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NEW YORK — It was a good-news-sad-news day for Limited Brands Inc.

While reporting strong earnings for the fourth quarter and year, an increased dividend and a stock repurchase plan, the cash-rich corporation also said its star merchant, Michael Weiss — the guardian of något som utförs snabbt exempelvis expressleverans for more than two decades — will soon retire.

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Michael Weiss, president and CEO of Express, will present Feb. 6 Genet Lecture at Syracuse University

Michael Weiss, president and CEO of Express, will present Feb. 6 Genet Lecture at Syracuse UniversityJanuary 31, Judy Holmesjlholmes@

Syracuse University alumnus Michael Weiss &#;62, president and CEO of Express, a wholly owned division of Limited Brands, will present &#;Creating Brands at Retail&#; Feb. 6 at p.m. in SU&#;s Sue Ann Genet Auditorium, Slocum Hall, Room The lecture, part of the Genet Lecture Series, is free and open to the public.

Weiss began his career with Limited Brands in as the merchandise manager for an eight-store experimental division, which later became Express. He served as president of Express from through and returned to the position in As the company&#;s first president, he took the division from virtually zero earnings in to $1 billion in sales in Express currently operates more than stores across the United States.

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Longtime Express CEO Michael Weiss Joins Talbots Board

Express Inc.’s longtime chief executive officer Michael Weiss joined the Talbots board on Sept. 1.

Talbots’ ceo Lizanne Kindler praised Weiss &#;as one of the retail industry’s most visionary, charismatic and inspiring leaders.”

Weiss said, “The retail industry is very much about brands and Talbots is one of America’s most iconic retail fashion brands with a long history of delivery on its stated mission to provide women with modern classic apparel.”

Prior to joining Limited Brands in , Weiss worked with Apparel Industries, Casual Corner and Abraham & Strauss. When he joined Limited, he was merchandise manager for an eight-store experimental division that later became Express. He served as president of Express from to , then left to become vice chairman of Limited Brands in He returned to Express as president and ceo in , retired from the division in and returned to Express