Petland hires former Walmart exec as VP of corporate stores

Chillicothe, Ohio -- Petland has appointed former Walmart exec Tony Samples as VP of corporate stores. Samples will lead Petland's retail store division and oversee the company's merchandising and marketing efforts.



"Tony brings extensive retail experience to Petland at a time when Petland is expanding its retail footprint," said Petland president and CEO Joe Watson.



Samples has more than 30 years of retail experience. As VP in retail operations at Wal-Mart, he had a proven record of producing bottom-line results, operational process improvement, and rapidly growing market share.



Currently he serves on the Executive Advisory Council for Berry College's Campbell School of Business (Mount Berry, Georgia).