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Article: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ED BRENNAN; DFS'S CEO PLANS TO CONTINUE TAKING THE COMPANY BEYOND ITS AIRPORT ROOTS.
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- Daily News Record
- Article date:
- February 7, 2000
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Very quietly, Ed Brennan has been building a top-notch merchandising team at the San Francisco-based DFS Group Ltd. With the blessing of its parent company, the ubiquitous Paris-headquartered LVHM Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Brennan, DFS's president and CEO, has big plans for the expansion of the $2 billion division, which operates over 150 duty-free and general merchandise stores in 15 countries around the world. Brennan, a one-time president of men's wear for Macy's East, has a retail pedigree unmatched in the business. His father, Edward Brennan, was the former CEO of Sears, Roebuck, and his uncle, Bernard Brennan, was the chief of Montgomery Ward. With this breeding ...