New leader of century-old retailer has plans to encourage collaboration, employee growth

Matt Beall was previously president of Bealls Stores.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:10 a.m. January 3, 2020
Courtesy. Matt Beall, the new CEO of Bealls Inc., says working previously as a store manager helped him learn what customers wanted and needed along with what they thought the company was doing well and what it could improve.
Courtesy. Matt Beall, the new CEO of Bealls Inc., says working previously as a store manager helped him learn what customers wanted and needed along with what they thought the company was doing well and what it could improve.
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Early in his career, Matt Beall remembers people telling him that when they walked into his dad’s office, it would feel like they were talking to a family member.

 

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