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  • Amid weak Q4 results, Under Armour loses key exec

    In addition to disappointing fourth quarter sales, Under Armour announced that its CFO is stepping down.   The company reported that CFO Chip Molloy is leaving the company “due to personal reasons,” and David Bergman, Under Armour’s senior VP, corporate finance, will serve as acting CFO. Molloy will remain with the company in an advisory capacity to assist with the transition, the brand said.  

  • Specialty jeweler announces key executive changes

    In addition to promoting three key executives and adding a new board member, Signet Jewelers is announcing the retirement of two company leaders.    The appointments include the following:  

  • Brooks Brothers exec to head up tech at DXL

    A retail veteran is leaving Brooks Brothers to join Destination XL Group.   The men’s specialty apparel retailer has named Sahal Laher as its senior VP, chief digital and information officer, effective Monday, Jan. 30.   Laher, Brooks Brothers’ former executive VP of digital innovation and technology and global CIO, will be the principal architect and leader of DXL’s digital commerce strategies and IT/MIS operations. Laher will also be a member of the company’s executive committee.

  • Office supply giant names tech exec as new CEO

    Office Depot has named a successor to CEO Roland Smith, who previously announced his intention to retire from the company. The company also named a new chairman.    The retailer has appointed Gerry P. Smith as CEO, effective Feb. 27. Smith currently serves as executive VP and COO of Lenovo Group, a $45 billion global technology company.  

  • Chief merchant of Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor leaves for exec role at Stein Mart

    A veteran retail merchandiser is leaving Hudson’s Bay to join Stein Mart.   The off-price announced that MaryAnne Morin will join Stein Mart as president, effective Feb. 6, with responsibility for merchandising and marketing.      

  • Children’s apparel retailer on the hunt for a new CEO

    The CEO of embattled Gymboree Corp. is stepping down.    The children’s apparel retailer said that Mark Breitbard will step down as chief executive once a successor has been named. He will assume the role of chairman of the board, effective February 1, 2017.  

  • Lane Bryant exec lands top role at HoneyBaked Ham

    The former CEO of the nation’s top plus-size apparel chains will soon head up a food retailer.   Just days after it was revealed that Linda Heasely had left her position as chief executive of Ascena Retail Group’s Lane Bryant and Catherine’s, Honey Baked Ham Company announced that it had appointed her as its new CEO, effective Feb. 6, 2017.  

  • Fast-growing home décor retailer taps Sally Beauty exec as chief marketer

    At Home has appointed veteran marketer Ashley Sheetz as chief marketing officer.   Sheetz was formerly chief marketing officer and group VP at Sally Beauty, where she led a turn-around strategy to reposition and modernize the brand. Prior to that, Sheetz held a variety of marketing leadership roles at GameStop before being appointed chief marketing officer in 2012.  
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