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Executive shake-up at Wolverine Worldwide Wolverine Worldwide has named Jim Zwiers as president of its global operations group, while Matt Blonder has been appointed president of  global ecommerce. Zwiers has been with Wolverine Worldwide for almost 23 years. He was previously president of the US footwear group’s performance and outdoor groups, as well as leading Wolverine’s ecommerce and retail businesses. He has also been senior vice-president for strategy, business development and legal. Zwiers replaces Mike Jeppesen, who is retiring after nine years at the group and 33 years in the f...

But dig a little deeper, and stories of generosity and grace emerge. Mainly based on Facebook, the premise of these groups is simple: one member posts a photo of something they’d like to give away, and another person claims it. Truly anything can (and is) claimed, from a pile of rocks to designer handbags. That’s cool enough on its own. But as groups evolve over time, most end up growing beyond their initial transactional nature. One woman in South Wales collected enough Halloween and crafting gear to create a drive-thru haunted house—then posted the free event on the site for ...

Zappos Doubles Shoe Program For People With Disabilities by Shaun Heasley | December 15, 2020 Online retail giant Zappos is adding more brands to a program that allows customers to buy a single shoe or create their own pair. (Zappos) Zappos is expanding a first-of-its-kind program designed to make it easier for people with special needs to buy shoes. The online retailer said it is growing its so-called Single and Different Size Shoes Program due to “overwhelming customer demand.” The program, which debuted in July as a pilot, allows customers to buy just one shoe or purchase a pair of sho...

Fun being you're so young, and you're the newest thing in football? >> i think it's a lot of fun. we have a great team that has a lot of fun that we go out there and we enjoy playing this game. we really do love it, we love playing with each other and going out there and just wing football together. >> not only have you played the patriots, you've played the rams as well. against the rams, one of the great games in the history of the nfl, almost 500 yards passing and six touchdowns, does that suggest this game goes the patriots way and that's an easier defense to pick apart? >> no, not at all....

What is the one thing to watch? >> big vote coming in on the import/export bank. and it will be very interesting to see how the two parties line up on this. i have a feeling that the democrats are going to be in favor of corporate cronyism and the republicans will vote against it. >> i want to see if the idea of depriving putin of the ride rite to host the world cup in 2018 picks up steam. >> ed? >> i'm going to watch carefully to see if the europeans go along with the tough sanctions last week that certainly had an impact on putin. and i'm going to watch him this week to see if there's any ba...