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CEO Changes at Gap and Kohl’s Signal Trend for Female Executives



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At the start of this year, a slew of major retailers were searching for the right person to fill their chief executive roles. Most of those companies have now found that person — and in almost every case it was a man.In recent months, major retailers like Gap, Stitch Fix, Victoria’s Secret, Kohl’s, the Vitamin Shoppe and the RealReal have appointed men to chief executive positions previously held by women. Others like Macy’s, VF Corp (which owns the North Face and Timberland) and the Italian denim brand Diesel replaced men with men at the top.And then there’s Bed Bath & Beyond. Sue Gove was chief executive of the home-goods retailer before it filed for bankruptcy in April. The company has since been revived by Overstock.com, which bought the bankrupt retailer’s intellectual property and assumed its name. This month, Overstock’s top executive, Jo …

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