COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DSW Inc.
(NYSE: DSW), a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer,
announced the appointment of Michele
Love as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer for Designer Shoe Warehouse, effective May 1, 2017. Ms. Love will be responsible for
bringing DSW's differentiated experience and value proposition to
life by driving demand and providing seamless multi-point
fulfillment.
With responsibility for Marketing and Digital, Ms. Love
will oversee all aspects of customer engagement, driving
impactful messaging that is united across all touchpoints.
Additionally, Ms. Love will be responsible for delivering
DSW's unique warehouse experience in over 500 Designer Shoe
Warehouses nationwide. These Warehouses fulfill demand generated
throughout the network, and serve as local destinations
for customers to shop DSW's vast assortment in person.
Over the last 32 years, Ms. Love served in several leadership
capacities within operations, merchandising and marketing at
Nordstrom Inc., where she most recently spearheaded the rapid
expansion of Nordstrom Rack.
Ms. Love will report directly to DSW's Chief Executive Officer,
Roger Rawlins.
Additionally, as the Company continues to elevate experience and
expertise within its merchandising talent, the Company announced
the recent appointment of James
Weinberg as GMM of Women's Footwear and Nancy Pastor as GMM of Accessories. Mr. Weinberg
and Ms. Pastor will both report directly to DSW's Vice Chairman and
Chief Merchandising Officer, Debbie
Ferrée.
Mr. Weinberg has 27 years of merchandising
experience in apparel and accessories within the off-price,
department store and ecommerce sectors. Mr. Weinberg joined DSW in
2015, subsequently holding the roles of Senior Vice President,
General Manager of the Company's Affiliate Business Group and
Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations at DSW Inc. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Weinberg was President and Chief
Merchandising Officer at Beyond the Rack and Senior Vice President,
GMM at Burlington Coat Factory. Mr. Weinberg also served in several
leadership capacities in merchandising men's, women's and footwear
categories at the May Department Stores.
Ms. Pastor has 27 years of merchandising experience
in accessories within the department store, value and specialty
store channels. Prior to joining DSW, Ms. Pastor was the Group Vice
President for Jewelry, Handbags and Dress Accessories at Macy's.
Prior to Macy's, Ms. Pastor was Vice President for Jewelry,
Handbags, Accessories and Beauty at Payless Shoe Stores and also
held progressive buying responsibilities at New York and Company and Saks Fifth
Avenue.
Roger Rawlins, DSW's Chief
Executive Officer said, "I am excited to have Michele, Jim and
Nancy on the Designer Shoe Warehouse team. These three individuals
bring valuable leadership and diverse expertise as we strengthen
our focus on the customer, product, and experience. We are building
an elite team to lead Designer Shoe Warehouse and position it for
continued long term growth."
About DSW Inc.
DSW Inc. is a leading branded footwear and accessories retailer
that offers a wide selection of brand name and designer dress,
casual and athletic footwear and accessories for women, men and
kids. As of April 27, 2017, DSW operates 508 stores in 43
states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico,
and operates an e-commerce site, http://www.dsw.com, and a
mobile website, http://m.dsw.com. DSW also supplies
footwear to 397 leased locations in the United
States under the Affiliated Business Group. DSW also owns
Ebuys, Inc., a leading off price footwear and accessories retailer
operating in digital marketplaces in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia. For store
locations and additional information about DSW,
visit http://www.dswinc.com. Follow DSW on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/DSWShoeLovers and Facebook
at http://www.facebook.com/DSW.
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