In a publish on LinkedIn, Sprackling described his time on the retailer as a “fabulous journey taking me from the function of allocator via to changing into the group merchandising director”.
Sprackling joined River Island as merchandise supervisor in 1999, and moved via the ranks to change into group merchandising director in 2020.
“I am so grateful for the alternatives that River Island gave me and pleased with what I used to be in a position to obtain with the assist of the enterprise,” he continued.
“I’ve achieved many issues from a private perspective, however it’s the those that I’ll bear in mind probably the most”.
Sprackling didn’t share his subsequent function, however stated “I do know there can be improbable alternatives forward for me and I’m excited to have the ability to apply all that I’ve learnt thus far to the following chapter in my profession”.
River Island appointed Suzy Slavid, CEO of Wyse London, as buying and selling managing director in February. Slavid is known to be main the enterprise with CEO Ben Lewis and Jane Eskriett, who turned joint MD in September 2023.
The opposite joint Richard Grainger has since left to affix Jigsaw as sourcing and enterprise growth director in April.
In its most up-to-date monetary yr, River Island recorded a pre-tax lack of £32.3m in 12 months to 30 December 2023, in contrast with a revenue of £7.5m in 2022. Gross sales dropped 15% to £701.5m in a “difficult buying and selling atmosphere”. It attributed the loss to rising prices, on-line competitors and the roll-out of recent idea shops.
The retailer drafted in monetary advisers AlixPartners to decrease prices and lift earnings in January.
