LXRandCo appoints new VP to lead international expansion

By

Jennifer Braun

Published
Sep 6, 2017

LXRandCo is betting on a new Executive Vice President to lead its recently announced international retail expansion.
 
The Montreal-based omnichannel retailer of branded vintage luxury handbags and accessories announced on Tuesday the appointment of retail veteran Todd Howard as Executive Vice President Global Business Development.

 
Prior to joining LXRandCo, Todd was co-CEO of Buffalo David Bitton where his responsibilities included all aspects of sales, merchandising, logistics and supply chain management. 

Earlier, he was president of NYDJ where he managed the company's global expansion. He also served as a division president with Tommy Hilfiger Corporation where he launched, reorganized and guided 19 different divisions with aggregate sales of more than US$800 million.

“[Todd’s] breadth and depth of experience and relationships throughout the global retail industry will be invaluable as we aggressively pursue expansion of our retail network internationally with both existing and new partners," explained Fred Mannella, Chief Executive Officer of LXRandCo. Inc. 
 
"Todd brings the kind of experience and industry knowledge that will enable LXRandCo to continue to forge the relationships to deliver our stated goals and beyond," added Joe Mimran, LXRandCo Director and Chair of the International Business Development Committee.

"It is a powerful endorsement of the tremendous potential that the vintage luxury e-commerce industry represents."
 
Last month, the Canadian company opened its first store in the UK in a new deal with department store chain House of Fraser. The deal will include the opening of five LXRandCo locations in the chain’s top performing stores.
 
The vintage luxury company plans to double its store count by the end of the year for a total of 120 stores. It currently operates 61 stores including nine stores located in Canada, 38 in the US, 10 in Germany and four in Belgium.