If, as alleged, Mitchell Modell got information by pretending to be someone else, it would not be a first for the CEO. As a matter of company policy, we cannot comment on pending litigation."Ī request for comment from Modell's got no response.
Retailer: rival CEO posed as exec to get secretsĭick's, in response to a request by ABC News for comment, said through a spokesperson, "Dick's Sporting Goods takes seriously the protection of its confidential and proprietary information.
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It seeks compensation for unspecified damages, according to the Record, plus a ruling that would bar Modell or any Modell's employee from again visiting the private areas of Dick's or making use of the information gained during the February visit.Īccording to the Record, the complaint alleges Modell wanted information on software Dick's uses to expedite shipping products to customers. The complaint alleges that Dick's personnel, believing Modell to be a bonafide senior executive, allowed him access to the store's private areas and gave him information about store operations.ĭick's complaint accuses Mitchell Modell of civil conspiracy and trespass. Modell allegedly told a Dick's store manager that he was a senior vice president of Dick's, visiting in order to gather information and to meet with Dick's CEO Edward Stack. Ma- Did Modell's Sporting Goods spy on rival Dick's Sporting Goods? In court papers, Dick's claims it did - and that the spy was no less than Modell's CEO himself.Īccording to the Bergen Record, the complaint, filed in New Jersey superior court for Mercer County, alleges that CEO Mitchell Modell and a female companion entered a Dick's store in Princeton on Feb.
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