Retail Movers & Shakers

Old Navy Interim CEO Gets Position Permanently

Gap has appointed Nancy Green as President and CEO of Old Navy, reporting to Gap CEO Sonia Syngal. Green has served as…

J.Jill Names Retail Veteran as New CEO

Claire Spofford, once the SVP and Chief Marketing Officer of J.Jill, will hold the top spot at the women’s apparel retailer beginning…

Former 7-Eleven Store IT Exec Joins Checkout-Free Solution Provider Zippin

Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technologies for brick-and-mortar retail, has hired veteran retail executive Vivek Malik, formerly Senior Director of Infrastructure and…

The Home Depot Promotes Insider to President and COO

The Home Depot has named Edward “Ted” P. Decker as President and COO, effective Oct. 5, 2020. A 20-year veteran of the company,…

Patagonia Promotes Three Executives, Fills Parent Company CEO Slot

Patagonia has named Ryan Gellert CEO of Patagonia Works, the retailer’s holding company. Gellert has overseen Patagonia’s European, Middle Eastern and African…

Bed Bath & Beyond Names Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer

Bed Bath & Beyond has named Anu Gupta as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. Gupta will be responsible for the company’s comprehensive strategy and transformation…

Bed Bath & Beyond Hires Ascena Veteran To Head Omnichannel Initiatives

Bed Bath & Beyond has appointed Wade E. Haddad as SVP of Real Estate and Construction, to spearhead the company’s store optimization…

Walgreens Names Former Rite Aid CEO John Standley As New President

Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed former Rite Aid CEO John Standley as President of Walgreens, effective immediately. Standley will oversee all Walgreens…

Amazon Consumer Retail Chief Will Step Down In Early 2021

Jeff Wilke, who began at Amazon in 1999, will leave his position as CEO of the Worldwide Consumer unit in Q1 2021….

Dollar Tree Promotes Witynski To CEO

In a planned leadership transition, Michael Witynski has been named CEO of Dollar Tree. Gary Philbin, the company’s CEO since September 2017,…

Cambridge Retail Advisors Names Ken Morris As Managing Partner

Ken Morris, a retail industry leader with more than 40 years’ experience, has joined Cambridge Retail Advisors as a Managing Partner. Morris…

Flooid Names New CEO For North America

Flooid, formerly PCMS, has made a number of senior leadership changes to reflect its increasingly international focus. The sales operations platform has…

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