BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday that ex-Dollar General president Lawrence V. Jackson will join its ranks as executive vice president of the People Division, responsible for human resources strategy and programs for the company's 1.5 million associates.
NEW YORK - Retail Merchandiser, sister publication to Progressive Grocer, said that its fourth strategic information exchange meeting for extreme value retailers and their suppliers will be held Aug. 23 and 24 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago.
NEW YORK - Retail Merchandiser's third Dollar Store and Value Retailing Summit will be held March 9 and 10, 2004 at the Venetian Hotel and Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.
NEW YORK - Discount retailer Dollar General Corp. today said it expects to open 675 new stores in the current fiscal year, and anticipates a similar growth rate in the next three fiscal years.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Discount retailer Dollar General Corp. on Thursday reported a 41 percent rise in profit for the second quarter. The company also named Lawrence V. Jackson, a former Safeway executive, as its new president and chief operating officer.
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Value-minded consumers helped boost sales at discount retailer Dollar General Corp., which said on Thursday its quarterly earnings jumped 31 percent.
Supermarket operators beware! Dollar stores are selling more food, listing more items at above a buck, and proliferating at the rate of more than 1,000 a year.
TROY, Mich. - Kmart Corporation today announced a new store operations and field organizational structure with corresponding executive changes, effective immediately.
