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Save-A-Lot Realigns Procurement as Harris Retires

Save-A-Lot Food Stores said that it had consolidated its corporate procurement functions under its marketing/merchandising group in a structure the company said would strengthen communications and better serve customers.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

November 20, 2009

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JON SPRINGER

ST. LOUIS — Save-A-Lot Food Stores here said Thursday that it had consolidated its corporate procurement functions under its marketing/merchandising group in a structure the company said would strengthen communications and better serve customers.

The changes, effective yesterday, coincide with the retirement of Steve Harris, senior vice president of procurement, who served the company for 31 years, the company said.

The procurement team, including David McDaniel and Mike Kemp, vice presidents of procurement, will now report to Bill Gillispie, senior vice president, marketing/merchandising, Save-A-Lot said. Also reporting to Gillispie is Andrea Wagner, vice president of consumer segments and brand strategy; and Larry Tyler, vice president, sales planning, analytics and in-store execution.

"We appreciate Steve's more than 30 years of service with Save-A-Lot. His retirement gives us the opportunity to look at our current structure and determine how we can leverage other strong leaders to meet our company goals," Bill Shaner, president and chief executive officer of Save-A-Lot, said in a statement.

Save-A-Lot is an independently run division of Supervalu, Minneapolis.

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About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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