Stein Mart CEO steps down

September 30, 2016

Dawn Robertson has resigned as chief executive of Stein Mart after only six months on the job. Ms. Robertson will be replaced on an interim basis by D. Hunt Hawkins, president and chief operating officer of the retail chain. Stein Mart has reported a decline in same-store sales of about four percent in the most recent quarter although there was some pickup in September.

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