| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Jim Gruhn |
Vice President of Information Technology ,Enterprise Technology Solutions | Profile |
Mike Ragunas |
Chief Information Officer | Profile |
Nick Eshkenazi |
Chief Information Officer | Profile |
At Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), they love to get outside and play, and we know first-hand the importance of quality outdoor gear. They stand behind all their products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and they design their own line of award-winning REI brand gear and clothing. Each year, REI donates millions of dollars to support conservation efforts nationwide and sends dedicated teams of volunteers—members, customers and REI employees—to build trails, clean up beaches, restore local habitats and more.Through responsible business practices across the company, they strive to reduce their environmental footprint.
Thrift Books LLC is the largest online seller of used books in North America, and probably the world. Founded in 2003, Thrift Books has 11 distribution affiliates throughout the United States that purchase, sort, and distribute used books. Based in Seattle, Washington, Thrift Books relies on proprietary software to identify, value, sell, and ship used books using a variety of online platforms, including Thriftbooks.com. Backed by KCB Management, Thrift Books has experienced explosive growth with a keen commitment to smart pricing, high customer satisfaction, and world class supply chain management.
Headquartered in Birmingham, AL, Hibbett Sports has a simple philosophy: it's all about the customer. Though the company has grown to over 1000 stores in 33 states, we've never lost sight of our roots as a neighborhood sporting goods store. We start at the local store level, carefully choosing a selection of sporting goods designed to meet the needs of the cities and towns where we locate. We strive to make each store about you, the customer, offering the highest quality name brands and very competitive prices. Then we separate ourselves from the competition with our excellent customer service, training every associate to equip them with exceptional product knowledge that helps them serve you better. Hibbett Sports is committed to serving where we are needed. We are focused on the sporting goods needs of our customers. We stock a wide variety of sporting goods categories to provide product for the varied needs of our customers. We stock men's, women's and youth sizes in apparel and footwear. We also bring the latest in footwear fashion to our customers and Hibbett Sports is known as the place to get the latest footwear launch from Nike. One of the most exciting apparel categories we offer our customers is fan apparel for college and pro sports. We focus on team sports equipment, bringing our customers the latest in technology in baseball, basketball, football, soccer and fitness.
DICK`S Sporting Goods was founded in 1948 when an 18 year-old Dick Stack was working at an Army surplus store in Binghamton, New York. An avid fisherman, Dick was approached by the store owner to come up with a list of products needed to get into the fishing tackle business. After Dick presented his suggestions, the owner told him he was a dumb kid and had no idea what he was doing. Dick was upset and promptly quit. He went to his grandmother`s house where he spent a lot of time as a kid and told her what had happened. Dick`s grandmother asked how much it would cost to build the store himself. Dick said it would cost $300. His grandmother then went to the cookie jar where she kept her life savings and gave him $300 and told him “do it yourself.” Dick used that money and his relentless work-ethic to open a bait-and-tackle shop in Binghamton. By 1958, he expanded his product line to include much of what you`ll find at DICK`S Sporting Goods today. Ed Stack, Dick`s son, is the current CEO and Chairman of DICK`S Sporting Goods. He and his siblings bought the store from their father and are responsible for taking two stores and growing the chain to over 500 stores. Dick`s family continues to offer the finest quality products at competitive prices, backed by the best service anywhere. Like you, we have a real passion for sports. Dick`s Sporting Goods, Inc. is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment, apparel and footwear in a specialty store environment. The Company owns and operates Golf Galaxy, LLC, a golf specialty retailer and eCommerce websites and catalog operations for both Dick`s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy.
Guitar Center is the world’s largest retailer of guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, recording, live sound, DJ, and lighting equipment, with more than 260 stores across the U.S. 2014 marks the milestone 50th anniversary of the Guitar Center Brand as we continue to help people make music from coast to coast. In addition, the Music and Arts division operates more than 120 stores specializing in band and orchestral instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors, and students since 1952. With an unrivaled in-store experience and passionate commitment to making gear easy-to-buy, Guitar Center is all about enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable joy that comes from playing an instrument. All we sell is the greatest feeling on earth.