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Supervalu Names Bly President of Shoppers

MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here Monday said former Sears and Meijer executive Robert Bly will take over as president of its Shoppers Food & Pharmacy chain effective Aug. 22.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

August 20, 2012

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MINNEAPOLIS — Supervalu here Monday said former Sears and Meijer executive Robert Bly will take over as president of its Shoppers Food & Pharmacy chain effective Aug. 22.

Bly replaces Tim Lowe, who earlier this year was named senior vice president of merchandising for Supervalu. Shoppers, based in Bowie, Md., operates 56 stores in the Washington-Baltimore metro area.

Bly, 49, most recently served as vice president of Kmart and Sears divisions for the Sears Holdings Co., and has significant experience turning around underperforming retail operations, Supervalu said. At Kmart and Sears, he worked on efforts to improve sales and profits while increasing productivity and efficiency.

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Prior to Sears, Bly held positions with Road Ranger, a convenience store chain, and spent 22 years with Meijer, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based grocery and general merchandise chain where he held executive and store-level positions and implemented strategic plans to improve sales, inventory management and operational execution.

 

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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