Retail Movers & Shakers

GNC Names New COO, Chief Merchandising Officer

GNC has announced two new appointments to its leadership team: Nate Frazier has been promoted to EVP, COO, and former Zappos executive Karlyn…

Macy’s Picks New Bluemercury CEO as Rightsizing and Revitalization Efforts Continue

Macy’s has named Maly Bernstein CEO of Bluemercury, effective September 13, 2021, as the retailer continues to refresh its brands and leadership….

Belk Promotes Insider to CEO as Part of Ongoing Turnaround Effort

Belk has promoted President and Chief Merchandising Officer Nir Patel to CEO as the company also makes two other executive changes. Current…

Albertsons Brings in CPG Veteran to Lead Merchandising

Albertsons Companies has appointed former PepsiCo executive Jennifer Saenz as EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer. In her new role Saenz will be responsible…

Staples CEO Departs Shortly After Making $1 Billion Bid for Office Depot

Staples CEO Alexander (Sandy) Douglas will step down effective June 18, 2018. John Lederer, Executive Chairman of the Board, will take on…

Starbucks Promotes Three Leaders to Develop Sustainable Long-Term Growth

Starbucks has made several leadership appointments, including promoting John Culver to Group President, North America and COO, effective June 28, 2021. He…

Rite Aid Charges New Chief Retail Officer with Developing its Store of the Future

Rite Aid has promoted Andre Persaud to the role of Chief Retail Officer. Persaud, who has held the role of EVP, Retail…

Grove Collaborative Hires Former Amazon Marketing Executive for CMO Role

Eco-friendly retailer Grove Collaborative has named former Amazon executive Jennie Perry as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Perry will lead the…

What’s Next for GameStop? Reinventing Itself as a Tech-Focused Ecommerce Company

Earlier this year, the GameStop stock drama dominated just about every media outlet with an irresistible David vs. Goliath story: small investors…

J.Crew Taps Former Supreme Designer as Creative Director

J.Crew Group has appointed Brendon Babenzien, Co-founder of Noah and former Design Director at Supreme, as Creative Director of J.Crew Men’s, effective…

Bed Bath & Beyond Builds Out Finance Team with Hiring of Former Tiffany Exec

Bed Bath & Beyond has named John Barresi as SVP of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, as the retailer continues to bolster its leadership…

Hanna Andersson Taps Former Adidas Exec for CMO Role

Premium childrenswear brand Hanna Andersson has named former Adidas executive Kelly Olmstead as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Olmstead joins CEO Sally…

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