Appointment strengthens Lands' End's European leadership
team
DODGEVILLE, Wisconsin,
Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lands'
End, Inc., (NASDAQ: LE) a leading uni-channel retailer, today
announced that Constanze Freienstein has joined the company as
Managing Director, Europe. In this
role, Freienstein will oversee Lands' End's European business,
including developing and executing strategies designed to expand
and strengthen its customer base.
"With decades of success in the retail space and an extensive
knowledge of the European market, Constanze is an excellent fit to
lead our European business," said Angie
Rieger, senior vice president of international, Lands' End.
"We look forward to leveraging her skills and experience to grow
Lands' End's presence in this market."
Freienstein brings more than 20 years of experience leading and
advising successful multi-channel retail and lifestyle businesses
across Europe. Most recently, she
served as the Customer and Marketing Director for Hudson's Bay
Company's European business. She has also held key leadership roles
at various European and American companies, including Dilger
Sommelier Selection, McArthurglen Group, Metro AG and A.T.
Kearney.
About Lands' End, Inc.
Lands' End, Inc. is a
leading uni-channel retailer of casual clothing, accessories,
footwear and home products. We offer products online
at www.landsend.com, on third party online marketplaces and through
retail locations. We are a classic American lifestyle brand with a
passion for quality, legendary service and real value, and seek to
deliver timeless style for men, women, kids and the home.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including statements related to
the Company's expectations and plans regarding its European
business. All statements other than statements of historical fact,
including without limitation, those with respect to the Company's
goals, plans, expectations and strategies set forth herein are
forward-looking statements. The following important factors and
uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in these forward-looking
statements: we may be unsuccessful in implementing our
strategic initiatives, or our initiatives may not have their
desired impact on our business; our ability to offer merchandise
and services that customers want to purchase; changes in customer
preference from our branded merchandise; customers' use of our
digital platform, including customer acceptance of our efforts to
enhance our e-commerce websites; customer response to our marketing
efforts across all types of media; our maintenance of a robust
customer list; fluctuations and increases in costs of raw
materials; impairment of our relationships with our vendors; our
failure to maintain the security of customer, employee or company
information; our failure to compete effectively in the apparel
industry; legal, regulatory, economic and political risks
associated with international trade and those markets in which we
conduct business and source our merchandise; our failure to protect
or preserve the image of our brands and our intellectual property
rights; the impact on our business of adverse worldwide economic
and market conditions, including economic factors that negatively
impact consumer spending on discretionary items; and other risks,
uncertainties and factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
February 1, 2019, and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q. We intend the forward-looking statements to
speak only as of the time made and do not undertake to update or
revise them as more information becomes available, except as
required by law.
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