Maidenform
Patricia Downend is an accomplished retail professional with extensive experience in visual merchandising and operations management. Since 2001, Patricia has been the Retail Division Visual Merchandising Manager at Maidenform, where innovative merchandising strategies led to increased sales, alongside the creation of a comprehensive Visual Merchandising manual. Prior to this role, Patricia served as the Retail Division Operations Manager at Maidenform, where updates to key operational manuals supported over 500 employees. Experience at Etienne Aigner as an Area Sales Manager included recruiting and training staff while successfully opening seven new stores. Patricia also held the position of Retail Store Manager at Lane Bryant, overseeing seven locations with a substantial sales volume. Educational qualifications include studies at Boston University and Temple University.
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Maidenform
Our company, Maidenform Brands, Inc., is a global intimate apparel company with a portfolio of established, well-known brands, top-selling products and an iconic heritage. We design, source and market an extensive range of intimate apparel products, including bras, panties and shapewear. We sell our products through multiple distribution channels, including department stores, national chains, mass merchants (including warehouse clubs), other (including specialty retailers, off-price retailers, foreign distributors and licensees), and our company-operated outlet stores and our websites. During Maidenform's 90-year history, we believe we have built strong equity for our brands and established a platform for growth through a combination of innovative, first-to-market designs and creative advertising campaigns focused on increasing brand awareness with generations of women. We sell our products under some of the most recognized brands in the intimate apparel industry, including Maidenform®, Flexees®, Lilyette®, Control It! ®, Luleh®, Sweet Nothings®, Rendezvous®, Subtract®, Bodymates®, Self Expressions® and Inspirations®.