PVH Corp Snags former Urban Outfitters Group CEO consumergoods.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from consumergoods.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.
PVH Corp. Names Trish Donnelly to New Role as Chief Executive Officer of PVH Americas
February 10, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 10, 2021
PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH] announced today that Trish Donnelly, former Chief Executive Officer of Urban Outfitters Group, will join the company as Chief Executive Officer of PVH Americas. The addition of this new role to the leadership team is an important step toward achieving the company’s global priority to build upon PVH’s core strengths and connect them more closely with where the consumer is going.
Dive Brief:
In a flurry of personnel changes announced concurrently with the company s holiday sales results, Urban Outfitters Group on Tuesday said that CEO Trish Donnelly is leaving the company to pursue a new career opportunity, according to a company press release. Donnelly s last day is Jan. 31.
Sheila Harrington, who will continue operating as the CEO of Free People Group, will replace Donnelly as CEO of the Urban Outfitters Group. Harrington previously worked with Gap and Bloomingdales.
Gabrielle Conforti, currently the chief merchandising officer for the Urban Outfitters brand, has been promoted to president of Urban Outfitters North America. Emma Wisden will continue as the managing director of Urban Outfitters Europe and will also lead the Urban Outfitters brand wholesale business. Both Conforti and Wisden will report to Harrington.
It's been a mixed bag of holiday sales filings from US apparel and footwear brands and retailers as they continue to navigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Target Corp has reported a 17.2% jump in comparable sales for the combined November/December period, while Genesco has posted a 3% comparable sales decline for the eight weeks to 26 December. Elsewhere, Urban Outfitters has reported an 8.4% decline in total company net sales, and L Brands said the group's holiday results significantly exceeded initial expectations. related to Apparel, Finance, Footwear, Retail, Zumiez, Urban Outfitters, Genesco, Nordstrom, Target Corp, L Brands,
It's been a mixed bag of holiday sales filings from US apparel and footwear brands and retailers as they continue to navigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Target Corp has reported a 17.2% jump in comparable sales for the combined November/December period, while Genesco has posted a 3% comparable sales decline for the eight weeks to 26 December. Elsewhere, Urban Outfitters has reported an 8.4% decline in total company net sales, and L Brands said the group's holiday results significantly exceeded initial expectations. related to Apparel, Finance, Footwear, Retail, Zumiez, Urban Outfitters, Genesco, Target Corp, L Brands,