The Container Store (NYSE:TCS), the nation’s leading retailer of storage
and organization products, today announces that its Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Kip Tindell, has been elected Chairman of the
National Retail Federation (NRF) Board of Directors and Chairman of its
Executive Committee. Tindell was elected at the Board of Directors
meeting held Sunday in New York during NRF’s 104th Annual
Convention and EXPO, Retail’s BIG Show. A long-time partner and
supporter of NRF, Tindell has held past positions on the NRF Board,
including most recently as First Vice Chairman of the Board, Chairman of
the Finance Committee and Treasurer from 2012-2014.
The Container Store (NYSE:TCS) today announces that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kip Tindell, has been elected Chairman of the National Retail Federation (NRF) Board of Directors and Chairman of its Executive Committee. (Photo: Business Wire)
NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing
discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main
Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet
retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. The
organization’s mission is to advance the interests of the retail
industry through advocacy, communication and education.
“I can’t fathom spending my career doing anything but retail,” said
Tindell. “I believe with my heart and soul it’s the world’s greatest
profession and I cannot tell you how thrilled and honored I am to have
this opportunity to give back to this industry that has brought so much
joy and fulfillment to my life.”
“NRF, its staff and the industry at large will benefit greatly from
Kip’s dedication, professionalism and leadership over the next two years
as we already have for the time he’s been a part of NRF’s Board of
Directors,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “We are honored to
welcome our new chairman and our newly – and re-elected board members as
we continue to work with Capitol Hill on policies that directly impact
one of the biggest industries in the world, while simultaneously
learning more about the constantly-changing retail landscape.”
Tindell will serve a two-year term alongside Mindy Grossman, CEO of
HSNi, who was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. The two will join
Matthew Shay to comprise the NRF’s leadership team.
“Since we founded The Container Store nearly 37 years ago, we’ve worked
to build a business where everyone associated with it thrives – all of
our stakeholders – our employees, customers, vendors, the community and
our shareholders,” said Tindell. “But I believe this shouldn’t just be
The Container Store’s story. In one of my capacities as the incoming
Chairman of the NRF, I want to make this a retail story – a story of
what’s possible when we put people first, when we focus on culture and
values. I look forward to elevating what makes us great as an industry
and in turn, making businesses better, our communities better and our
country a better place to live and to work. What’s good for retail is
good for everyone.”
To learn more about how the NRF is helping shape retail’s future, visit www.nrf.com.
About The Container Store
The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) is the nation’s leading retailer of
storage and organization products and the only retailer solely devoted
to the storage and organization category of retailing. The company
originated the concept of storage and organization retailing when it
opened its first store in 1978. Today, the retailer has 69 store
locations nationwide that each average 25,000 square feet. The Container
Store has over 10,000 products to help customers save space and,
ultimately, save them time. As the pace of modern life accelerates and
being organized is not a luxury anymore but a necessity, The Container
Store is devoted to making customers more productive, relaxed and
happier by selling customized, complete solutions. Since its inception,
the retailer has nurtured an employee-first culture and couples its
one-of-a-kind product collection with a high level of customer service
delivered by its highly trained organization experts. The company has
been named to FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies To Work For® – 15
years in a row. Visit www.containerstore.com
for more information about store locations, the product collection and
services offered. To find out more about The Container Store’s unique
culture, Foundation Principles and devotion to Conscious Capitalism,
visit the retailer’s blog at www.whatwestandfor.com
or read Chairman & CEO Kip Tindell’s new book UNCONTAINABLE: How
Passion, Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where
Everyone Thrives (available at The Container Store, www.uncontainable.com
and anywhere books are sold).
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