Leadership
July 27, 2017 at 11:38 am
Blue Apron announced this week a change in leadership. CNBC reports Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Matthew Wadiak is out as COO, and will transition to a senior advisory role. "As a co-founder and member of our executive leadership team, Matt Wadiak has played an instrumental role in driving forward Blue Apron's mission to make incredible…
July 26, 2017 at 4:02 pm
Groupon announced last week that it has promoted Aaron Cooper to president of North America, giving him oversight of the company’s Local, Travel and Goods businesses in the United States and Canada. Cooper currently serves as senior vice president of North America Services, which includes Local and Travel, and will…
July 26, 2017 at 3:30 pm
Duluth Holdings Inc., a lifestyle brand of men’s and women’s casual wear, workwear and accessories, announced on Monday that Dave Loretta has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer. Loretta will succeed retiring CFO Mark DeOrio, and will assume the role of CFO effective immediately. Loretta joins Duluth Trading from Nordstrom Bank, where…
July 26, 2017 at 3:06 pm
Stitch Fix, the fast-growing online retailer and personal styling service, announced last week that Julie Bornstein, the company’s chief operating officer for the past two-plus years, is leaving the company. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, as Stitch Fix is rumored to be filing an…
July 26, 2017 at 12:41 pm
J.C. Penney has named a new chief financial officer two weeks after its previous executive’s departure. Jeffrey Davis takes J.C. Penney’s executive vice president and CFO role effective immediately, the company announced Monday. He replaces Andrew Drexler, who served in the role on an interim basis following former…
July 19, 2017 at 3:44 pm
Below is part one of a three-part series that Total Retail Executive will be publishing over the next three weeks. Within the last two years, there has been a proliferation of analysis about millennials and what motivates them, how they perform in the workplace and what their impact is on workforce culture. This always includes…
July 19, 2017 at 12:37 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) announced today that Macy’s Executive Chairman Terry Lundgren has been elected chairman of the NRF board of directors. Lundgren replaces former HSNi CEO Mindy Grossman, who resigned from the board after leaving retail to head Weight Watchers. In addition, four new members…
July 18, 2017 at 10:41 am
Signet Jewelers, Ltd., the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, has named Virginia “Gina” C. Drosos as its new CEO, effective August 1. She will replace Mark Light, who served as CEO since October 2014. Light, who has been an executive at Signet for more than 35 years, is retiring due to “health reasons,” according to…
July 10, 2017 at 10:19 am
There was a time when the mighty shopping mall conquered all. However, U.S. retail has reached a tipping point. As more chain stores close, such as Sports Authority and American Apparel, consumer apathy towards once shiny malls is increasing and new thinking about the delivery of the retail experience is needed to encourage spending and…
June 21, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Marvin Ellison, CEO and chairman of J.C. Penney, was honored at the Father of the Year Awards last week in New York City. In this video from the event, Ellison talks with Total Retail's Melissa Campanelli about what family time means to him and how he achieves work/life balance.
