Ross Stores, Inc. made merchandising leadership changes that will go into effect on December 1 to strengthen the off-price retailer’s effectiveness in driving profitable market share gains over the near and long term.
- Karen Fleming was promoted to president and chief merchandising officer of Ross Dress for Less, continuing to report to CEO Barbara Rentler. Fleming is the president and chief merchandising officer of DD’s Discounts. In her new role, she will oversee the merchandising responsibilities at Ross Dress for Less.
- Karen Sykes will transition to president and chief merchandising officer of DD’s Discounts, continuing to report to CEO Rentler. Sykes will replace Fleming upon her promotion. Sykes is the executive vice president of merchandising overseeing men’s women’s and kid’s at Ross Dress for Less. In her new role, Sykes will direct all merchandising at dd Discount.
CEO Barbara Rentler said, “We are very pleased to announce the promotions of these two extremely talented senior executives. Karen Fleming is a gifted and seasoned executive with over two decades at our company, serving in different leadership roles at both Ross Dress for Less and dd’s Discounts. I’m excited for Karen as she takes on this new role leading the merchandising efforts for the entire Ross Dress for Less chain.
“Karen Sykes is a skilled merchant with over three decades of experience within our organization. I’m delighted for Karen’s well-deserved promotion, where she will lead the dd’s Discounts merchandising team. I believe her in-depth knowledge of the off-price business and demonstrated leadership skills will drive continued profitable growth at dd’s.”
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