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Kohl’s appointed Arianne Parisi as its chief digital officer, effective July 28, amid a broad turnaround effort to restore profitability. Parisi will report to Michael Bender, who was appointed as interim CEO in May.   Parisi joins the company after a 20-year career in retail, serving in digital or e-commerce leadership roles at JD Sports, Finish Line and Nordstrom. Most recently, she was EVP and global chief digital officer at JD Sports.

*Comparable sales up 37.2% on an owned basis and up 35.6% on an owned-plus-licensed basis versus 2020; up 8.9% and up 8.7%, respectively, versus 2019 *Diluted EPS of $0.76 and Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.23 *Repurchased $300 million of shares, repaid $1.6 billion in debt ahead of schedule and paid $46 million in dividends *Added 4.4 million new customers into Macy’s brand, a 28% increase over 2019

"In the first quarter, we delivered significant improvement to our bottom line compared to the prior year period, along with sustained year-over-year growth in free cash flow. We continued to make notable progress towards debt reduction, repaying approximately $75 million of debt during the quarter, which lowered our leverage and further strengthened our capital structure. Our financial results in the first quarter reflect solid execution of our strategy and the resilience of our business in navigating both a challenging operating environment and the outsized impact of several items unique to the first quarter," said Michael Reed, Gannett Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With these items now behind us, we expect to drive a marked improvement in our top-line trends for the balance of the year, led by a reacceleration in our digital businesses. We believe this perspective is supported by the fact that March marked our best performing month of the quarter for digital revenue and we are seeing improving revenue trends continue into the second quarter."