Some sad news to report regarding Nordstrom. Earlier this month, the department stores operator announced that it would close sixteen stores and restructure its operations, in an effort to cut costs and weather the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Futhermore, Jeffrey Kalinsky, founder of the luxury stores and the current designer fashion director at Nordstrom, will retire, the company said in a statement. Kalinsky initially joined Nordstrom in 2005, as director of designer merchandising. Since then, he has served as executive vice president of designer merchandising and vice president, designer fashion director.
“Jeffrey is an icon in the fashion industry, and in his years at Nordstrom he brought tremendous creativity, innovation and expertise that have been invaluable to us as we’ve worked to establish and expand our designer offering. We’re grateful for his leadership and many contributions to the company. We’ll miss him greatly and wish him all the best,” said Pete Nordstrom, president and chief brand officer, in a statement.
