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J.Crew names new chief marketing officer

J.Crew Group, the omnichannel retailer, including J.Crew and Madewell, has named Julia Collier as its new chief marketing officer of J.Crew. Collier, who was most recently senior vice president of marketing at Skims, where she ran brand marketing and creative, will take up her new role with J.Crew on January 6, 2025. She will be based in New...

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Madewell names Adrienne Lazarus as president

Denim and brand Madewell, part of the J.Crew Group, has named industry veteran Adrienne Lazarus as its new president as part of its strategy to accelerate growth. In a statement, Madewell said that Lazarus, a proven industry leader with more than 30 years of expertise building and scaling speciality retail and direct-to-consumer companies, would...

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J.Crew swings to Q4 gain, extends Madewell IPO deadline

J.Crew Group has swung to a profit in the fourth quarter of the year and announced an extension to the deadline date of its upcoming IPO of its Madewell brand. For the three months to 1 February, the group reported net income of 1.5 million dollars compared with a net loss of 74.4 million dollars in the prior-year period. Total group revenues...

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J. Crew names new Chief Customer Officer

J.Crew Group, Inc. has announced that it has named Billy May their new chief customer officer for the J.Crew Brand, effective July 15. As chief customer officer, he will lead customer-facing aspects of the business and be responsible for advancing J.Crew's digital transformation across marketing, loyalty, stores, and ecommerce. May will report...

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Chad Leat replaces Millard Drexler as Chairman of J.Crew Group

J.Crew Group, Inc. chairman and former chief executive officer Millard "Mickey" Drexler has retired to devote his full time to the development of Drexler Ventures, LLC and other interests. The company said that its board of directors has now elected Chad Leat to succeed Drexler as Chairman, effective immediately. Leat has served as a director of...