Hhgregg appoints lead merchant

Aaron Trahan has been appointed chief merchandising officer at Hhgregg.



Trahan has over 14 years of retail merchandising experience, including 10 years in a merchandising leadership role. The specialty retailer plans to leverage Trahan’s leadership in appliances, electronics and furniture merchandising, especially as the company expands its furniture business in 2017, Hhgregg said



Trahan previously served as VP of merchandising at Conn’s Home Plus, where he was responsible for providing strong direction for process improvement, assortment optimization and profit maximization for their major appliance, consumer electronics and furniture and mattress categories. Prior to that, he held the roles of senior director and director of merchandising, senior buyer of consumer electronics and buyer of home office and appliance categories.