ESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it has named investment analyst Maile Clark and former Walmart executive Michelle Gloeckler to its board of directors. “We’re pleased to add Maile and Michelle to our board of directors,” BJ’s chairman and chief executive officer Christopher Baldwin said in a statement. “They bring
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens plans to begin using drones to deliver products to select customers in the Christiansburg, Va., market next month. The company is partnering with Wing Aviation LLC, a member of the Alphabet family of companies, to test a service that promises to let people order health and wellness, food, beverage and convenience
WASHINGTON – The Business Roundtable on Thursday tapped Walmart president and chief executive Doug McMillon to serve as its next chairman. He will serve a two-year term starting January 1. McMillon will succeed Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, as chairman of the association of corporate chief executive officers, which aims to promote
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. has promoted Lee Delaney to president. He assumes the title of president from Christopher Baldwin, who retains the roles of chairman and chief executive officer. Delaney will continue to report to Baldwin, according to a company statement. Delaney had been serving as chief commercial officer at BJ’s, which
NEW YORK — Retail sales this holiday season are likely to increase by between 4.5% and 5%, according to projections by Deloitte. “Based on a growth in consumer disposable income and spending indicators, retailers, across channels, should expect a strong holiday season in 2019,” said Rod Sides vice chairman, Deloitte LLP and U.S. retail and
NEW YORK – J&D Brush Co. whose brands include Wetbrush, Bio Ionic and Ouidad and Goody Products, announced Tuesday that, following the successful carve-out of Goody from Newell and the merger and integration of Goody and JD Beauty, the companies will launch Beauty By Imagination which will serve as the brands’ new parent company. Additionally,
NEW YORK– L’Oréal USA announced the appointment of Ali Goldstein as president, L’Oréal Paris USA, effective October 1, 2019. Goldstein brings 18 years of L’Oréal business strategy and marketing experience to the role. Goldstein began her career with L’Oréal Paris haircolor, and has held several key positions within L’Oréal’s Consumer Products Division, including vice president
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart this month said it would stop selling ammunition that can be used in military-style assault rifles and would call on Congress to increase background checks and consider a new assault rifle ban. It also said it would discourage its customers from openly carrying guns in its stores. Other retailers, including Walgreens
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has appointed Heyward Donigan chief executive officer. Donigan was most recently president and CEO of Sapphire Digital (formerly Vitals), which designs and develops omnichannel platforms that help consumers choose their best-fit health care providers. At Rite Aid she succeeds John Standley, who had announced in March that he
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. is looking for an executive to oversee merchandising and marketing for its stores and websites following Shane Sampson’s departure from the company earlier this month. Sampson, who has spent nearly four decades working in the grocery industry, returned to Albertsons Cos. in 2015 as executive vice president and marketing and
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has been reconfiguring its marketing team following the August 30 departure of Barbara Messing, who returned to the San Francisco Bay Area after serving as the company’s chief marketing officer for a little over a year. Michael Francis, a former chief marketer at both Target Corp. and Dreamworks, is joining Walmart
CINCINNATI — Building on an exploratory pilot that kicked off last October, Kroger Co. and Walgreens recently announced a new test area for the retailers, featuring the expansion of Kroger Express and Kroger Pickup at selected Walgreens stores as well as the launch of Walgreens’ owned-brand health and beauty products in 17 Kroger stores in