Retail King, In-plant Leader

"When I bring people in from other facilities, they can't get over how clean it is, how well the associates keep the facility up and also just their good nature," Parker praises. The reason for his associates' good cheer, he contends, is because they enjoy their jobs.

"I think it's because they go into the stores and they see [their work], and they know what it means to the company," he says. "We are part of the corporate image. I think they take a lot of pride in that."