J. Crew Group reported that its loss for the second quarter grew to $44.2 million, and disclosed that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange for an initial public offering of Madewell.
No timing was revealed for the IPO, however.
The company said Madewell will be separated from the J. Crew brand, which will get spun off to stockholders of Chinos Holdings Inc., the parent of the J. Crew Group. Madewell will remain with Chinos Holdings. Libby Wadle will continue to head Madewell as chief executive officer following the split.
At what will become the separate J. Crew, Michael Nicholson will take on the roles of interim chief financial officer and treasurer and continue to serve in his roles as chief operating officer and interim chief executive officer. Nicholson previously served as cfo from January 2016 to August 2017.
While J. Crew for several seasons has been grappling with product issues and losing popularity, the denim-based casual Madewell brand continues to open stores and resonate with consumers.
No timing was revealed for the IPO, however.
The company said Madewell will be separated from the J. Crew brand, which will get spun off to stockholders of Chinos Holdings Inc., the parent of the J. Crew Group. Madewell will remain with Chinos Holdings. Libby Wadle will continue to head Madewell as chief executive officer following the split.
At what will become the separate J. Crew, Michael Nicholson will take on the roles of interim chief financial officer and treasurer and continue to serve in his roles as chief operating officer and interim chief executive officer. Nicholson previously served as cfo from January 2016 to August 2017.
While J. Crew for several seasons has been grappling with product issues and losing popularity, the denim-based casual Madewell brand continues to open stores and resonate with consumers.
Madewell last spring.
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And as the SEC filing reveals, Madewell’s performance has been very strong. The brand generated $60 million in net income last year off $614 million in sales, and $111 million in