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October 14, 2013Family Dollar promotes Reiser to SVP/lead merchandising officer

According to an internal memo from Family Dollar president and COO Mike Bloom, Jason Reiser has been elevated to the role of SVP/lead merchandising officer at the company. "In this role, Jason will...

December 6, 2011CVS Caremark's Jim Trappani steps down

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark has confirmed that Jim Trappani, VP merchandising for health care and multicultural, has decided to leave the company. Grant Pill has assumed the role of VP merchandising for over-the-counter healthcare and store brands. In addition, Mike McEnany has been promoted to VP merchandising, consumables and multicultural. His most recent role was divisional merchandising manager for consumables. Greg Froton also has been promoted to VP of merchandising, general merchandise and international Sourcing. His most recent role was divisional merchandising manager for general merchandise and seasonal. The moves come in the wake of several other recent

September 28, 2011Family Dollar Appoints New President and COO

Family Dollar has named longtime CVS pharmacy executive Mike Bloom as its new president and chief operating officer to replace the departing R. James Kelly, who announced his retirement on Sept. 27 after 15 years with the company.

January 19, 2011CVS resumes search for new retail president

Woonsocket, R.I. -- CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday it is resuming its search for a new president of its pharmacy operations in view of Wal-Mart Stores’ lawsuit to block its previous choice. The company said executives Mike Bloom and Scott Baker will lead the retail pharmacy business while CVS Caremark seeks a permanent president. Baker is in charge of CVS Caremark's internal operations and real estate, and he has been with the company for about 25 years. Bloom is in charge of merchandising and the company's supply chain. He has worked for CVS and CVS Caremark for 20 years.