono. |