Tuning Up its Stores

The Musicland Group (Minneapolis) has hired Ron Brunette as its vp of visual merchandising. Brunette comes to Musicland from Medallion Associates of New York, where he directed branding, marketing and design projects for such clients as B.Dalton, DKNY and Foot Locker. Prior to that, he was in leadership positions with such companies as Kids “R” Us, Woolworth Corp., Abraham & Straus and Lord & Taylor.

In his new post, Brunette is responsible for creating visually exciting and innovative store environments, and for visually supporting and managing company-sponsored initiatives to increase profitability.

“With his fine-tuned sense of creativity combined with his strong business and management skills, Ron is a welcome addition to the Musicland team,” says Kevin Freeland, president of Musicland stores.

The Musicland Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co. Inc., operates more than 1300 retail stores in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the names Sam Goody, Suncoast, Media Play and On Cue.