Lands' End

As it turns out, high-fashion and Lands’ End weren’t perfect together.      Less than two years after she took the reins of Lands’ End, Federica Marchionni has stepped down as CEO. Two current Lands’ End executives—James Gooch, executive VP, COO and CFO, and Joseph Boitano, executive VP and chief merchandising and design officer—were named as interim co-CEOs, effective September 26, while the company searches for a permanent replacement.  

Specialty apparel retailer Lands' End is making a number of new executive appointments in the marketing and merchandising areas of the company.

Duluth Holdings built its brand online and now, fresh of its first quarter as a public company, the quirky apparel retailer thinks it could open as many as 100 stores.

The CEO of Lands End says the challenging retail environment and unseasonably warm weather did not help the company's turnaround plan in the third quarter. 

The online apparel retailer said that for the period ended Oct. 31, net revenue was $334.4 million, compared to $373.1 million in the third quarter last year. Net income was $10.7 million, compared to $18 million in the third quarter last year. 

Lands' End is getting into the brick-and-mortar business just in time for the busiest shopping season of the year.

The online retailer plans to open two holiday pop-up shops, one in New York and one in Boston.

Thanks to some financial engineering, Sears Holdings overcame a double digit decline in same store sales to produce a second quarter profit or a less severe loss depending on the arithmetic used.

Lands' End is targeting all the shoppers who put "new uniforms" on their back-to-school lists this year with a brand new and improved uniform assortment.

Lands’ End Inc. reported profit and sales declines in the first quarter as the retailer grappled with West Coast port delays and headwinds from foreign exchange rates.

As more retailers look to offer curated merchandise to shoppers, Lands' End has launched a new microsite allowing customers to shop products selected by "guest editors".

Lands' End has added a digital component to its sponsorship of the White House Easter Egg Roll this year.

The retailer says this year's theme for the Easter Egg Roll is "#GimmeFive," which encourages Americans across the country to share five things on social media they are doing to eat better, be more active, and lead a healthier life, and supports the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative to help kids grow up healthy and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.