NATIONAL: Shoe queen Joanne Mercer has made the move from supplier to category manager at department store Myer.
Mercer is currently working on the company's autumn/winter 2009 offering, after a recent appointment as women's footwear and handbags category manager. She oversees four senior buyers, two buyers in training and a product developer in ladies footwear.
Mercer is responsible for launching the Joanne Mercer footwear empire, which includes retail stores, discount outlets and wholesale accounts throughout Australia. The first store launched in Melbourne's fashionable Collins Street district with the company currently headquartered in South Yarra.