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Casey’s General Stores Names Chief Information Security Officer

by Katie Lee

Ankeny, Iowa — Casey’s General Stores, Inc. has hired Paul Suarez as its chief information security officer. This is a newly created role that will lead the cybersecurity team at the fourth largest convenience retailer. Suarez will report to Adrian Butler, chief information officer. He joins the company from Walmart. “Paul’s longtime retailer experience paired with his cybersecurity expertise will take Casey’s security strategy to the next level,” says Butler. With 35 years of experience in cybersecurity, network operations and telecommunications, Suarez will provide strategic leadership and direction for Casey’s …

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Albertsons Companies Names New Chief Data Officer

by Katie Lee

Boise, Idaho — Albertsons Companies, Inc. has hired Danielle Crop to join the company as senior vice president and chief data officer. Crop was most recently chief data officer at American Express. Crop will be responsible for building and executing a world-class central data strategy that delivers benefits for the customer regardless of whether they shop in store or on the company’s digital platforms. Crop’s work will use machine learning and advanced data science capabilities to enhance performance across our businesses and markets. “Today, excellence in delighting customers can be …

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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Aims to Achieve Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2025

by Katie Lee

San Francisco — In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is setting a science-based target (SBT) for emissions reduction across its value chain by 2030, including the goal of carbon neutrality in the company’s own operations by 2025. Williams-Sonoma is one of the first in its industry to work with the Science-Based Targets initiative to reduce its emissions in line with climate science. Aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement, the company has set a SBT that will help keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius to avoid …

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At Home Opens First New York City Store

by Katie Lee

Plano, Texas — At Home Group Inc., the home décor superstore, has opened two new home décor stores in April, bringing the retailer’s store count to 226 and opening its first New York City store, located in the borough of Queens. The two new stores are located in Clarksville, Ind., and Rego Park, N.Y. At Home is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and currently operates 226 stores in 40 states. For more information, visit www.investor.athome.com.     SOURCE: At Home Group Inc.

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National Vision Welcomes Chief Stores Officer

by Katie Lee

Duluth, Ga. — National Vision Holdings, Inc., one of the nation’s largest optical retailers providing quality, affordable eye care and eyewear, has selected Roger Francis as chief stores officer, effective May 3, 2021. Francis will report to Reade Fahs, chief executive officer, and will oversee operations for more than 1,200 stores across all National Vision brands. Francis joins National Vision after 18 years with CVS, where he served most recently as senior vice president of HealthHUB Retail Operations and was responsible for leading the implementation of an innovative store format …

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Whole Foods Market Adopts Honeywell Technology to Reduce Carbon Footprint at U.S. Stores

by Katie Lee

Morris Plains, N.J. — Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has adopted Honeywell’s Solstice® N40 (R-448A) lower global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerant in its stores across the United States as it seeks to reduce refrigerant emissions under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program. Whole Foods Market will retrofit its commercial refrigeration systems at more than 100 stores with Honeywell’s reduced-GWP alternative, replacing high-global-warming-potential refrigerants R-404A and R-22. Based on hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) technology, Solstice N40 offers a GWP that is approximately 68% lower than legacy hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants like R-404A. …

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Dollar General Plans to Hire Up to 20,000 New Employees to Support Operations

by Katie Lee

Goodlettsville, Tenn. — Dollar General is planning to hire up to 20,000 new employees this spring and will host in-person and virtual hiring events from April 19 through April 23 to support ongoing efforts across store, distribution, transportation and corporate operations. A comprehensive list of hiring events and available positions is available here: www.dollargeneral.com/careers. “As a rapidly-growing company, we are proud to provide individuals with opportunities to start or advance their careers while serving as a positive economic presence in each community we call home,” says Kathy Reardon, Dollar General’s …

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Kimco Realty and Weingarten Realty Plan to Merge

by Katie Lee

Jericho, N.Y., and Houston — Kimco Realty Corp., one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets, and Weingarten Realty Investors, a grocery-anchored Sun Belt shopping center owner, manager and developer, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Weingarten will merge with and into Kimco, with Kimco continuing as the surviving public company. The transaction will create the preeminent open-air shopping center and mixed-use real estate owner in the country. The combined company is expected to have a pro …

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David’s Bridal Appoints New VP of Global Creative & Brand Marketing

by Katie Lee

Conshohocken, Pa. — David’s Bridal has appointed Bryan Dow as vice president of global creative and brand marketing. He joined the company on April 5, 2021. Dow comes to David’s with over 20 years of strategic creative and brand marketing experience holding multiple leadership roles at national brands including OshKosh B’gosh, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and Lands’ End. In his new role at David’s Bridal, Dow will lead the brand and creative teams with a strategic focus on accelerating the company’s brand presence and creative marketing strategies. He will report …

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LION Eye Group to Develop New Retail Stores

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New York City — LION Eye Group intends to move forward with ‘LION Express,’ a state-of-the art, eyewear focused, retail optometry store. The group is currently scouting New York locations in Garden City, Huntington, Merrick-Bellmore, Smithtown and a few locations along the North Shore of Long Island. The plan is to roll out two locations in the next few months and five to 10 locations by the end of this year. Launched in January 2020, LION has grown to 24 optometry practices in Long Island, N.Y., and surrounding boroughs of …

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