Executive Bio
Mr. Allen L. Dittrich has been Senior Vice President of Omnichannel Customer Experience and Operations at Duluth Holdings Inc. since February 2015. Mr. Dittrich serves as an Executive Vice President of Marketing of Gander Mountain Company Inc. and served as an Executive Vice President of Merchandising since April 1998. Prior to joining Gander Mountain Company, he spent 21 years with Target Corporation serving in various positions, including Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager for the Home, Cosmetics and U.S. Men's and Children's groups at the Department Store Division of Target Corporation, a position he held from July 1989 through February 1998. He has held multiple senior executive roles and has over 38 years of experience in the direct marketing and retail industries He served as Senior Vice President of Retail at Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation from November 2009 to February 2015 and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Associates Ltd. from February 2006 to October 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gander Mountain from 2003 to August 2005 and Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer from April 1998 to 2003. He served as a senior executive in several positions with the Department Store Division at Dayton Hudson where he was employed from 1977 to 1998, including Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager of Home and Cosmetics and Senior Vice President, General Merchandising Manager of Men's and Children's. Mr. Dittrich holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Winona State University.