John Schumacher, former chief executive officer of Bonwit Teller and president of I. Magnin in the 1970s, died early Friday evening at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Schumacher was 94.

According to his wife Barbara Cirkva, the former division president of fashion, watches and fine jewelry for Chanel, the cause of her husband’s death is to be determined, but for the past several months he had been losing weight and stopped leaving his home.

“He was feisty. He lived well and was fun to be with,” Cirkva told WWD. “John loved to go out and socialize, but when he didn’t feel he could anymore, he just didn’t want to.”

Schumacher’s career in retailing began at Lord & Taylor as a service manager in the millinery department and later a footwear buyer. “He always liked to tell people

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