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The Home Depot Promotes Insider to President and COO

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As the company’s chief merchant, he has been responsible for all store and online merchandising departments, merchandising strategy, services and vendor management, marketing and in-store environment. The home improvement retailer also announced additional senior leadership promotions.

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Dollar General recasts management via promotions, hirings

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Matthew Simonsen has been promoted to senior vice president of real estate and development. Simonsen joined Dollar General in 2013, and has held roles in store operations, procurement, pricing, business analytics and merchandising planning. Tyler Hickman has been promoted to vice president and division merchandise manager.

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First Quarter Feedback for Grocery Retail: Insights from the Start of 2021

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Promotions are a Priority for Shoppers. It’s entirely understandable that retailers and brands cut back on promotions in 2020. Bill Beyea is Senior Manager, Promotion Intelligence Advisory Services for Inmar Intelligence. He has been analyzing consumer promotions for more than 20 years. Only more so.

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Dollar General bolsters team with 11 appointments

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Dollar General has promoted a number of executives across various corporate functions, in a move the company says reflects its culture of employee growth and development, as well as its prioritization of leadership diversity. Matthew Simonsen has been promoted to senior vice president of real estate and development, for example.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

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That I had this vision for how you could reposition the brand the business was running like it was 2005 as far as. Rationalizing the stores there was way too much discount so there’s a lot of work to do, but I got really excited about the opportunity and wound up agreeing to stay on as exact chair in January 2020. 46:50] What.