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Gary Thompson joined Christopher & Banks in June 2008 as Senior Vice President Store Operations. He oversees the Company's field team and is responsible for store sales customer service and training. Mr. Thompson has held several executive positions in the retail industry throughout his career. For the previous two years Mr. Thompson served as Vice President Stores/Operations at Charming Shoppes where he was responsible for sales and profits for the 1000-store Fashion Bug chain. He previously assumed the roles of Executive Vice President National Sales Manager for Organized Living and Vice President Store Operations for Lane Bryant. As CEO of Bag'N Baggage from 2000 to 2003 Mr. Thompson utilized his leadership skills to help the Company succeed during the worst two years the travel industry has ever experienced. His earlier successes include serving as Vice President Store Operations for Lids Inc. where sales increased from $8 million to $125 million over three years (and store count grew from 16 to 400 during this period). He also served as Vice President Outlet Division and Vice President Southeast Store Operations for Cato Fashions from 1989 to 1995. Mr. Thompson is an expert at analyzing existing operations and implementing new strategies to retain top management maximize performance and increase profitability.
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