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HHGregg throws lifeline to employees with underwater options
April 13, 2013
Greg AndrewsThe company this month filed papers gave option holders the right to exchange their current holdings for new options with
an exercise price set at the current market price.
MoreHHGregg manager sues over company's denial of bonuses
March 23, 2013
Scott OlsonDwain Underwood charges the retailer should have included in its bonus calculations a $40 million life insurance payout it
collected after executive chairman Jerry Throgmartin died last year.
MoreWith TV business ‘forever changed,’ HHGregg retools
March 16, 2013
Greg AndrewsCEO Dennis May said: "We see the HHGregg of the future as a home products store that also sells consumer electronics."
MoreHHGregg merchandising post turns over again
March 5, 2013
J.K. WallHHGregg Inc. on Tuesday hired its third chief merchandising officer in just over a year as the Indianapolis-based electronics
retailer continues to struggle to overcome plummeting sales of televisions.
MoreHHGregg profit falls on sinking same-store sales
January 31, 2013
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer said profit fell 23 percent in its fiscal third quarter as slumping
demand for televisions caused same-store sales to drop.
MoreHHGregg ratchets back, but analysts still uneasy
January 19, 2013
Greg AndrewsHHGregg now has 228 stores in 20 states. So it has grown a great deal. But the “exceptional store economics” it
used to promote are gone, thanks largely to a breathtaking collapse in sales of flat-screen televisions.
MoreHHGregg shares tumble on profit warning
January 14, 2013
Cory SchoutenHHGregg shares fell 10 percent in early trading Monday after the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer slashed
its 2013 profit forecast almost 25 percent on a sharper-than-expected drop in television sales.
MoreSKARBECK: Value investors tempted by HHGregg valuations
January 12, 2013
Ken SkarbeckA fascinating case study can be found in the divergent fortunes of locally based HHGregg and Texas-based Conn’s Inc.
MoreExperts predict 20-percent growth in Cyber Monday shopping
November 26, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressThis year's Cyber Monday could be the biggest online shopping day of the year for the third year in a row. Indianapolis-based
retailers The Finish Line and HHGregg are among those offering Cyber Monday specials.
MoreHHGregg adds furniture, exercise gear as TV sales fall
November 2, 2012
Cory SchoutenHHGregg Inc. is looking for ways to boost sales at its 224 stores in coming months as the homegrown company fights to offset
a huge drop in TV sales. The retailer reported a big decline in quarterly revenue Friday, but its shares soared nearly 19
percent.
MoreHHGregg shares slide as company abandons Michigan plans
September 26, 2012
Scott OlsonThe stock price of the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer fell by more than 18 percent this week after
the company disclosed that it is postponing plans to open stores in Michigan.
MoreHHGregg's new push: Selling treadmills alongside TVs
September 1, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe appliance and electronics retailer is quietly launching a test of furniture and fitness equipment, with rollouts scheduled
for 31 of its more than 200 stores.
MorePROXY CORNER: HHGregg Inc.
August 18, 2012
IBJ StaffIndianapolis-based HHGregg Inc is a retailer of consumer electronics and home appliances. It operates 212 stores in 17 states.
MoreHHGregg posts quarterly loss on poor TV sales, as expected
August 2, 2012
Scott OlsonDisappointing sales at stores open at least a year dragged Indianapolis-based HHGregg Inc. to a rare quarterly loss, the appliance
and electronics retail chain said on Thursday.
MoreHHGregg setbacks reflect deeper woes, some fear
July 21, 2012
Greg AndrewsRetailer's operating income is the same as five years ago, even though it has triple the number of stores.
MoreHHGregg shares plummet on new earnings forecast
July 11, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressHHGregg Inc. shares plunged Wednesday after the Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer said it expects to report
a wider first-quarter loss because of weak sales in its video business. It also cut its full-year outlook.
MoreLargest Indiana public companies mostly fared well in 2011
June 16, 2012
Performance varied widely as industries ebbed, flowed.
MoreHHGregg’s profit jumps on life-insurance payout
May 23, 2012
Scott OlsonThe Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics retailer on Wednesday reported fiscal quarterly profit of $53.6 million,
including $39.6 million from a life insurance policy the company took out on former executive chairman Jerry W. Throgmartin.
MoreBest Buy's turnaround may pinch HHGregg
April 28, 2012
Cory SchoutenThe struggling electronics chain Best Buy has launched a turnaround strategy that borrows more than a few pages from the playbook
of competitor HHGregg.
MoreHHGregg gets $40M from life insurance on former CEO
February 29, 2012
Cory SchoutenHHGregg has collected a $40 million payout from a life insurance policy it took out on former executive chairman Jerry W.
Throgmartin, who died in January after a sudden illness.
MoreHHGregg reports smaller profit in fiscal third quarter
February 8, 2012
The appliance and electronics retailer attributed the decline to lower-than-expected profit margins and higher spending on
advertising.
MoreMeningitis complications felled Throgmartin, family says
January 25, 2012
Meningitis, a rare disorder caused by an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, usually can be treated
but is sometimes fatal.
MoreDeceased HHGregg chairman oversaw explosive growth
January 23, 2012
Greg AndrewsJerry Throgmartin helped transform HHGregg from a local electronics retailer into a national player with more than $2 billion
in revenue. He died over the weekend while visiting his ranch in Colorado.
MoreHHGregg shares sink on disappointing earnings
January 10, 2012
Associated PressAppliance and electronics retailer HHGregg Inc.'s stock price fell more than 15 percent Tuesday after it reported lower-than-expected
earnings for the fiscal third quarter.
MoreDeceased HHGregg executive prospered in tough industry
December 17, 2011
Greg AndrewsJerry Throgmartin, 57, died Jan. 22, 2012, at the age of 57. His family said he died from complications of meningitis—an
infection that leads to inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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