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QVC needs a hosts shakeup

JONNYSBRO — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:07:49 GMT

Its time for the Q to really ditch some of these hosts that arent big sellers or add much to the network. Monifya Days needs to go as shes quite boring and doesnt add much. Also Chelsea Phillips, Rosina Grosso and yes I am even saying Julia Cearley. I was one of Julias early fans and loved her spunk. I havent been impressed at all with her lately. She seems all over the place and she has bad on air habits. Its time for a shakeup imo.

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Pyrite2616 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:14:22 GMT

They need a new CEO.

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cjm61 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:21:34 GMT

@JONNYSBRO I believe filing for bankruptcy is in itself, a shakeup. Although I do agree with your assessment of some hosts you mention, I enjoy the other two, QVC won't keep hosts that aren't selling.

QVC knows the hosts numbers, as do the hosts themselves. There are a couple hosts I cannot watch, no matter what they present. However, it appears others like them and they seem to sell. So, I just make the decision not to watch nor do I ever purchase while these hosts are on air.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:43:42 GMT

Since I don't watch and don't know any of the hosts mentioned, my feeling is that they have got to be feeling pressure knowing what's coming. And agree with previous poster--the top management has got to go. The health of any company starts at the top.

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JONNYSBRO — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:47:12 GMT

I completely agree David Rawlinson needs to go. Hes the worst CEO and a total joke. They should get Mindy Grossman who transformed HSN to lead the QVC group.

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Effie54 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:48:38 GMT

@JONNYSBRO We know you're obsessed with Lisa Robertson...and no one else probably comes close. I like Monifa and Chelsea.....I never cared for Julia. I think that liking or disliking a host is subjective. I believe that it depends on who you can identify with, enjoy their personality, and find them helpful overall. You may prefer one over another, but it comes down to numbers...$$.

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Effie54 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:56:43 GMT

@JONNYSBRO wrote:

I completely agree David Rawlinson needs to go. Hes the worst CEO and a total joke. They should get Mindy Grossman who transformed HSN to lead the QVC group.

I do agree with you on that. And whoever hired him should be fired. The company was a sinking ship for a long time, and the Board of Directors should've hoisted the CEO ages ago. He made some really BAD decisions.

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ajsidney12 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:53:49 GMT

And other people would disagree with your selections OP, because with the exception of one of the hosts, all of them are better than some of the long tenured steamrollers who never let anyone speak. IMO, of course.

Their issues are at a Corporate level. It is the people, or person, making decisions to make "deals" with certain companies, not standing by their mission statement of the original meaning of QVC, etc. The hosts do not set prices, they do not manufacture the product or control shipping timelines, free shipping or deals. They are salespeople and in reality, they are the least of the concerns for future success of QVC unless we just think cutting a bunch of hosts salaries by firing them will suddenly save the place. That was already done in the big layoffs with Carolyn and the other one before that, around covid time. Could some of hosts do better, dress the correct size, and mention the materials or details more? Yes, 100%. But, if the product is gimicky or total garbage and they keep pushing it and wasting air time on those products, people are not going to buy. The consumer is far more savvy these days and there are too many options out there to compare the pluses and minuses of a product someone may consider purchasing.

Not to mention, their restructure is occuring at a time when consumer confidence is down across all areas. This is not just a Q problem, it is a industry wide issue.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:35:38 GMT

There will be a new Board of Directors quite soon. Immediately upon final Court approval of The Restructuring Plam the current Board will be terminated, deemed to have resigned.

The new equity owners (hedge funds, mutual funds and banks) will then be empowered with the authority to appoint a new Board (very likely insiders from their institutions.) Hosts had and have nothing to do with the real issue: hosts do not approve or issue corporate debt. It is excessive debt that allows a Chapter 11 filing. Posters may, however not like the changes from a new Board. They may find hosts on a TV broadcast to be totally and completely unnecessary.

Blaming hosts is very, very naive and silly. They don't approve debt issuance, and no host could ever generate the amount of sales revenue needed to service that debt.

Since the Board may terminate and hire the CEO, I anticipate a change before the end of the year. That CEO could very well come from one of the controlling financial institutions. Be careful what you wished for. The hedge fund bosses may bring you nothing you desire.

Source: Restructuring Plan, QVC Group Bankruptcy Docket

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wakefield64 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:26:26 GMT

Considering the current CEO started in 2021 and that was the beginning negative numbers and it has continued for 5 years with no change, he is one if the problems.

Yes, the online shopping has gone through changes in past 5 years, but nothing has been done at the top which I find

unrealistic in the current business world.

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pdlinda — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:46:26 GMT

@wakefield64

I wonder why Rawlinson was hired in the first place. When the #'s began to crater soon after his hire (COVID times, as we recall), I wonder why his contract was continued after things started to go "south."

I also remember the warehouse fire catastrophe and the layoffs.

The debt continue to grow, seemingly unabated.

I recall what I consider his "gimmicky" PLAN to restructure the debt and put the company on a more sustainable path to success.

I remember hiring all the consultants and the segue to TikTok and streaming.

I, however, never saw any appreciable changes in production costs and presentation tactics by the hosts (except making them seemingly more "frantic.") I don't recall seeing any push to present items that were "unique" and well priced.

My thought is that he will now be REWARDED by a "golden parachute" of lifelong financial security and the company will limp along until some resolution (maybe not foreseeable at this time) will occur.

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BalletBabe — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:52:44 GMT

@JONNYSBRO wrote:

Its time for the Q to really ditch some of these hosts that arent big sellers or add much to the network. Monifya Days needs to go as shes quite boring and doesnt add much. Also Chelsea Phillips, Rosina Grosso and yes I am even saying Julia Cearley. I was one of Julias early fans and loved her spunk. I havent been impressed at all with her lately. She seems all over the place and she has bad on air habits. Its time for a shakeup imo.

@JONNYSBRO Start with JRT and get rid of shows like menopause BUT I agree CEO needs to go.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:22:44 GMT

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection may be filed only for two reasons:

Liabilities have exceeded Assets

Debts can not be paid in full when due (based upon projections)

QVC Group met both of these requirements.

I haven't seen a single host named in any of the Bankruptcy Court documents and filings being blamed for these failings!

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:18:09 GMT

@wakefield64 wrote:
Considering the current CEO started in 2021 and that was the beginning negative numbers and it has continued for 5 years with no change, he is one if the problems.

Yes, the online shopping has gone through changes in past 5 years, but nothing has been done at the top which I find
unrealistic in the current business world.

@wakefield64 Actually, Mike George was the CEO when the dramatic decrease in sales began. George retired in 2021 after a significant decreases in sales. Then Rawlinson was hired as CEO the same year to turn things around. He did not.

Rawlnson made bad decisions, but he had a damaged Qurate/QVC when he took the helm.

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:39:11 GMT

But don't you know that Jane and Julia and Monifa caused $6.5 Billion in debt!

Laughing hysterically that some think that was the cause and problem.

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Estellee — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:27:58 GMT

I have always wondered about their very generous return policy. Items being used and returned and can't be resold. Probably in the thousands or even millions. A lot of waste there.

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Wj110 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:45:12 GMT

This bankruptcy issue is bigger than any of us, but if people stop watching QVC because of the hosts, right, wrong and in between, then that may cause a bit of loss in revenue. I really don't watch very much, I look on line on the Denim and Company days as I do like their t-shirts. I do the same for Revitaline shoes, but I am getting tired of the inconsistency with sizing with that brand. The few other things I have purchased I could get somewhere else like Cuddle Duds. People like their QVC, but it seems like they just want someone to listen to them-some one who can help make changes.

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qbetzforreal — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:52:29 GMT

As to CEO Rawlinson, people had the same complaints about Mike George during his tenure.

QVC isn't in trouble because of the hosts. It's in trouble due poor financial decisions and not realizing shopping habits had changed.

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stevieb — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:00:07 GMT

Absolutely agree the ship began to sink during George's tenure. Then, Rawlinson did little to right it, but my assessment is that by the time George finally left it was already too little too late. Hosts did not cause the problems but their behavior, which I believe was largely dictated by clueless management, did contribute to it by making already boring and repetitive programming more unwatchable to a large segment of the former audience. The hosts, should they even remain, will not be the solution to the ills this corporation is trying to overcome.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:01:43 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:
But don't you know that Jane and Julia and Monifa caused $6.5 Billion in debt!

Laughing hysterically that some think that was the cause and problem.

@They CallMe MRWILKES

I don't think that anyone actually thinks that. BUT, it is easy to blame the hosts because there are so many that are unwatchable. For myself, I buy when I watch. Not watching = not buying. So in effect, unlikeable hosts DO affect sales, in that they are lower that they could/should be. But those lower sales certainly do not tip the financial scales to the extent to which QVC is in the situation it now finds itself.