Wal-Mart Exec Joins Duckwall-ALCO

Abilene, Kan. Duckwall-ALCO Stores announced Thursday that Jim Spencer is joining the company on Dec. 15 as senior VP-operations. He comes to Duckwall-ALCO Stores with more than 18 years of store operations and retail-management experience with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Spencer most recently spent three years with Wal-Mart's international division where he was VP of operations. Previously he spent 15 years in various roles in Wal-Mart's U.S. store operations.