Retailer with more than 550 stores names new CEO

Matt Beall joined the family business in 2004 as a buyer for Beall’s Outlet.

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Courtesy. Robert "Bob" Beall, chairman emeritus of Bealls Inc. and his son Robert "Matt" Beall, who was recently named CEO of Beall’s Inc.
Courtesy. Robert "Bob" Beall, chairman emeritus of Bealls Inc. and his son Robert "Matt" Beall, who was recently named CEO of Beall’s Inc.
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BRADENTON — Retailer Beall’s Inc. named Robert "Matt" Matthews Beall III CEO.

Beall assumes the CEO role from Steve Knopik, who was the first non-family member to lead the Bradenton-based company, according to a press release. Knopik was promoted to CEO in 2006 when Bob Beall stepped down from the role. Bealls posted $1.39 billion in revenue in 2018. 

 

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