Target veteran joins Famous Footwear

Caleres has made two executive appointment in its Famous Footwear division.



The company named Karlyn Mattson as chief merchandising officer, leading Famous Footwear’s buying, merchandising, planning, allocation and analytic functions.



Mattson joins Caleres from a 25-year career at Target Corp., where she was most recently VP merchandise manager of shoes, accessories and intimate Apparel for retail and online. She held leadership positions at May Company and Macy’s.



In other appointments, Chris Cavalline was named senior VP, e-commerce, with responsibility for e-commerce and consumer engagement.



Cavalline most recently served as chief merchandising officer of Vitacost.com, an online retailer of healthy living products and a subsidiary of The Kroger Co. Cavalline’s prior positions include vice president of merchandising and e-commerce at Kohl’s and several leadership roles with Macy’s.



In other appointments, Caleres has a diverse portfolio of footwear brands, operating over 1,200 retail stores.