Rodney F. Samples

Belk, Inc. operates retail department stores. The firm provides customers one-stop shopping, with merchandise mix and offerings of brands, styles, assortments and sizes. It also sells brands of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics, home furnishings, house wares, fine jewelry, gifts and other types of merchandise. The firm also sells private label brands, which offer customers differentiated merchandise selections. The company was founded by William Henry Belk on May 29, 1888 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Saks, Inc. owns and operates department stores through its subsidiaries. It is an omni-channel luxury retailer, which offers a wide assortment of distinctive fashion apparel, shoes, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics and gifts. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.