https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/retail-leadership/Recent content in Retail Leadership on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usTue, 13 Oct 2026 03:13:34 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/net-a-porter-taps-devina-foley-to-lead-americas-growth/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:13:34 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/net-a-porter-taps-devina-foley-to-lead-americas-growth/<h2 id="net-a-porter-names-devina-foley-to-lead-its-americas-business">Net-a-Porter Names Devina Foley to Lead Its Americas Business</h2> <p>Net-a-Porter has turned to a seasoned retail and e-commerce executive to steer its business in the United States and Canada. Devina Foley has been appointed president, Americas, and will take responsibility for shaping strategy and day-to-day operations across the region.</p> <p>The move places a leader with more than two decades of experience at the helm of one of the most recognisable names in online luxury fashion. Foley will be based in New York and will report directly to Heather Kaminetsky, chief executive officer of Net-a-Porter.</p>https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/rougegorge-lingerie-lessons-in-leadership-from-catherine/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 03:12:41 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/rougegorge-lingerie-lessons-in-leadership-from-catherine/<h2 id="a-seventeen-year-tenure-that-defied-the-fashion-calendar">A Seventeen-Year Tenure That Defied the Fashion Calendar</h2> <p>In an industry where creative directors and chief executives can come and go as quickly as seasonal collections, Catherine Gallais&rsquo;s seventeen years at the helm of RougeGorge Lingerie stand out as a genuine anomaly. She admits the time slipped past almost unnoticed, explaining that the sheer pace of change made each year feel new.</p> <p>She handed over the chief executive role to Elya Hasson on 1 October 2026. The business she leaves behind is a substantial one: more than 235 stores across France and Belgium, roughly 1,000 employees, and consumer turnover of 120 million euros. It is a northern French success story built on consistency, and when asked to choose the moment that best sums up her time in charge, she points not to a triumphant launch or a record year, but to a calculated risk taken at the very start: renaming the brand.</p>