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  • Advance Auto Parts exec rejoins JLL

    Companies of all sizes, and increasingly retailers, are implementing integrated portfolio management solutions to make smarter real estate decisions and solve their business challenges.

    To better support retailers with their real estate portfolios, JLL announced that it has welcomed back Geno Coradini to the firm as executive VP, retail integrated portfolio services lead. He will be responsible for working with our retail tenant representative brokers nationally to support JLL’s retailer client base.

  • Lumber Liquidators taps Lowe’s veteran as COO

    Lumber Liquidators on Monday announced the appointment of Dennis Knowles as COO, effective March 1, 2016.

    Knowles has served in store operations leadership roles at Lowe's Companies since 2001, most recently as chief store operations officer, and prior to that as senior VP of store operations support and specialty sales and its senior VP of store operations for Lowe's West and South Central Divisions, respectively.

  • New CEO Sought at Tuesday Morning

    Michael Rouleau was never seen as a long-term leadership solution as Tuesday Morning’s CEO, but the veteran retailer’s abrupt departure with no immediate successor named reveals the off-price retailer lacked a succession plan.

    The company said Rouleau, 77, will remain in a consultative capacity until March 31, 2016 and that it had created a new Office of the Chairman led by current Board Chairman Steven Becker to support oversight of the company’s strategic initiatives until a new CEO can be hired.

  • Old Navy exec sets sail to become CEO of Ralph Lauren

    The top executive at Gap Inc.’s fastest growing division, Old Navy, has resigned to become CEO of Ralph Lauren.

    Gap Inc. said that Stefan Larsson would step down as global president of Old Navy effective October 2, 2015, and the division would be led on an interim basis by Jill Stanton, executive VP of global product at Old Navy.

  • Charles & Colvard names two new board members

    Morrisville, N.C. — Jewelry retailer Charles & Covard Ltd. has appointed Jaqui Lividini and Suzanne Miglucci to serve on the company’s board of directors. Lividini previously served as senior VP fashion merchandising & communications at Saks Fifth Avenue and has served as CEO and founding partner of brand strategy company Lividini & Co. since 2005.

    Miglucci previously served as senior director of global procurement solution marketing for SAP and has served as chief marketing officer of ChannelAdvisor Corp. since June 2012.

  • Dollar General vet returns

    Goodlettsville, Tenn. — A familiar face has returned to head up merchandising at Dollar General.

    Dollar General said James W. “Jim” Thorpe had rejoined the company as executive VP and chief merchandising officer, effective immediately. Thorpe previously served as Dollar General’s senior vice president and general merchandise manager from May 2006 until he retired in July 2012. 

  • Mavericks CEO jumps to Under Armour

    Baltimore –  An executive from the sports world is moving into the retail arena.

    Terdema L. Ussery II has joined Under Armour Inc. as president, global sports categories, effective Sept. 14, 2015. Ussery previously served as the president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team for the past 18 years.

    In his new position, Ussery will be responsible for spearheading category management across all key brand and business units around the world to drive authenticity and connectivity with consumers.

  • Abercrombie annual meeting: Changing of the guard

    New York — Less drama and fewer flipflops — those were some of the changes at Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s annual meeting on Thursday, Columbus Business First reports. It was the first annual gathering since longtime, controversial CEO Michael Jefferies left the company. For the full story, click here. 

  • Aeropostale not replacing departing exec

    New York — Aeropostale is losing a key executive and not replacing her.

    The retailer announced that its chief merchandiser, Executive VP Emilia Fabricant, is leaving the company. Effective immediately, the company's senior merchandising team will report to CEO Julian R. Geiger.

    The retailer said there are no plans to seek a replacement for Fabricant at this time.

  • Lumber Liquidators promotes marketing head, cuts merchandising chief

    Toano, Va. – The executive shakeup continues at Lumber Liquidators as the company integrates the leadership of its merchandising and marketing departments. Marco Q. Pescara, the company's chief marketing officer since 2006, has been promoted to serve as chief merchandising and marketing officer effective June 19.

    Pescara will lead the company's marketing and merchandising functions. The employment of William K. Schlegel, current chief merchandising officer, will be terminated effective June 19.

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