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NBA legend Earvin 'Magic' Johnson joins Fanatics board

Fanatics, a US online retailer of licensed sportswear, has appointed basketball legend Earvin 'Magic' Johnson to its board. Johnson, who is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and is a three-time NBA MVP, joins Mindy Grossman, the CEO of WW International, and Jerry Storch, the founder and CEO of Storch Advisors, as Fanatics...

Mar. 5, 2021

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Reebok taps New Balance vet Portia Blunt as vice president of apparel

Reebok has named Portia Blunt as its new vice president of apparel. In her new position, Blunt will lead the global apparel team and “drive product excellence” across all apparel product categories. She will report to Reebok’s senior vice president of global product, Todd Krinsky. Blunt is no stranger to the sportswear industry. She joins from...

Mar. 5, 2021

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Amazon Fashion names president

Amazon Fashion has reportedly named Muge Erdirik Dogan as its new president. Dogan takes over from Christine Beauchamp, who has been promoted to Amazon’s head of consumer categories in North America, WWD reports. Dogan has not made a statement on what her plans for Amazon are, but she is a longtime Amazon insider, having worked at the company...

Mar. 4, 2021

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Gap appoints former Disney exec to board

Gap has announced the appointment of former Disney exec Salaam Coleman Smith to its board of directors, effective March 22. A media industry veteran, Smith served as executive vice president at the Disney ABC Television Group where she oversaw strategy and programming for ABC Family and Freeform. Prior to joining Disney, Smith spent more than a...

Mar. 4, 2021

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Kate Spade announces organizational changes, creative director steps down

Kate Spade New York has announced a new creative organizational structure designed to sharpen its focus on the consumer, drive innovation, and increase collaboration, resulting in the formation of two key roles: SVP, brand concept & strategy and head of product design. These leaders, the company said, will partner with Jenny Campbell, SVP, chief...

Mar. 4, 2021

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Susie Mulder to join Timberland as global brand president

VF Corporation has announced the appointment of Susie Mulder as global brand president, Timberland. The company said in a statement that she begins in her new role on April 5 and will report to VF’s Chairman, President and CEO, Steve Rendle. She will also serve on VF’s executive leadership team. “We conducted a very thoughtful and extensive...

Mar. 4, 2021

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HanesBrands appoints chief design officer, global innerwear

HanesBrands has announced that Jane Newman has been named chief design officer, global innerwear. The company said Newman will lead design for the company’s global innerwear organization, which was recently created to leverage design, innovation and consumer insights around the world. She will be responsible for delivering innovative products...

Mar. 4, 2021

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Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings names new chief information officer

Michael Kors parent Capri Holdings has named Alejandro Martinez-Galindo as the group’s new chief information officer (CIO), effective March 8. Martinez-Galindo has held executive roles across various industries including retail, automotive and pharmaceutical. Most recently, he was CIO at Walgreens, where he spearheaded a comprehensive...

Mar. 3, 2021

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Matchesfashion CEO Ajay Kavan exits

Matchesfashion has announced its chief executive Ajay Kavan has exited the company after just a year in the role. Kavan, who previously oversaw global initiatives for US retail giant Amazon, joined the London-based fashion retailer as CEO in March 2020, six months after the exit of former chief Ulric Jerome, and would find himself tasked with...

Mar. 2, 2021

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Macy’s announces leadership changes, eliminates COO role

Macy’s, Inc. has announced changes to its senior leadership team, which the company said are aligned with its recently updated Polaris growth strategy. “As a digitally led omnichannel retailer, Macy’s, Inc. is in the midst of an exciting transformation,” said Gennette. “We are building a diverse leadership team that includes a blend of new...

Mar. 2, 2021

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Phase Eight managing director to step down

British premium womenswear brand Phase Eight has announced its managing director Simon Pickering is stepping down at the end of the financial year. Pickering joined Phase Eight in 2019 from fashion brand Reiss, where he was chief digital officer since 2017. Phase Eight thanked Pickering for his work to “enliven” the brand’s proposition both...

Mar. 1, 2021

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Iconic LA fashion retailer Fred Segal dies aged 87

Iconic LA fashion figure and founder of his eponymous retail chain, Fred Segal, has died at the age of 87. He died on Thursday from complications from a stroke, a publicist announced, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Segal opened his first eponymous store in 1961, a 350-square-foot space on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. He then...

Mar. 1, 2021