{"id":12279,"date":"2019-05-28T10:08:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T14:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?p=12279"},"modified":"2019-05-28T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T14:08:22","slug":"datatrac-apparel-specialty-stores-department-stores-may-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2019\/05\/datatrac-apparel-specialty-stores-department-stores-may-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"DATATRAC: Apparel Specialty Stores and Department Stores \u2013 May 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personnel Updates<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Abercrombie & Fitch Co<\/strong>. (104)<\/strong> announced its decision to eliminate the role of COO. The company\u2019s COO, Joanne C. Crevoiserat, will leave the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Ascena Retail Group Inc<\/strong>. (86)<\/strong> said that David Jaffe has retired as CEO and Chairman. Jaffe has been succeeded by Gary Muto, President and CEO of Ascena Brands. The company also announced the departure of COO and President Brian Lynch.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Burlington Stores, Inc<\/strong>. (119)<\/strong> announced Thomas Kingsbury is stepping down as Chairman, President and CEO and will be succeeded in the CEO role by Michael O\u2019Sullivan.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Chico\u2019s FAS Inc<\/strong>. (334)<\/strong> announced that Shelley Broader has resigned as CEO and President. Bonnie Brooks has been appointed Interim CEO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Express Inc<\/strong>. (109)<\/strong> has appointed Timothy Baxter as CEO. He will succeed Matthew Moellering, who will remain as Exec VP and COO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Genesco Inc<\/strong>. (82)<\/strong> has announced that Mimi Eckel Vaughn has been promoted to COO. She will continue as CFO until a new CFO is appointed.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0JCPenney Company, Inc<\/strong>. (102)<\/strong> announced that Shawn Gensch has been named Exec VP, Chief Customer Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Modell\u2019s Sporting Goods Inc<\/strong>. (43)<\/strong> has appointed David Stern as Exec VP and CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0PVH Corp<\/strong>. (436)<\/strong> announced that Marie Gulin-Merle will assume the newly created role of Chief Digital Officer in addition to her current position as Chief Marketing Officer, Calvin Klein, Inc. Stefan Larsson will take on the newly created role of President effective June 3, 2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Recreational Equipment Inc<\/strong>. (85)<\/strong> has named Eric Artz to the role of President and CEO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Roots Canada Ltd<\/strong>. (32)<\/strong> announced its CFO, Jim Rudyk, has resigned and his last day at Roots will be August 9, 2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Ross Stores, Inc<\/strong>. (152)<\/strong> announced that Michael O\u2019Sullivan, the company\u2019s President and COO, has resigned.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Tapestry (211)<\/strong> announced it has named Noam Paransky as its new Chief Digital Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Urban Outfitters Inc<\/strong>. (122)<\/strong> announced Andrew Carnie, President, Home Garden and International at the Anthropologie Group is leaving the company.\u00a0 The retailer also announced the promotion of Hillary Super to Global President of the Anthropologie Group.<\/p>\n

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Mergers and Acquisitions<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Ascena Retail Group Inc<\/strong>. has completed the sale of Maurices Inc<\/strong>. to a British private equity firm. It will continue to be led by its current management team.<\/p>\n

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Industry Insight<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Stein Mart Inc<\/strong>. has announced plans to install Amazon Hub Lockers across nearly 200 stores in 28 states. The self-service kiosks will allow shoppers to retrieve items purchased on Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Urban Outfitters Inc<\/strong>. has revealed plans to introduce a clothing rental service, called Nuuly, beginning this summer. For a monthly fee of $88, shoppers will be able to rent clothing and accessories from all of its brands.<\/p>\n

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Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a07 For All Mankind<\/strong> announced it will soon open its first location in Ohio at Easton Town Center in Columbus.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Away Luggage<\/strong> announced plans to open 50 new stores during the next three years.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Camper USA<\/strong> has introduced a new retail space at Rockefeller Center in New York, NY.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Inc<\/strong>. has announced that it opened two new Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods locations as well as a new Golf Galaxy location this month. A new Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods location opened alongside a new Golf Galaxy store at the Carolina Place Mall in Pineville, NC, while another Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods store opened at the Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Eloquii Design Inc<\/strong>. has opened a new 2,500 sq. ft. store in the SoHo district of Manhattan, NY.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0TechStyle Fashion Group<\/strong> has opened its first Fabletics location in New York, a 2,743 sq. ft. store in SoHo. The company plans to open 12 new stores this year in CA, FL, NY, PA, and TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Francesca\u2019s Holdings Corp<\/strong>. said the company will close at least 20 stores this year and put a hold on remodels until its financial situation stabilizes.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Indochino Inc<\/strong>. will open three stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, this year and into 2020. In addition, it will open a location in Paramus, NJ, this summer and a site in Manhasset, NY, in early 2020.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Nordstrom Inc<\/strong>. will open its highly anticipated seven-story, 320,000 sq. ft. Manhattan flagship store in October.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Rent the Runway<\/strong> said it will relocate its corporate headquarters from downtown Manhattan to the newly redeveloped Brooklyn Waterfront location at 10 Jay Street.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Rent the Runway<\/strong> has announced the opening of its newest flagship near Union Square in San Francisco, CA. It is the company\u2019s first multi-story retail space, and totals 8,300 sq. ft.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Roots Canada Ltd<\/strong>. will open its largest store ever this month in Chicago, IL. Located on North Michigan Avenue, the two-floor store is 11,450 sq. ft.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Tod\u2019s Shoes<\/strong> has opened a new 1,600 sq. ft. store at Hudson Yards in New York City, NY. The company is expected to open an additional Manhattan location in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Tom Ford<\/strong> has announced plans to open two new boutiques by the 2019 holiday season. A 4,000 sq. ft. store at The Galleria in Houston, TX, and a 4,500 sq. ft. store in Phipps Plaza in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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