COMMERCE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart &
Final Stores, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:SFS), today announced the
election of Elaine Rubin to its
board of directors (the "Board"), effective January 5, 2017.
Dave Hirz, President and Chief
Executive Officer, commented, "With 145 years of history at Smart
& Final, it's as important as ever to evolve the ways we listen
to and engage with our customers, which is why Elaine Rubin will be an excellent addition to
our board of directors. Elaine's extensive board and management
experience in ecommerce and digital retail will provide valuable
perspectives and insights on our customer-centric business. We're
pleased to have her join our Board as Smart & Final continues
its growth plan and works to provide innovative offerings to its
customers."
Ms. Rubin is the founder and president of Digital Prophets
Network, a consulting, advisory and executive placement firm, with
a network of more than 150 certified digital and retail commerce
experts. Elaine personally has more than 20 years of
executive management and advisory experience in projecting,
developing and managing ecommerce, digital, marketing, retail and
direct-to-consumer businesses, ranging from leadership positions at
1800flowers.com, iVillage.com and amazon.com, and helping brands
like Pier1 Imports and elf cosmetics develop their dotcom digital
strategies. As a direct-to-consumer business and multichannel
marketing pioneer with strategic and operational experience in
retail, she is best known in the industry as the founder of
Shop.org, the digital division of National Retail Federation
(NRF).
Ms. Rubin is actively engaged as a board member of Blue Nile
(NILE;NASDAQ), a board member of Moosejaw Mountaineering (a private
company dedicated to outdoor fun), an advisor to Hint Inc. (a
private company dedicated to healthy beverage consumption), a
member of the Shop.org Think Tank, and co-founder of Retreat &
Disrupt (an invite only digital leader's summit).
Previously, Ms. Rubin served as founder, chairman and board
member of Shop.org, board member and recipient of the Silver Plaque
Award for service to NRF, and retail advisory board member for
Hilco Global.
About Smart & Final
Smart & Final Stores, Inc.
(NYSE: SFS), is a value-oriented food and everyday staples
retailer, headquartered in Commerce (near Los
Angeles), California. The
Company offers quality products in a variety of sizes, saving
household, nonprofit and business customers time and money. As of
October 9, 2016, the Company operated
304 grocery and foodservice stores under the "Smart & Final,"
"Smart & Final Extra!" and "Cash & Carry Smart
Foodservice" banners in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, and Idaho, with an additional 15 stores in
Northwestern Mexico operated
through a joint venture. In business for 145 years, the Company
remains committed to giving back to local communities through
employee volunteer opportunities and Company donations to local
nonprofits.
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the Company believes that its assumptions are reasonable, it is
difficult to predict the impact of known factors and, of course, it
is impossible to anticipate all factors that could affect actual
results. These factors are discussed in the special note concerning
"Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors," "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and "Business" sections and elsewhere in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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by the Company herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on
which made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time,
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forward-looking statements after the date hereof, except as
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