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Be yourself. It’s advice that applies to people, as well as companies.

In the case of Stine Home & Yard in Sulphur, La., the concept of being true to your own mission and your own style has played a significant role in the success of the 12-location retailer, including its 2014 Retailer of the Year award presented during the Golden Hammer Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on May 6.

PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, a Fremont, California-based roofing and solar company, has promoted Erin Clark to president of its consumer solar power business.

“Erin Clark has displayed the kind of high-performance leadership qualities that PetersenDean prides itself in and his expertise and experience in roofing and solar are important to this position," said PetersenDean founder Jim Petersen. "We are confident that these skills will help lead us down the right road in the future as we grow and evolve."

Central Garden & Pet Company had positive things to say about its performance in the first fiscal quarter of 2015: a 6% increase in sales and a narrowing of its net loss to $0.12 per share.

“We are beginning to see signs of progress from our efforts to improve our business and better utilize our resources,” said John Ranelli, president & CEO of Central Garden & Pet. “As a result of these efforts, our operations are becoming more efficient and we are executing better.”

Central Garden & Pet Company has named two new senior executives to its leadership team, effective Oct. 10.

William Lynch has been named senior VP operations, having most recently served as senior VP global operations for Moen, Inc.

At his previous post, he was was responsible for supply chain strategy, engineering, strategic sourcing, planning, manufacturing, logistics, quality, and customer service. He also spent over 30 years at The Clorox Company in numerous management positions.

Central Garden & Pet saw the highest increase at +2.76% at the close of Monday.

Central Garden and Pet Company had a big news day on Tuesday.

For one, its senior VP and CFO Lori Varlas announced her resignation, effective Sept. 2.

Two, the company released its quarterly earnings report, with all indications pointing to a strong last act for Varlas.

Net sales for the third quarter ended June 27 were up 4.9% to $459.4 million, compared to $438.0 million for the year-ago period.

Meanwhile, net income took a big leap from $4.7 million last year to $18.8 million in 2015.

Central Garden & Pet Company, the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based supplier of lawn and garden and pet supplies, has appointed Mike Edwards as a new independent director on the company’s board, effective immediately.

Ganado, Texas-based Ganado Feed & More says it selected the Epicor Eagle N Series retail business management solution to help run its business in a competive market.

To support growing operations, and a newly opened second location, Ganado Feed decided to modernize its retail technology with a solution that offered strong point of sale (POS), inventory management, and improved ordering functionality, the company said.