Lana Bear

Senior Store Brand Leader for Free People

Role
Senior Store Brand Leader at Free People
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Lana Bear

Deeply passionate about people. Fostering a positive and inspiring work environment as…

Experience

  1. Senior Store Brand Leader

    Free People

    Nov 2009 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

    Currently managing 4 high volume locations totaling $8M in sales with 60+ employees. Responsible for all operations, visuals and staff growth. • Proactively created and rolled out our Sr. Stylist program for the entire chain to support the selling culture, nurturing and rewarding our top sellers. • Pioneered social media platforms and events in the field, creating content, increasing follower count/foot traffic and raising awareness around the impact these tools have on our clientele and ultimately sales. • Effectively reduced shrink in 2 of our highest loss stores, which removed them from the “Target Shrink Program”, earning the title of “Most Improved” in 2012. • Took the reigns of the 4 Bay Area stores in 2013, creatively restructuring the teams, inspiring and motivating the selling culture and finessing the presentation to achieve the highest fiscal year in their history, a +7% comp on +13% comp.

Education

  • Allan Hancock College

    Associate of Arts (AA)

    2002 — 2004

  • Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

    Associate of Arts Degree

    2005 — 2006

Skills

  • Public Relations
  • Recruiting
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Merchandising
  • Management
  • Negotiation
  • Retail
  • Social Media
  • Trend Analysis
  • Fashion
  • Business Development
  • Event Management
  • Press Releases
  • Microsoft Office
  • Process Scheduler
  • Customer Service
  • Employee Relations
  • Finance
  • Employee Management
  • Visual Merchandising
  • Marketing
  • Styling

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