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The CEO and co-founder of popular luggage startup Away is resigning just days after her internal Slack messages were made public. Steph Korey, who co-founded the suitcase company in 2015, is stepping down from her role as CEO. Korey will be replaced by lululemon athletica's chief operating officer, Stuart Haselden, Away announced. Korey will remainโฆ
Linda Heasley has stepped down from her roles as president, chief executive officer and member of the board with J.Jill after a year and a half with the brand. The news coincides with the report of J.Jill's disappointing third quarter results, which saw a comparable sales decrease of 7 percent and net sales decrease ofโฆ
Macy's announced today that its president, Hal Lawton, is resigning and joining Tractor Supply Company as its new CEO, CNBC reported. Lawton will be succeeding Greg Sandfort, effective Jan. 13, and will also be sitting on Tractor Supply's board of directors. Before joining Macyโs in 2017, Lawton was a senior vice president of North Americaโฆ
Have you heard of the Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards? The awards program was created to celebrate innovation, empathy and excellence among the retail solution provider community. In addition to celebrating great product solutions, the companies that are recognized are those that are willing to make changes that are meaningful in creating a better partnershipโฆ
Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker announced yesterday that he will be stepping down from the position in early January, according to the Los Angeles Times. Former eBay CEO John Donahoe will be taking over for Parker, starting on Jan. 13. While Donahoe will take over as CEO and president of Nike, Parker, who has been withโฆ
In a surprise announcement, Kevin Plank, who founded Under Armour in 1996 while still in college, announced Tuesday he is stepping down as CEO. Plank will be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Patrik Frisk, effective Jan. 1. Frisk will also join Under Armour's board, while Plank transitions to executive chairman and brand chief. Plank isโฆ
Bed Bath & Beyond ended its four-month search for a new CEO when it named Mark Tritton, Target's chief merchandising officer, to the role on Wednesday. Tritton worked in Target's C-suite for three years, helping build its popular stable of private-label clothing and home furnishings' brands. He has also been an executive at Nordstrom, Nikeโฆ
Most retailers know that innovation is key to surviving โ and thriving โ in the accelerating digital age, but what most retailers donโt understand is how to get there. This is what John Trainor, chief information officer and senior vice president, digital product at Aaron's, discussed during last week's Total Retail Tech event in Philadelphia. Trainor's keynote presentation,โฆ
Women in Retail Leadership Circle's 9th Annual List of the Leading Female Executives in Retail
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