Woo Hoo! In July, 7-Eleven temporarily converted 12 of its units to Kwik-E-Marts to help celebrate the new “Simpsons Movie.” During that period, those stores’ sales were twice the average of the regular 7-Eleven stores. (Photo Courtesy of 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas)

Magic Moments:

• Bob Nardelli resigns from Home Depot; Paul Pressler resigns from Gap – take the money and run.

• Brad Martin retires from Saks; see ya – oh, and thanks.

• Limited Brands sells off its Limited stores; Michael Weiss takes the Express train back.

• Federal court tells Whole Foods, Wild Oats: Stop talking and just merge, already!

• Barneys acquired by the Dubaians: Today, Barneys, tomorrow, the world!

• Wal-Mart scuttles its smiley face; millions smile.

• Kohl’s opens 80 new stores on one day in the fall – a Sunday punch.

• Saks opens shoe floor with its own ZIP code.

People in the News:

Comings…

feb: Liz Claiborne hires Tim Gunn

mar: OfficeMax hires Chuck Luckenbill

apr: Isaac Mizrahi hires Peter Rizzo

may: Claire’s hires Gene Kahn

jun: Talbots hires Trudy Sullivan

jul: Gap hires Glenn Murphy

jul: Deb Shops hires Allen Questrom

sep: Lord & Taylor hires Joseph Abboud

Goings…

jan: Donna Noce, president, Ann Taylor Loft

feb: Fabian Mansson, president/ceo, Eddie Bauer

feb: Bryan Lee, responsible for Zune, Microsoft

feb: Cynthia Harriss, president, Gap brand

apr: Ken Kutaragi, chairman/ceo, Sony entertainment

apr: Hedi Slimane, artistic director, Christian Dior

jul: Peter Boneparth, ceo, Jones Apparel Group

aug: Michael Rousseau, president, Hudson’s Bay

oct: Richard Marcus, chairman, Zales Corp.

Passings…

feb: Charles Walgreen, 100-year-old druggist

feb: Bradley Krause, Kinko’s co-founder

jun: Liz Claiborne, fashion pioneer

jun: Bob Evans, sausage-maker

jun: Gianfranco Ferre, headed House of Dior

sep: Herb Gallen, founded Ellen Tracy

sep: Anita Roddick, queen of green, founded Body Shop

sep: Charles Broudy, architect and designer

oct: Lee Pucci, founder of mannequin house

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