Management

Crate and Barrel's CEO, Doug Diemoz, who is being sued by his former employer, Restoration Hardware, for stealing trade secrets and breaching contracts, is out after less than two years at the Northbrook, Ill.-based retailer. The company confirmed Friday that Doug Diemoz, who was recruited from Restoration Hardware to head Crate & Barrel in 2015, left last…

A poor sales year didn't stop Macy's executives from getting a pay bump. The department store chain's new CEO Jeff Gennette earned total compensation of $3.9 million in 2016, which accounts for a raise of 5.5 percent from his 2015 compensation of $3.7 million, according to Macy's 2017 proxy statement. Former Macy's CEO and now executive chairman…

Academy Sports + Outdoors, a sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, named Sam Johnson as its executive vice president of retail operations, effective April 24. Johnson joins Academy after seven years with HHGregg, where he most recently served as chief retail officer. At HHGregg, he led store operations, customer relations, commercial sales, real estate and visual merchandising. Prior…

The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. announced this week that Thia Breen, group president of North America, is retiring after 40 years with the company. Breen will be succeeded by Chris Good, Estee Lauder's president of U.K. and Ireland, while Philippe Warnery, current general manager for Canada, will be named senior vice president and general manager for…

After two years on the job, Bartell Drugs CEO Brian Unmacht has stepped down. Company spokesperson Ric Brewer characterized the parting of ways as a mutual decision, and said Unmacht had “left us on a good course for the future.” “He had some professional and personal things he wanted to take on,” Brewer said. “He…

Kohl’s announced this week that Greg Revelle has been named the company’s chief marketing officer. Revelle will be responsible for Kohl’s marketing organization and overall marketing strategy, including the company’s focus on driving customer engagement through analytics, enhancing the loyalty platform, accelerating customer traffic and continuing to build Kohl’s overall brand position. Prior to joining…

Wal-Mart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs this month in an effort to cut costs as it spends billions to improve its e-commerce operations. The cuts fell broadly over the past few days on the international side of Wal-Mart’s business, as well as its technology group and at its warehouse chain Sam’s Club, according to…

HHGregg has begun liquidating its assets after failing to find a buyer by its deadline last Friday. The company expects to close all of its 220 stores by the end of May, resulting in about 5,000 layoffs across the U.S. HHGregg CEO Bob Riesbeck in a statement said the company has "continued to fight for the…

Amazon.com said last week it would create 30,000 part-time positions in the U.S. over the next year, nearly doubling its total number of part-time positions as its customer base and sprawling warehouse network expand. More specifically, Amazon will create 5,000 new part-time roles in its Virtual Customer Service program, which enables employees to work from home…

Teen clothing retailer Rue21 is preparing to file for bankruptcy. Bloomberg reports a filing could happen as early as this month. Previously, the retailer was purchased for $1 billion in 2013 by private equity firm Apax Partners. Rue21 currently operates over 1,000 stores. “Rue21 has been working to improve its operations and enhance its liquidity…