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Former KaDeWe buying director Simone Heift moves to Peek & Cloppenburg

Düsseldorf - Simone Heift is to become managing director of buying and merchandising at Peek & Cloppenburg. The designated buying director will take up her new position on September 1, the parent company JC New Retail AG announced on Thursday. In addition, the former chief merchandising officer of the KaDeWe Group will become a member of the...

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Former Allbirds CEO tapped as president of Sorel

Joe Vernachio, the former chief executive officer of Allbirds, has been named president of outdoor apparel and footwear brand Sorel. The appointment marks a return to Sorel’s parent firm Columbia Sportswear Company for Vernachio, who had previously served as president of the group’s Mountain Hardwear label between 2017 and 2021. Prior to this,...

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Primark adds new director of womenswear design

Value fashion and lifestyle retailer Primark has appointed Keiron Birch as director of womenswear design to shape the future creative direction for the retailer’s collections. In this newly created role, Birch, who has more than 20 years of experience in fashion, will lead Primark’s womenswear design teams across fashion, footwear and...

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Hush appoints former Reiss executive as chief customer officer

Women’s fashion and lifestyle brand Hush has named Sally-Anne Newson to lead its brand, creative and digital functions as chief customer officer. Newson joins Hush from British fashion brand Reiss, where she served as chief customer officer for six years. She brings more than two decades of e-commerce and fashion retail leadership experience,...

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Pronovias appoints new chief financial officer, following its acquisition by Cap Capital

Madrid – Following the acquisition of Pronovias by British investment group Cap Capital via a pre-pack administration deal, the bridal fashion company has just announced the appointment of economist Luis Müller Heiberg as its new chief financial officer. Müller is leaving his roles as a lecturer, independent auditor and consultant, which he has...

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Lavish Alice appoints new managing director and creative director

Contemporary womenswear brand Lavish Alice, part of the KCR Group alongside Club L London, is looking to accelerate global expansion with the appointment of Blue Wilson as managing director and Michael Egerton as creative director to “transform the fashion-forward brand”. Described as a “pivotal new chapter in the brand’s evolution,” Wilson and...

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M&S appoints chief digital and technology officer

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) has named John Hunt as its new chief digital and technology officer. In a statement on LinkedIn, M&S said that Hunt, who brings more than 30 years of experience in retail, leading digital and technology teams across large-scale businesses in South Africa and Australia, will join the retailer this summer....

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Kohl’s appoints new chief operating officer

American department store chain Kohl’s has named Elliott Rodgers as its new chief operating officer to support the Milwaukee-based retailer’s ongoing strategic turnaround, which is looking to stabilise its market position amid changing consumer habits. Rodgers brings more than two decades of “strong cross-functional leadership experience,” and...

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Stitch Fix names new chief product and technology officer

San Francisco-based online personal styling service Stitch Fix have appointed Sree Sreedhararaj as its new chief product and technology officer. Sreedhararaj joins from IPSY, the beauty membership platform, where he served as chief technology officer, and will lead Stitch Fix’s technology, product, data science, security and IT teams. He brings...

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Jeff Bezos announced at Paris' VivaTech trade show on Wednesday

Paris - American businessman and executive Jeff Bezos, founder of the giant Amazon, will attend the VivaTech trade show in Paris on Wednesday, organisers announced. VivaTech is an annual technology and innovation conference held in Paris and is regarded as the largest tech event in Europe. “An emblematic figure of the global technological...

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Switzerland: Philippe Stern, former president of Patek Philippe, has died

Zurich - Patek Philippe announced on Monday the death of its former president, Philippe Stern. He represented the third generation at the helm of the prestigious, family-owned Swiss watchmaker. The father of the current president, Stern served as president of the company from 1993 to 2009. He “passed away on June 14, 2026, in his 88th year,” the...

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Kylie Jenner’s Khy appoints new CEO

Khy, the fashion label founded by Kylie Jenner, has named former Ganni executive Laura du Rusquec as its new chief executive officer. Rusquec, who is based in Los Angeles, brings nearly 20 years of luxury and fashion experience to the direct-to-consumer brand, including leading and growing fashion and luxury brands, with expertise spanning brand...