NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesco Inc. (NYSE:
GCO) announced today that Mario
Gallione has been named president of the Company's Journeys
retail division. Gallione, who has most recently served as
chief merchandising officer of The Journeys Group, is a 38-year
employee of Genesco and has been associated with Journeys since
1994. In his new role, he assumes responsibility for all
aspects of the Journeys and Journeys Kidz retail operations,
including stores in the U.S. and Canada as well as journeys.com and
journeys.ca.
Gallione will report to James C.
Estepa, who will continue to serve as chief executive
officer of The Journeys Group. In that role, Estepa will
oversee the Journeys, Schuh, and Little Burgundy retail concepts,
focusing on the coordination of Genesco's teen and young adult
retail footwear brands across all the markets where they
operate. Estepa also remains a senior vice president of
Genesco. Gallione's appointment is intended as the first step
in a succession plan to prepare for Estepa's eventual
retirement.
Estepa said, "I am excited about the future of the Journeys
concept under Mario Gallione's
day-to-day leadership. Mario's talent and
experience as well as his passion for the Journeys business equip
him well to guide the team's continuing efforts to build
on Journeys' position as the leading omnichannel retailer of
branded fashion footwear and accessories for teens and young
adults."
Robert J. Dennis,
Genesco's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
added, "Mario Gallione is a
seasoned leader, well respected within The Journeys Group,
throughout Genesco, and across the footwear retail industry, and I
look for Journeys to continue to do great things under his
leadership. We are also fortunate to benefit from
Jim Estepa's
continuing involvement in all our teen and young adult
footwear businesses in the role of chief executive officer of
The Journeys Group. Jim was present at the founding of the
Journeys retail chain and has been instrumental in establishing and
solidifying its leading role in the U.S. footwear market as well as
in the launch and growth of the Journeys Kidz concept and the
successful acquisition and integration of the Schuh and Little
Burgundy concepts in the U.K. and Canada. As he has successfully guided
the Journeys team through a major fashion shift over the past year,
I have gained a greater appreciation for his extraordinary gifts as
a retailer and a business leader. Thanks to Jim's leadership,
Mario takes the helm of a Journeys business well positioned for
continuing success."
About Genesco Inc.
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells
footwear, headwear, sports apparel and accessories in more than
2,740 retail stores and leased departments throughout the U.S.,
Canada, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Germany, principally under the names Journeys,
Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy,
Lids, Locker Room by Lids, Lids Clubhouse, Johnston & Murphy,
and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com,
www.journeys.ca, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.schuh.co.uk,
www.littleburgundyshoes.com, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.lids.com,
www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsclubhouse.com,
www.neweracap.com, www.trask.com, and www.dockersshoes.com.
The Company's Lids Sports Group division operates the Lids headwear
stores, the Locker Room by Lids and other team sports fan shops and
single team clubhouse stores. In addition, Genesco
sells wholesale footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the
Trask brand, the licensed Dockers brand, G.H. Bass & Co., and other brands. For more
information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit
www.genesco.com.
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