Nordstrom, Inc. Appoints Michelle Haggard as Vice President, Regional Manager for Canada Stores
January 09, 2017 at 06:30 am
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Nordstrom, Inc. announced that Michelle Haggard will take on the role of vice president, regional manager for Canada. Karen McKibbin, who previously served as president, Nordstrom Canada, has taken on a new leadership role in the company as president, Nordstrom Rack. The Canada region supported by Haggard and her team based in Toronto, will be comprised of Nordstrom full-line stores that have already opened in Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary and Toronto (two), as well as a sixth store set to open in Toronto next year. Haggard will also manage opening and operating the company's five announced Nordstrom Rack locations. Haggard managed four full-line stores around the country and was an assistant regional manager for the Northeast, helping lead the company's expansion in Boston. In 2010 she was promoted to Southeast Rack regional manager and in 2013 she was named full-line vice-president, Southeast regional manager. Karen McKibbin previously lead the company's Canada expansion efforts since 2012.
Nordstrom, Inc. is a fashion retailer that offers private-label merchandise for women, men, young adults, and children, with a focus on apparel, shoes, beauty, accessories and home goods. The Companyâs Retail segment aggregates two operating segments: Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack. The Nordstrom segment consists of Nordstrom.com, Nordstrom United States stores and Nordstrom Local. The Nordstrom Rack segment consists of NordstromRack.com, Nordstrom Rack United States stores and last chance clearance stores. Nordstrom Rack purchases merchandise from many of the same vendors carried at Nordstrom and also serves as an outlet for clearance merchandise from the Nordstrom banner. In addition, its existing fleet of Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores enables pickup and returns of online orders and facilitates a broader assortment to its digital customers. The Company also has arrangements with agents and contract manufacturers to produce its private-brand merchandise.