Chris Rehkopf (Past Speaker)

Chris Rehkopf is the Manager of New Initiatives and Testing at DSW.  Chris has been with DSW for 5 years, beginning his DSW career within the Merchandise Planning and Allocation department.  He then had the opportunity to join Store Operations focusing on inventory management, day to day operations, and policy & procedures. Chris then took over his current role where he owns all testing, future store operations, and new store openings for DSW’s field organization.  Prior to DSW, Chris held various roles from associate to store manager out in retail stores.  Chris is passionate about the evolution of how we operate our stores and the innovative technology/experiences that DSW will use to continue driving the retail customer into brick and mortar locations.