Ralphs promotes Kendra Doyel to merchandising VP

LOS ANGELES — Ralphs, a subsidiary of Kroger Co., has promoted Kendra Doyel to vice president of merchandising, effective February 3. She will report to Mike Murphy, president of the Ralphs division. Doyel succeeds Victor Smith, who was recently promoted to president of Kroger’s Delta division. Doyel joined the company in 1998 as a pharmacist in the