Former Target merchandising exec joins specialty coffee retailer

A Target veteran has joined the leadership team of Caribou Coffee.



John Butcher, who most recently served as senior VP merchandising: beauty and DermStore, has been tapped as president of Caribou Coffee. Butcher joined Target in 1997, working his way up through the ranks serving in various operations and merchandising roles, including serving as VP and general merchandise manager, electronics.



He was named to his most recent position in 2016, after having served as senior VP, category roles. Butcher left Target in June amid a major restructuring of the chain's merchandising division.



Based in Minneapolis, Caribou Coffee is the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse in the United States. It has more than 400 domestic locations in 18 states and 200 international franchise stores in 10 countries.