11.   McCarty earned an engineering degree and later worked for Wurlitzer as an accountant and a merchandise manager.

12.   NEIMAN MARCUS Leslie Faust, vice president, divisional merchandise manager of cosmetics and fragrances.

13.   Not the night before you leave, but a few days ahead, says Rita Mathis, a merchandise manager for Voyagers, The Travel Store in Fort Worth.

14.   SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Deborah Walters, vice president, divisional merchandise manager for cosmetics and fragrance.

15.   The Environmental Investigation Agency, a wildlife research and campaigning group, gets about half its annual revenues from merchandise sales, said merchandise manager Sal Hasham.

16.   The move surprised other Fifth Avenue merchants, especially when he moved up the avenue just weeks later to become vice president and general merchandise manager at Bergdorf Goodman.

17.   The win sparked sales of Matadors paraphernalia at the bookstore, said merchandise manager Sandy Michaels.

18.   Vicki Haupt, vice president, divisional merchandise manager of the home furnishings division, will move to senior vice president and general merchandise manager.

19.   At Plano-based Penney, Raff will serve senior vice president and general merchandise manager of fine jewelry and report to another senior vice president.

20.   David Lawn, Structure executive vice president and general merchandise manager, will run the company until a successor is chosen.