Reports: Chico’s CEO out as new owners take over

As the Fort Myers retailer prepares to reopen the Sanibel Island store that began it all, shareholders approve a $1 billion sale.

Chico's FAS is headquartered on a 10-building campus off Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.
Chico's FAS is headquartered on a 10-building campus off Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.
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According to published reports, Chico’s FAS president and CEO Molly Langenstein is out — just days after the company’s sale to a New York private equity firm closed and right before the Fort Myers chain reopens its original store.

 

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