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Mark Sussman

Mark Sussman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Solutions, Inc.President and Chief Executive Officer
Pyramid Solutions, Inc.
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Mark Sussman is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Pyramid Solutions, where he has worked since October 2004. Previously, Mr. Sussman was the Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Levitz Home Furnishings, where he was responsible for the merchandising and buying activities for 130 stores under the Levitz and Seaman's brand names; Director of Product Development at KB Toys, where he was responsible for the product development initiatives, merchandising trends, and vendor relations for private label programs for more than 1,300 stores; Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Burberry; Senior Vice President of Merchandising at The Custom Shop; and Men's DMM of Merchandising at J. Crew. Mr. Sussman has more than 20 years of experience in retail starting at Lord & Taylor in the executive training program being promoted up to Senior Buyer. Mr. Sussman has also held management positions at D.Z. Trading, Shanghai, determining the feasibility of opening retail stores in Asia. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2004 - present President and Chief Executive Officer
Pyramid Solutions, Inc.
2003 - 2004 Senior Vice President of Merchandising
LEVITZ HOME FURNISHINGS INC
1990 - 2003 Vice President of Merchandising
Burberry (wholesale) Limited

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Best Buy remains best bet in consumer electronic sector | 02-25-2008
Analysis of: Best Buy cuts '08 EPS outlook, shares fall | www.retailingtoday.com
Author: Mark Sussman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Solutions, Inc.

-          Best Buy’s (BBY) initiative to facilitate the customers need for their consumer electronic needs with their “end to end” solution differentiates them from their major competitors and the big box stores in the CE sector.

TJX companies poised to continue success evidenced by their announced buy back of an additional $1 billion worth of their stock | 02-21-2008
Analysis of: TJX profit jumps 47 pct on cost controls | www.businessweek.com
Author: Mark Sussman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Solutions, Inc.

TJX is projecting a growth rate of 12% for the next 3 years. Given the leadership of CEO Carol Meyrowitz and the strong emphasis she gives to the merchandising of the assortments the company should easily be able to achieve this number. There has been a marked improvement in the trading up of in season...

J.C. Penny American Living launch is impressive but timing may pose problems. | 02-21-2008
Author: Mark Sussman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Solutions, Inc.

All the positives written in the article are pretty much on target. The American Living assortment across the classifications is quite impressive. The big problem is that the launch is coinciding with one of the worst economic downturns retail and the macro economy has experienced in the last 20 years....

Wal Marts top line sales divert attention away from underlying problems | 02-20-2008
Analysis of: Wal-Mart: Fashioning a New Growth Track | www.businessweek.com
Author: Mark Sussman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Solutions, Inc.

Wal – Mart (WMT) barely squeaked out January with a 0.5% comp. store increase. This result is rather dismal given their aggressive promotional activity in January. WMT stores showed a weaker gain than Sam’s club and the International Divisions, although they don’t reveal comp. store sales was up over...

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