http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:52:21 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10879 The former chief executive of S&K Menswear has found a new home as the president of locally based RetailData. Joe Oliver, a California native, tells BizSense that his few years at S&K were instructive, especially at the end, but he’s happy to be at a growing business. And check back tomorrow for a BizSense story about a new startup founded by other displaced S&K executives. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/26/former-sk-chief-suited-for-new-job/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 11:00:22 +0000 Aaron Kremer http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=7715 Just like Circuit City before it, at the end of its corporate life no other company was interested in buying S&K Famous Menswear and trying to turn it around. The company was founded in 1967 by two brothers who found a niche selling quality men’s clothes at a good price, but that niche evaporated as fewer men bought suits and the lower-end marketplace became more cutthroat. Plus, a brief Q&A with former CEO Joseph Oliver. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/05/21/short-pump-based-sk-announces-plans-to-liquidate-stores/feed/ 0