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Home Depot Appoints Company Veteran as CEO

The Home Depot has named 22-year company veteran Edward “Ted” Decker as CEO and President, effective March 1, 2022. Decker also has…

Parachute Names First Chief Merchandising Officer as it Looks to Grow Assortment

DTC home décor brand Parachute has appointed retail industry veteran Meredith Lamont as its first Chief Merchandising Officer. She will be responsible…

JCPenney Hires 2 New Chiefs to ‘Fortify’ Ecommerce and Omnichannel Development

JCPenney has brought in two retail veterans to lead its technology and digital divisions. Former Gap and Walmart executive Sharmeelee Bala has…

Claire’s Taps Retail Veteran Kristin Patrick as CMO

Claire’s Stores has appointed Kristin Patrick as Chief Marketing Officer as it continues a brand transformation that has included an IPO filing,…

Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as…

Shoe Carnival Buys Shoe Station, Expects to Operate 400+ Stores by End of 2022

Shoe Carnival has made the first acquisition in its 43-year history with the purchase of family-owned shoe retailer Shoe Station for $67…

Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

Marta Ortega Pérez has been named Chairwoman of Inditex Group — parent company of Zara, Pull&Bear and Massimo Dutti — and Óscar…

Away Adds 3 Retail Vets to Fuel ‘Next Stage of Growth’

DTC luggage brand Away has bolstered its leadership team with three C-suite hires, following the April 2021 appointment of Co-founder Jen Rubio…

Bed Bath & Beyond Teams with Kroger, Adds Marketplace as it Continues to ‘Redefine its Business’

Bed Bath & Beyond has announced two major new initiatives as part of its ongoing transformation strategy — a strategic collaboration with…

Spanx Acquired by Blackstone, Now Valued at $1.2B

Shapewear brand Spanx has taken its first outside funding 21 years after its founding, with global investment firm Blackstone set to take…

JD.com Founder Steps Down from Day-to-Day Operations, Appoints Retail Chief as President

Richard Liu, founder, Chairman and CEO of Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com, is stepping down as President of the company to focus on long-term strategies and rural development. Lei Xu, previously CEO…

Walgreens Debuts Chief Customer Officer Role

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has made a series of new executive appointments that include the creation of the role of Chief Customer Officer for Walgreens, responsible for the customer experience…

executive appointments

Home Depot Appoints Company Veteran as CEO

Parachute Names First Chief Merchandising Officer as it Looks to Grow Assortment

JCPenney Hires 2 New Chiefs to ‘Fortify’ Ecommerce and Omnichannel Development

Claire’s Taps Retail Veteran Kristin Patrick as CMO

Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

Shoe Carnival Buys Shoe Station, Expects to Operate 400+ Stores by End of 2022

Inditex Appoints Founders’ Daughter as Chair, Names New CEO

Away Adds 3 Retail Vets to Fuel ‘Next Stage of Growth’

Bed Bath & Beyond Teams with Kroger, Adds Marketplace as it Continues to ‘Redefine its Business’

Spanx Acquired by Blackstone, Now Valued at $1.2B

JD.com Founder Steps Down from Day-to-Day Operations, Appoints Retail Chief as President

Walgreens Debuts Chief Customer Officer Role

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