Sears continues top shake-up
Hoffman Estates-based Sears continues its shake-up of top executives after a brutal holiday season.
One of the casualties include John Goodman, who joined Sears as executive vice president of apparel and home in 2009, who is now gone, the retailer said in a statement.
“We will only confirm he is no longer with the company,” Sears spokeswoman Amy Dimond said.
During the last couple of years, Goodman had brought in new brands and established the San Francisco office.
Sears appointed Nick Grayston into an expanded role with the home and footwear businesses. Grayston joined Sears as senior vice president and president of footwear in 2008.
The merchandising group will be led by Tara Poseley, president and senior vice president of Kmart apparel, and Lana Cain Krauter, president and senior vice president of Sears apparel.
Krauter, who is based in San Francisco, joined Sears in that position last February and was responsible for in-store and online merchandising along with driving a comprehensive vision focused on product, the customer experience and multichannel initiatives.
Poseley, who is also based in San Francisco, joined the company in February 2010 and was responsible for both in-store and online merchandising.
Earlier this week, Sears named former Brookstone Inc. head Ron Boire as executive vice president, chief merchandising officer and president of its Sears and Kmart brands.
The struggling company, which recently released a list of 79 of the 100 to 120 stores it plans on closing, said that Boire will lead merchandising and retail stores for both the Sears and Kmart brands.