Rushton Bowen

Retail leader with 20 years of experience running high-volume stores and developing the managers who run them. I currently lead Louis Vuitton's UK flagship (approaching $100M in annual sales, about 90 employees), and earlier I opened new stores for Cole Haan, running three at once across three states. My focus is building a strong bench of promotable leaders, putting payroll where it drives sales, and delivering results in fast-moving markets.

Store Director (Maison Director) at Louis Vuitton (2025-01 – Present)

• Built a pipeline of leaders, with 10 promotions into leadership roles in under two years
• Led a restructuring that moved payroll from 50/50 to 67/33 selling vs. non-selling staff, simplifying outdated processes and using technology to cut operations and support roles with no drop in performance, while improving profitability
• Run Louis Vuitton's UK flagship: approaching $100M in annual sales, with about 90 employees
• Grew sales to local customers by double digits by training the team to build lasting customer relationships

Store Manager at Louis Vuitton (2022-09 – 2025-01)

• Ran a store doing over $50M with a team of 40, moving it from a tourist-driven business to a loyal local customer base as the market changed
• Ranked among Louis Vuitton's top 20 stores in the Americas (2024), judged on overall performance, not sales alone
• Expanded two product categories (watches and fine jewelry, ready-to-wear) after proving their sales results
• Chosen for company working groups on hiring, onboarding, training, and core store operations

High End & Client Relations Manager at Louis Vuitton (2022)

Promoted twice in under three years

• Doubled high-end products' share of annual sales, from 4% to 8%

Men's Team Manager at Louis Vuitton (2020 – 2022)

• Led a team of 12 in a 90-person store, taking Atlanta into the top 5 Men's Ready-to-Wear markets in the Americas

Team Lead at Louis Vuitton (2019 – 2020)

Store Manager at Hugo Boss (2018-10 – 2019-10)

• Hit aggressive sales targets after a new store opening
• Developed managers through clear feedback and measurable accountability

Store Manager, New Store Opening Team at Cole Haan (2014-01 – 2018-10)

• Ran three stores at the same time (Savannah, GA; Bluffton, SC; Nashville, TN) as part of the New Store Opening team
• Opened new stores, ran each one through its first year, then handed it over to the next store leader
• Led teams through the company's sale from Nike to private equity ownership
• Created and rolled out store performance strategies for the Southeast region

Assistant Manager at Fossil (2010 – 2014)

Assistant Manager at The Salty Dog (2006 – 2010)

B.A. in Philosophy – University of New Orleans (2016)