A 14-year veteran of The Home Depot, Decker recently served as the senior vice president of retail finance, pricing analytics and assortment planning for the company where he played an integral role in the company’s merchandising transformation, leading the implementation of new pricing and analytics processes, as well as new merchandise planning and assortment tools. “Decker’s business acumen and retail experience have enabled him to serve as a broad contributor to our success in the marketplace over the past several years,” said Menear. “His leadership and strategic expertise make him a perfect fit to lead our merchandising team going forward.” Prior to joining The Home Depot in 2000, Decker held various positions in strategic planning, business development, finance and treasury at Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Scott Paper Co. http://www.rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=C6C40D814FED41FEBE6DD1F6C80E49CD
Home prices in region rise, but slower than national pace – Business – NorthJersey.com
Blitzer, Chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Housing has been turning in mixed economic numbers in the last few months. Prices and sales of existing homes have shown improvement, while construction and sales of new homes continue to lag. Both nationally and in the New York metropolitan area, which includes North Jersey, the housing bust wiped out a decades worth of gains; single-family home values are now at the same level they were in summer 2004. http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/home-prices-in-region-rise-but-slower-than-national-pace-1.1058756
