Safeway here said yesterday it has named Christiane Pelz as vice president, investor relations.

Safeway last week said it has named CPG-industry veteran Diane M. Dietz executive vice president and chief marketing officer, filling a post that had been vacant since the departure last year of Brian Cornell, another executive from the packaged...

Price Chopper Supermarkets announced yesterday that Jody Plonski has been promoted to the position of regional vice president of operations, replacing Jay Ropietski, who left the company to work at Weis Markets.

Hannaford Supermarkets has promoted Beth Newlands Campbell and Mark Doiron, both senior vice presidents at the company, to the title of executive vice president.

Safeway yesterday said it has named CPG-industry veteran Diane M. Dietz executive vice president and chief marketing officer, filling a post that had been vacant since the departure last year of Brian Cornell, another executive from the packaged...

Weis Markets here said Jay Ropietski has joined the company as vice president for store operations.

Steve Michaelson has joined Supervalu as its chief marketing officer, replacing Susan Parker, who joined the company in that role last year. Parker, the Southwest Airlines executive who last February was named as Supervalu's first chief marketing...

David Wild, who was said to be heading up the development of Wal-Mart’s small-format Marketside concept, is leaving to join British retailer Halfords Group as chief executive officer, Halfords said Friday.

Steve Michaelson has joined Supervalu as its chief marketing officer, replacing Susan Parker, who joined the company in that role last year.

Sweetbay Supermarkets said it has promoted Mike Vail to president and chief operating officer, filling the retailer’s top spot left vacant when Shelley Broader departed to join craft retailer Michaels Stores earlier this month.