Linda Jones, senior v-p of merchandising for the children's, multimedia (music and movies), newsstand, calendar and game categories at Borders, is retiring from the company, effective December 19.
Jones, who is 56, joined Borders in 1995 as a merchandising director for Waldenbooks, was in charge of several product categories and was promoted to v-p of non-book merchandising in 1997. She took responsibility for the children's and newsstand categories in 2002 and multimedia in 2006.
In a statement, Rob Gruen, executive v-p of merchandising and marketing, commented: "Under Linda's leadership, Borders has developed strong businesses in key categories. In addition to growing these businesses, she has developed a strong team of leaders within our organization who remain in place and will move forward with our strategic business plans."