MARKS' TIME IS NOW NEW BADCOCK PRESIDENT TO POSITION RETAILER FOR 2000.(W.S. Badcock Corp., Donald Marks)
HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, September, 1998 by Wray, Kimberley
MULBERRY, Fla.-While he doesn't proclaim to have all the answers yet -- one week into his new position as president of W.S. Badcock Corp. -- Donald Marks is optimistic about the chain's future. Marks admitted however that the 350-store home furnishings retailer does have its challenges. "The strength of the organization is that it's 94 years old," the executive noted, "and that's also its weakness. While you don't want to loose what the past can teach you, you don't want to get mired in the past either."
With stores spread throughout seven Southeastern states, W.S. Badcock has been positioned as a big business with a small-town touch. (Family-run since 1904, the grandsons of the chain's founder still play important roles in the business. Ben Badcock is executive...
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