New York City — Emilia Fabricant, executive vice president of merchandising at Aeropostale, Inc., is leaving the company. Effective immediately, the company’s senior merchandising team will report to CEO Julian R. Geiger. There are no plans to seek a replacement for Fabricant at this time.
“Over the past 10 months, we have carefully instituted structural changes to our organization that enabled us to balance levels of responsibility and to run our business more effectively,” says Geiger. “I continue to believe that the merchandising, organizational and operational changes we have made since last year will change the trajectory of our business in the back-to-school and holiday periods.”
Aeropostale, Inc. is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual and active apparel for young women and men. The company currently operates 761 Aeropostale® stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico, 52 Aeropostale stores in Canada and 26 P.S. from Aeropostale® stores in 12 states and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: Aeropostale, Inc.