Robert Peeples Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Visual Merchandising & Selling Support for Contemporary and Luxury brands.Oversee a team of industry professionals to provide visual merchandising and product knowledge training for major wholesale accounts.Partner with sales directors, account executives, buyers and store directors to provide selling support and solutions to maximize brand potential and sales volume growth. Currently representing fourteen luxury brands including Rag & Bone, Ramy Brook, Ksubi, Cult Gaia, Simon Miller, TWP and Generation Love.

New York, New York

Managed NE and MW region for all specialty doors, totaling 120 accounts; an $8M territory.Developed and maintained strong relationships with accounts through trade shows, showroom appointments and store visits.Successfully grew the business 20% in one year and brought on 6 new accounts.Conceptualized and distributed visual directives for key doors. Facilitated shop in shop installation for high volume doors.

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw all aspects of visual merchandising, product placement and product knowledge training for all major department stores in the U.S. including Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.Created monthly and seasonal visual directives for each account and traveled to each key door to ensure strategies were successfully implemented.Partnered closely with design, buyers and account executives to assist with buys and product aesthetic.Developed training for product knowledge sessions for all accounts including high volume specialty accounts.

Greater New York City Area

Merchandise and visual coordinator for Elizabeth and James, TEXTILE Elizabeth and James, Patterson J. Kincaid and Payne Apparel for the east coast region.Develop and maintain relationships at all levels in major department stores including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.Ensure each store achieves sales goals via product knowledge seminars, visual merchandising, store events and gaining customer feedback.Work closely with account executives, product development, department store buyers and design teams.

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for all aspects of brand management at Vince within Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City.Develop and maintain relationships with clients, store staff, Vince corporate and buyers.Exceed personal and Vince sales goals.Provide education to sales staff via product knowledge seminars.Provide feedback to Saks and Vince corporate about design, quality and general product information.

Consistently sold $20,000 weekly, earning million dollar status within a yearBuilt strong relationship with Joie brand teamDeveloped and managed a diverse client base for the brandChosen to participate in executive events, catering to CEO’s and other executives

Spearheaded new initiative for obtaining credit goals by working directly with corporatePartnered with corporate office on buying programs, training implementation and efficiencyHonored for excellent leadership in flagship storeLaunched new training in areas of high impact customer serviceManaged and motivated a large diverse group of individuals in order to achieve store strategies

Integrated new processes in logistical aspects at flagship storeResponsible for all visual, marketing and operational procedures in high profile areaCommunicated directly with corporate, giving feedback and options for improvementTransitioned smoothly into a store restructuring, dealing with high levels of change and uncertainty