Trent Merrill
President, CEO, Co-Founder, Triple R Group, Inc.
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Retail Real Estate Strategy and Sourcing for National & International Brands in Apparel, F&B, Services & Consumer Products
Phone (310) 640-2201
Retail Real Estate Strategy and Sourcing for National & International Brands in Apparel, F&B, Services & Consumer Products
Property Types
Office, Retail
Markets
Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Orange County (California), Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Puget Sound, South Florida, Washington, DC, Nashville, Las Vegas
Languages
English
Bio
Prior to co-founding Triple R Group in 2012, Trent spent 8 years as the SVP of Real Estate and Construction at Liz Claiborne, responsible for real estate at Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand Jeans, Kate Spade, Jack Spade, Kensie, prAna, and several other brands.
Trent also served as EVP of Lucky Brand Jeans for 7 years, and oversaw its retail portfolio expansion from 2 to 125 stores. Trent structured and negotiated the sale of Lucky Brand to Liz Claiborne in 1999.
Before Lucky Brand, Trent was the Executive Vice President of Pour le Bebe, Inc. (Baby Guess) and prior to that, he was Co-Managing Partner of Stonefield Josephson, a regional CPA Firm specializing in the apparel and retail industries.
Trent is a Founder and Director of American Business Bank where he continues to serve on the bank’s Board of Directors.
Education