J.C. Penney CEO Quits to Join Lowe's
May 22 2018 - 10:06AM
Dow Jones News
By Imani Moise and Suzanne Kapner
Marvin Ellison is quitting his job as chief executive of
struggling J.C. Penney Co. to take over leadership of Lowe's Cos.,
another retailer in need of a revamp.
The retail veteran joined Penney in 2014 and shifted the
department-store chain away from apparel toward appliances. Last
year, he closed hundreds of stores and slashed jobs. But the
company's sales continue to lag behind rivals.
Lowe's, meanwhile, has been searching for a new CEO that can
improve results at the home-improvement chain, which faces pressure
from an activist investor and has trailed behind sales gains at
Home Depot Inc.
"This is the most challenging and competitive retail market that
we've seen in over 50 years," Mr. Ellison told analysts last week
on a conference call. Before Penney, he previously worked at Home
Depot and Target Corp.
On Tuesday, Lowe's said it had hired Mr. Ellison and he would
join the company on July 2. Penney shares slid 8% to $2.30 during
premarket trading while Lowe's rose 1.8% to $89.
Write to Imani Moise at imani.moise@wsj.com and Suzanne Kapner
at Suzanne.Kapner@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 22, 2018 09:51 ET (13:51 GMT)
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