Retail Movers & Shakers

Lululemon Hires Sephora Exec As CEO

Lululemon Athletica has appointed Calvin McDonald as its new CEO, effective Aug. 20, 2018. McDonald succeeds Laurent Potdevin, who resigned in February…

Moda Operandi Appoints Former Tesla Exec As CEO

Ganesh Srivats, most recently a Vice President at Tesla, will takes the reins as CEO of Moda Operandi, effective August 1, 2018….

The Vitamin Shoppe Appoints New CEO

The Vitamin Shoppe has named Sharon M. Leite as its new CEO, effective August 27, 2018. Leite also will become a member of…

Lowe’s Appoints Former JCPenney, Home Depot Exec As EVP Of Stores

Lowe’s will appoint Joseph M. McFarland III as its new EVP of Stores, effective August 15, 2018. The appointment continues the company’s…

Pirch Appoints Former Home Depot Merchandising VP As New CEO

Pirch has named Steve Smith, a 40-year retail management veteran with more than 22 years of experience in the kitchen and bath…

BigCommerce Appoints New CMO

BigCommerce has hired Lisa Pearson as Chief Marketing Officer. She will focus on overseeing all aspects of brand and communications, product marketing, demand…

CommerceHub Hires JCPenney, Home Depot Veteran As COO

CommerceHub, a distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, has named Mike Amend COO. He will focus on accelerating product innovation and…

The Container Store Appoints New EVP Of Merchandising And Planning

The Container Store has hired former H-E-B executive John Gehre as its new EVP of Merchandising and Planning, according to Dallas News….

Dunkin’ Brands Group Promotes Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. President To CEO

David Hoffman, President of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. since 2016, has been named CEO of Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of…

Symphony RetailAI Appoints President, CCO Amid Company Expansion

Symphony RetailAI has appointed Todd P. Michaud, as President and CCO of the Americas for its Retail Solutions Division. The company plans…

Lowe’s Eliminates Four Top Positions In Major C-Level Realignment

Lowe’s has simplified its leadership structure by eliminating the positions of COO, Chief Customer Officer, Corporate Administration Executive and Chief Development Officer….

Barnes & Noble Terminates CEO, Appoints Leadership Group

Barnes & Noble has fired CEO Demos Parneros for reasons related to violation of the retailers’ policies, according to a company statement….

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