- Nearly 40 retail CEOs left their posts in the first seven months of this year, with six executives leaving in July alone, according to a recent report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
- That marked a 100% increase from the same period a year ago, when 19 CEOs in the industry left.
- Across all industries in the first half of the year, the number of CEO departures jumped 9% to 1,358, marking the biggest year-to-date total since Challenger began keeping track in 2002.
Retail recorded nearly 40 CEO exits through July | Retail Dive
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