On Tuesday June 15th, Lumber Liquidators made the announcement that it had fired Chief Merchandising Officer William Schlegel. Although the decision to fire Schlegel was not explained, the flooring retailer was quick to announce that Mario Pescara, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, would be taking over the merchandising role and retaining his prior position effective Monday.
What are your five favorite smartphone apps (set aside the ones that ship with the phone like text, email, camera…)? Flipping through my home pages the ones I use the most are
1. Uber
2. Waze
3. Wigo
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