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Walmart Creates Chief Customer Officer Position, Names New CMO

Walmart has appointed former American Express executive Janey Whiteside to the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO), according to Reuters. Whiteside…

Starbucks CFO Retiring In November

Scott Maw, EVP and CFO at Starbucks, will retire on Nov. 30, 2018, and the coffee retailer has already begun an external…

Sam’s Club Creates New Chief Member Officer Position

Walmart has named Tony Rogers, SVP and CMO at Walmart U.S., to the newly-created position of Chief Member Officer at Sam’s Club,…

J.Crew Appoints New Chief Design Officer, Adds Mack Weldon Brand

J.Crew Group has named Johanna Uurasjarvi as Chief Design Officer, where she will be in charge of overall design direction for the…

Rue21 Names Chico’s Exec President And CEO

Laurie Van Brunt, most recently President of Soma Intimates at Chico’s FAS, will take the reins as President and CEO at rue21….

Macy’s Appoints Home Depot Tech VP As CTO

Macy’s will appoint Naveen Krishna as its next Chief Technology Officer, effective June 16, 2018. As CTO, Krishna will be responsible for…

Gap Names Turnaround Specialist CEO Of Gap Brand

Gap has named Neil Fiske, a 20-year retail veteran credited with turnarounds at three major companies, as President and CEO of its Gap…

Lowe’s CFO Croom To Retire Amid Management Overhaul

Marshall A. Croom, CFO of Lowe’s, will retire in October 2018 after serving 21 years with the home improvement company. This news…

Hudson’s Bay Appoints Chief Technology And Digital Operations Officer

Hudson’s Bay Company(HBC), the parent company of retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord and Taylor and Gilt, has named Stephen J….

[24]7.ai Appoints Intel Exec As CFO

[24]7.ai has named Brent Bowman as its new CFO. Bowman will support the chatbot solution provider’s continued financial growth and will report…

Best Buy CDO Departs For AT&T; Replaced By Former CVS CDO

Best Buy has named Brian Tilzer as its new Chief Digital Officer (CDO), filling the position left by Bala Subramian, who has…

After Nine Months, PetSmart Finally Finds Permanent CEO

PetSmart has named J.K. Symancyk as its CEO, effective June 11. This ends the retailer’s long search for a chief exec —…

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