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Former Chicago-area retail group CEO dies

Ed Knodle, the former executive director of the North American Retail Dealers Association, died March 5 at age 62. Cause of death was not provided. Knodle was a longtime retail executive who left the Chicago-based association in 1996 to become chief administrative and financial officer at MARTA Cooperative of America. NARDA represents independent retailers. He most recently was VP of membership development at Nationwide Marketing Group. Read More