Michael Press Email & Phone Number

Over 30 years of premium denim experience including pioneering premium denim into USA stores and department stores.Strong working knowledge of all aspects of the denim and apparel industries: Branding and MarketingProduction from raw material sourcing through final productionHistory with importing and exporting to all of Europe and Asia both for production and wholesale distributionRepeated success with new startups, and turnarounds, restructuring and directing stagnant business to uncover double digit new business and subsequent growth and profitability.20 years of full P&L responsibilities25 years of apparel industry financial knowledge including all aspects of creditProven history of being able to structure unified sales teams, as well as motivate refocus declining sales team back to growth and profitabilityStrong ties and knowledge of upper management department stores goals and needs25 years of directing and involvement with merchandising teams to achieve balanced collections to insure successful sales campaigns, profitable seasonal and yearly net sales, establish planned growth and core replenishment programs for not only department stores but specialty chain and e commerce clients24 hour awareness of go to market strategies inclusive of current market challenges, B2C planning and integrationStrong focus on operations and ties back into sales and designLong track record of directing brands to insure retailer confidence of very high on time delivery of their open to buy dollars

Listed skills include Denim, Trend Analysis, Apparel, Visual Merchandising, and 21 others.

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  Syracuse University

  Electrical Engineering