Articles > Business magazines > Manufacturing magazines > HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network articles > June 2003

Article: SILVERSTEIN NAMED PRESIDENT, CEO OF SPENCER GIFTS.(Steven Silverstein)(Brief Article)

Article from:
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
Article date:
June 9, 2003
Author:
Copyright

BOSTON-Steven Silverstein, former president of Linens 'n Things, has been named president and chief executive officer of Spencer Gifts. Silverstein's appointment is concurrent with Gordon Brothers Group LLC and Palladin Capital Group Inc. acquiring the 700-unit specialty gift retailer from Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP.

Silverstein left Linens 'n Things in February after 11 years at the company. Prior to joining Linens, Silverstein was merchandising vice president at Bloomingdale's. Silverstein succeeds Steve Shaiken, who was serving as interim CEO and has left the company.

Mark Schwartz, president of Gordon Brothers Group and …

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Invest group buys Spencer ...
Gifts & Decorative Accessories;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... investment group led by Gordon Brothers Group LLC, Boston ... New York, purchased Spencer Gifts from Vivendi Universal Entertainment. Spencer Gifts operates more than ... the U.K. under the Spencer ...

Article: Spencer Gifts in Management ...
NJBIZ;  August 27, 2007 ;     319 words ... ... Novelty goods retailer Spencer Gifts Holdings Inc. in Egg ... were not disclosed. Spencer Gifts operates the Spencer ... more than 500 stores. Spencer Gifts is run by CEO Steven ... equity division of Gordon ...

Article: Deals Cool Down Amid Credit Crunch
NJBIZ;  November 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... D.C., bought Spencer Gifts in Egg Harbor, but ... when available." Spencer Gifts operates more than ... country. ACON bought Spencer Gifts for undisclosed terms ... financial services firm Gordon ...

Article: A purveyor of whoopee cushions changes hands
NJBIZ;  June 9, 2003 ;     634 words ... ... laden Vivendi sells Spencer Gifts to a group headed by ... Egg Harbor-based Spencer Gifts, which operates more ... to investors led by Gordon Brothers Group, a Boston mall ... The 55-year-old Spencer ...

Article: Retailer makes offer to lease former CompUSA building
Journal of Business;  August 28, 2008 ;     452 words ... ... and is a division of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based Spencer Gifts LLC, its Web site says. Dallas-based CompUSA shuttered ... announcement came after a Boston-based restructuring firm, Gordon Brothers Group LLC, bought the company from Mexico-based Grupo ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives