Jackie Simmons Email and Phone Number

• Assisted in generating $15 million in annual sales for this flagship location including enterprise selling and in store bridal shop• Functioned as a direct report to lead merchants in the building - women's, men's, Crewcuts, accessories and visuals• Participated in monthly conference calls to report customer/product feedback to corporate• Was an expert in NSO (new store opening) area team, successfully opening new stores in Montgomery MD, Springfield VA, Chevy Chase DC and Westchester NY• Implemented presentation based on sell through and weekly reports • Flexed product based on product sales performance• Managed store team of 45-75 associates including merchandising/visual team• Enhanced store presentation based on business trends, customer and corporate feedback• Recruited, hired and developed a visual merchandising teamVisual Market Trainer• Trained all incoming merchants within the DC Metro market• Point of contact for the DC market for rollout planning and execution• Mapped/planned rollout with 4 stores within the DC Market• Developed merchants on an ongoing basis to ensure uniformity of company standards

• Concept store for the entire company• Acted as liaison between corporate and store • Monthly walk throughs at corporate office to ensure proper execution of rollout• Concept week managing concept team of 25-35 visual associates on various tasks daily • Partner to corporate business partners in all departments including visuals, merchandising, buying & planning and marketing• Led monthly walk throughs with store merchant team mid week of concept week to ensure set up was executed per vision• Led monthly walk through with CEO, Mickey Drexler and Creative Director, Jenna Lyons and other top executives • Acted as store director for 5 months• Managed store team of 45-75 associates• Developed leads in each department including women's, men's, Crewcuts and accessories• Was a direct report for these associates• Held weekly touch bases to develop and grow associates into prospective future management roles