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  • Supermarket retailer is top rated retail CEO
    The chief executive of a regional supermarket chain ranks among the nation's highest-rated CEOs.   Charles C. Butt, CEO of H-E-B, based in Austin, Texas, was the only retail chief executive to crack the top 20 of Glassdoor's annual Employee Choice Awards, which honor the 100 highest rated CEOs of large companies across the United States. Butt ranked #16. (The number one position was held by Benno Dorer, CEO of Clorox.)   

  • Dollar General taps Vitamin Shoppe exec for key role
    Dollar General has added a Vitamin Shoppe veteran to its ranks as executive VP and chief merchandising officer.   Jason Reiser, most recently executive VP and COO of Vitamin Shoppe, will join the discounter, effective July 12. He replaces the recently retired Jim Thorpe.   Reiser brings with him to Dollar General more than 30 years’ experience in retail management, private brand sourcing and regulatory affairs. He also is a trained pharmacist.  

  • Subway digital chief heading to discount giant
    Dollar General has tapped a fast-casual restaurant executive to lead its technology and fledgling online operations.    Dollar General Corp. announced that Carman Wenkoff will join the company as executive VP and CIO, effective July 10. He replaces current CIO Ryan Boone, who recently announced his retirement.   

  • AmazonGo technology exec jumps ship
    As Amazon continues to ready its cashierless convenience store concept for the public, the company has lost one of the project’s technology leaders.  

  • CEO of specialty grocer resigns
    The Fresh Market's chief executive has resigned after less than two years on the job.    The Fresh Market announced that Rick Anicetti has resigned as CEO and board member. No reason was given for his departure. Anicetti took the reins of the specialty grocer in September 2015, bringing more than 30 years of experience across a variety of retail functions at Hannaford Brothers Company and Food Lion, where he served as president and CEO.   

  • Personalized gifts retailer makes leadership changes in wake of CEO departure
    There have been a couple of changes in the C-suite at Things Remembered.   

  • Toys 'R' Us exec trades toys for tires
    A former executive at Toys "R" Us has joined the executive team of Bridgestone Americas.   Bridgestone named Joe Venezia as president of Bridgestone Retail Operations, effective June 19, 2017. He most recently served as executive VP of global store operations at Toys "R" Us. Venezia joined the toy retailer in 2014 as senior VP, store operations. Prior to Toys "R" Us, Venezia was senior VP of operations and head of stores for convenience-store chain The Pantry.  

  • Parent company of Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo on hunt for a CEO
    Southeastern Grocers' chief executive is leaving after 16-months on the job to pursue "another opportunity."  
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