schuh, one of the UK’s leading footwear retailers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Legg as chief marketing officer and Justin Lodge as chief digital officer with immediate effect.
schuh aims to excite, unite and enable self-expression via a curated range of schuh own-label alongside the biggest brands, within an inclusive and seamless shopping environment that empowers diverse talent through purpose. Stocking over 80 brands, schuh continues to have a huge footprint on the UK high street.
These new additions to the leadership team will be pivotal in schuh’s ambition to be an unrivalled destination for socially conscious students, Gen-Z and the next Generation Alpha.
“It is more important than ever that we make our customer touchpoints as seamless and inspiring as possible, which can be demanding in this ever-changing marketplace. I am delighted to have two new leaders bringing a wealth of experience that will continue to deliver growth for schuh,” said Colin Temple, schuh president.
Legg has 20 years of distributed commerce and multi-channel consumer marketing experience gained in-house and agency side across fashion, fin-tech, retail, FMCG, utilities and entertainment. After spending ten years at Arcadia leading the digital marketing and brand marketing teams, Stephanie has more recently sat on the leadership teams at innovative digital platforms Laybuy, Threads Styling and Collagerie. Legg will lead the marketing, partnerships and PR departments at schuh.
Lodge is an omnichannel retail professional with experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, global e-commerce operations and regional store networks. Justin’s previous roles include chief marketing officer at Superdry, where he was responsible for the strategy and execution of digital channels, and International Director at boohoo.com, where he expanded the Boohoo Group brand into international markets. His remit at schuh includes digital marketing, CRM, digital trading and UX.
Both Stephanie and Justin join the existing five members of the schuh leadership team, including schuh President Colin Temple.