Gennette was named CEO in 2017and was charged with the task of restoring the declining department store model which lost ground to Amazon and purveyors of cheap fast fashion. Gennette has been employed by Macy’s mostly since 1983 when, as an undergraduate at Stanford University he was hired into its www.dailyfashionstudy.com dailyfashionstudy daily fashion study Website daily fashion study com executive trainee program. According to the Wall Street Journal, he progressed through Macy’s ranks with both merchandising and store operations experience and was able to attract young shoppers and bringing entertainment to Macy’s stores two of his main goals when he became CEO.
Three decades of working at the same department store may help understand why he views the retail landscape of the future as much more than digital.
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