- Huw Hughes
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Marks & Spencer has appointed former Miss Selfridge buying and design
director Alex Dimitriu as its new menswear buying director.
Dimitriu previously worked at Marks & Spencer as head of buying from
2013 to 2016 before joining New Look as buying, merchandising and design
director in 2016. She then worked her way up to womenswear director in
2017, before leaving in 2018 to join Arcadia-owned Miss Selfridges as
buying and design director.
The news comes amid an ongoing transformation at the British retailer’s
clothing and home division. For the third quarter of the year, the division
saw revenue drop 3.7 percent to 1 million pounds, which the retailer said
was partly due to the shape of buy in menswear.
Wes Taylor, director of menswear at Marks & Spencer, said in a
statement: “Marks & Spencer is changing and we’re pleased that the scale
and pace of our transformation is attracting both new and returning talent
to Marks & Spencer. Alex is a brilliant buyer and brings with her a great
sense of style and strong leadership skills. Working closely with Karen
Hall who joined us last year as head of design and the wider menswear
management team she will help drive our strategy for Marks & Spencer
menswear.”
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