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	Mervyns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mervyns' original logo that was used from 1962 until 1990, but still seen at many locations.
		Mervyns' logo that was used from 1990 to 2004.
		Mervyn's TV commercials and catalogs featured former San Francisco 49er's quarterback Joe Montana in their advertising and one of its popular commercials, "Open, Open, Open." After this, the company later reverted to the original name after seeing no marked improvements.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mervyns (626 words)

	Mervyns pulls out of Michigan - 9/8/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mervyns is the latest retailer to exit Michigan, dealing a blow to the battered retail market.
		Mervyns is a midsize retailer that competes largely with Kohl's, another discount department store chain with a product lineup that includes fashions and housewares.
		Mervyns becomes the latest retailer to leave Metro Detroit and Michigan amid intensifying competition from big box national retailers and discounters such as Wal-Mart and Target.
	www.detnews.com /2005/business/0509/08/C01-307682.htm (950 words)

	Mervyns restructures management
		Mervyns announced yesterday a new organizational structure that will position the company for future growth as it moves toward its goal of becoming an independent company.
		Tomasi joined Mervyns in 1997 as a business analyst and has held various merchandising positions at Mervyns prior to her recent appointment.
		Riley joined Mervyns in October 2004 from the law firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representation.
	www.retailnet.com /story.cfm?ID=29359 (557 words)

	St. Paul Pioneer Press \| 10/13/2006 \| Mervyns' makeover (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mervyns new owners closed 62 struggling locations — one-fourth of all its stores — and laid off 4,800 workers in an effort to focus on its stronger stores in California and in the West.
		Mervyns' new stores have nine-foot-wide aisles, up to 50 percent wider than at the older stores, and have central checkout lanes near the front entrances.
		Mervyns lost money for each of the last three years under Target's ownership, and some industry observers said the chain foundered because rapidly growing Target invested too little money and attention on it.
	www.realcities.com /mld/pioneerpress/15745055.htm (681 words)

	News and Events - Mervyns Selects Manhattan Associates' Integrated Logistics Solutions™ to Enhance Supply Chain ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The project is part of Mervyns' overall strategy to replace all of its IT systems at one time—including supply chain solutions as well as financial, merchandising and point-of-sale applications.
		"Mervyns is demonstrating its commitment to quality with its IT investment and its commitment and dedication to replace all of its systems at one time," said Jeff Mitchell, Manhattan Associates' executive vice president, Americas.
		Mervyns LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a family-friendly promotional neighborhood department store offering trend-right fashions and home dÃ©cor for the entire family at affordable prices.
	www.manh.com /news/mervyns_ILS.html (604 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Mervyns planning to close Crossroads store in March
		Mervyns LLC said Monday it will close its Crossroads Plaza store in March, contrary to previous statements indicating it planned to remain in downtown Salt Lake City through the LDS Church's redevelopment project.
		Mervyns said it will close 20 stores — 19 in Oregon and Washington, and the Salt Lake store — by February 2007.
		Not counting the Crossroads store, Mervyns has six locations in Utah, and Liebich said there are no immediate plans for further closures in the state.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,635176855,00.html (594 words)

	Mervyns will close 2 stores in Springs Gazette, The (Colorado Springs) - Find Articles
		The Mervyns department store chain is closing 10 of its 11 Colorado locations, including the anchor positions it has held for nearly 20 years at both The Citadel and Chapel Hills malls in Colorado Springs.
		The properties at both of Mervyns' Springs locations are controlled by a real estate investment company not connected with the malls.
		Mervyns LLC was sold last year by Target Corp. to a private investment consortium in a deal worth $1.65 billion.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20050908/ai_n15358590 (638 words)

	Jun 06 - Mervyns Implements Gerber webPDM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mervyns is committed to providing fashion, service and value for time-pressed, price-conscious consumers looking for fresh, creative ideas in apparel and home décor.
		Mervyns carries a great mix of trend-right fashions for the entire family and the home that its loyal customers have come to love, including hundreds of top national brands from vendors such as adidas®, Carters®, Cuisinart®, Dickies®, Gloria Vanderbilt, Haggar®, KitchenAid™, l.e.i.™, Levi’s®, Martex®, Nike®, Samsonite®, Southpole® and Van Heusen.
		With 187 locations in 10 states, Mervyns has a well-earned reputation for its extensive selection of national and private-label fashions and housewares.
	www.tenlinks.com /NEWS/PR/gerber/060606_mervyns.htm (867 words)

	Mervyns closing stores in 3 states / Chain will focus energies on 170 remaining stores
		Mervyns is pulling out of Oregon and Washington state, shuttering 20 stores altogether in a second round of closures in six months for the troubled Hayward retail chain.
		In September, Mervyns announced that it would shut 62 of its underperforming stores, resulting in the loss of 4,800 full-time and part-time jobs.
		Mervyns says it has completed seven consecutive months of profitability and positive sales at stores open at least one year, although it would not disclose specific numbers.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/17/BUGFUGO98N1.DTL (604 words)

	cbs4denver.com - Mervyns To Close All But 1 Colorado Store
		Mervyns entered the state in 1983, and currently operates eleven Colorado stores.
		Mervyns says the closures will affect roughly 162 full-time employees and 584 part-time workers in Colorado.
		Here is a list of the ten Mervyns stores in Colorado the company plans to close by February 2006, as part of an effort to improve profitability.
	cbs4denver.com /business/local_story_250150540.html (273 words)

	Mervyns plans to shut 62 ...
		Mervyns will close a quarter of its stores and lay off 4,800 employees, but only one of seven Oregon locations — a 98,010-square-foot Washington Square anchor in Portland — is on the chopping block.
		The Washington Square Mervyns was one of two opened when the company moved into Oregon in 1979.
		Mervyns, which started as a San Francisco Bay Area department store chain after World War II, has been steadily losing market share to more nimble competitors for years.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2005/0908/biz/stories/02biz.htm (554 words)

	Mervyns’ last day in the Rogue Valley - March 12, 2006
		The closure, announced on Jan. 16 by Hayward, Calif.-based Mervyns LLC, is part of the chain’s exodus from the Northwest so it can concentrate on its Southwestern business.
		Mervyns stores in Medford, Bellingham, Wash., and the Crossroads Plaza in Salt Lake City were scheduled to close this month, while 17 others will shutter by February 2007.
		Mervyns opened two Oregon stores in 1979 and moved to Southern Oregon when the Rogue Valley Mall opened in 1986.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2006/0312/local/stories/07local.htm (453 words)

	Scene7 - Clients / Case Study / Mervyns
		Mervyns, a leading promotional neighborhood department store, is using Scene7’s full service hosted eCircular solution to deliver regionally-based weekly ads online.
		Mervyns began the detailed search for a new provider in September 2005, after its sale from Target Corporation was complete.
		Part of Mervyns’ requirement was to improve turnaround time, streamline internal resources and inefficiencies, enhance the customer experience by adding more sophisticated and interactive features such as dynamic zoom to its online circular, and drive more business to its store locations.
	www.scene7.com /clients/Mervyns.asp (361 words)

	Mervyns to close all Northwest stores \| TheNewsTribune.com \| Tacoma, WA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mervyns will close its 13 Washington stores, including two in Pierce County, by early next year.
		Mervyns entered the Washington market in 1981 and employs 221 full-time and 659 part-time workers in the state.
		Mervyns has been steadily losing market share to more nimble competitors for years.
	www.thenewstribune.com /news/local/story/5463124p-4929682c.html (477 words)

	Mervyns Closes 62 Stores to Focus on South and West
		Mervyns LLC announced this week that it will close 62 stores nationwide, a move the company hopes will halt what it calls a "significant drain" of its profits.
		Mervyns' closures bring back some troubling memories for the department store industry.
		A Morgan Stanley Equity Research analysis released yesterday after the Mervyns announcement noted that although more department store closures are "inevitable," tenant demand in malls remains significant.
	www.cpnonline.com /cpn/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001096148 (257 words)

	Jobs
		Mervyns invites you to search for job opportunities.
		Mervyns is always on the lookout for talented, qualified, passionate people.
		Mervyns has opportunities in stores, distribution centers, and at our Headquarters, located in Hayward, California (about 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco and accessible via BART).
	mervynsjobs.wfrecruiter.com /jobs1.asp?page_id=6144&published=1 (276 words)

	Mervyns Vendor Partners
		Mervyns is pleased to introduce you to our new Mervyns Vendor Partners (MVP) portal private Internet communication network.
		In addition to EDI, MVP is a required means of information exchange with Mervyns LLC.
		You will need a Mervyns supplied vendor number prior to starting the registration process.
	www.mervynsvendorpartners.com (104 words)

	Mervyns leaving Washington and Oregon - Portland Business Journal: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Mervyns department store chain will leave the states of Washington and Oregon by February 2007, closing a total of 19 stores in both states.
		Mervyns officials called the two states "underperforming markets," with "predominately low-volume stores with relatively high operating costs, which negatively impact Mervyns' overall profitability." They said they'll concentrate in Mervyns' "profitable core" of markets in the West and Southwest.
		Mervyns, based in Hayward, Calif., has 11 stores in Western Washington, one in Spokane, one in Vancouver and six in Oregon.
	www.bizjournals.com /portland/stories/2006/01/16/daily7.html?from_rss=1 (389 words)

	KOMOradio.com - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - Mervyns Exiting Washington, Oregon Markets
		HAYWARD, CALIF. - Mervyns LLC said Monday it will close 20 stores in three states by next year, affecting more than 1,400 positions, as the struggling retailer aims to improve its profits.
		The move will allow Mervyns to concentrate its investments on existing and new store locations in its profitable core markets in the West and Southwest, the company said.
		Frustrated with the chain's meager returns, Target Corp. sold Mervyns last year for $1.65 billion to a group of investors that includes Sun Capital Partners, Inc., Cerberus Capital Management LP and Lubert-Adler and Klaff Partners LP.
	www.komoradio.com /stories/41327.htm (340 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mervyns closes 62 stores, lays off 4,800 workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mervyns department-store chain plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores nationwide and lay off 4,800 employees as its new owners attempt to improve the retailer's profitability.
		The stores were money-losers and comprised just 17% of total sales, Mervyns said in a statement.
		Mervyns was sold last year by Target to a private investment consortium in a deal worth $1.65 billion.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/retail/2005-09-07-mervyns-stores_x.htm?csp=26 (232 words)

	Mervyns makeover turning chain around - East Bay Business Times:
		Two years after retail industry observers predicted oblivion for Mervyns, the Hayward-based retailer is not only alive, but kicking its way back into the competitive arena.
		At the time, some industry analysts said the 257-store chain couldn't possibly survive a sale intact and that buyers were mostly interested in the retailer for its prime real estate in regional shopping centers and strip malls.
		Though remaining faithful to the store's core demographic group of 25-to-49-year-old women with families and moderate incomes, Castagna said she has culled national brands, keeping only the most popular and broadening the type and volume of apparel, shoes, accessories and home merchandise from those vendors.
	www.bizjournals.com /eastbay/stories/2006/06/05/story2.html (972 words)

	HRO Today News: July 18, 2005 - Hewitt Associates to Provide HR BPO Services to Mervyns
		The recent sale of Mervyns and transition to an independent company led them to explore HR BPO as an option.
		Mervyns was looking for an HR BPO provider with significant breadth and depth to help build its HR function from the ground up, said Bryan Doyle, Hewitts President of HR Outsourcing.
		With 255 locations in 13 states, Mervyns has a well-earned reputation for its extensive selection of national and private-label fashions and housewares.
	www.hrotoday.com /News.asp?id=897 (449 words)

	Mervyns to close 62 stores, cut 4,800 jobs - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com
		SAN FRANCISCO - The Mervyns department store chain plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores nationwide and lay off 4,800 employees as its new owners attempt to improve the retailer's profitability.
		All Mervyns stores in Michigan and Oklahoma, and some in Colorado, Louisiana and Texas, will close by February 2006.
		The stores were money-losers and comprised just 17 percent of total sales, Mervyns said in a statement.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9242713 (278 words)

	SR.com: Mervyns to close all of its Washington locations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) — Mervyns LLC has announced that all of its 13 stores in Washington and seven others in Oregon and Utah will be closed by February 2007, affecting more than 1,400 positions, as the struggling retailer aims to improve its profits.
		In Washington the store in Bellingham is scheduled to close at the end of March and the others — nine in the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett area and one each in Silverdale, Vancouver and Spokane — in about a year.
		Also being closed are six stores in Oregon and one in Salt Lake City as Mervyns concentrates its investments on existing and new stores in more profitable markets in the West and Southwest, the company said.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /breaking/story.asp?ID=5791 (690 words)

	Mervyns :: Mervyns Features Limited-Edition Sprockets Dog Plush and Children's Books to Help Outfit Kids
		All Mervyns stores feature the exclusive merchandise for just $5 each, with 100 percent of the net profits benefiting Mervyns' award-winning ChildSpree(SM) program, which provides shopping sprees for underprivileged children.
		Selected by a non-profit agency or school partner and accompanied by a volunteer chaperone, participating children are able to shop for new clothes and shoes.
		Mervyns LLC, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a family- friendly promotional neighborhood department store offering trend-right fashions and home decor for the entire family at affordable prices.
	sev.prnewswire.com /retail/20060728/CGF00628072006-1.html (460 words)

	KATU - Portland, Oregon - Business - Mervyns closing 62 stores in eight states, including Oregon
		Mervyns closing 62 stores in eight states, including Oregon
		SAN FRANCISCO - Long-struggling retailer Mervyns LLC plans to close nearly a quarter of its stores and lay off 4,800 employees in an attempt to cut the chain's losses.
		Mervyns, started as a San Francisco Bay area department store chain after World War II, has been steadily losing market share to more nimble competitors for years.
	www.katu.com /business/story.asp?ID=79512 (587 words)

	Hewitt Advances BPO in Retail with Mervyns' HR Deal
		Hewitt’s deal with Mervyns advances an emerging trend toward using BPO to manage HR in the retail industry.
		To date, retailers in the U.S. have been reluctant adopters of BPO for HR, largely due to the difficulty of determining which HR functions are best managed in-house and which noncore functions might be good candidates for outsourcing.
		After the sale, Mervyns was given the option of buying an entirely new set of IT systems or paying a usage fee to Target for the continued use of Mervyns’ current systems for a limited time.
	www.gartner.com /DisplayDocument?doc_cd=130019 (586 words)

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