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  • Robert Connolly, Wal-Mart’s executive vice president of marketing, announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Connolly joined Wal-Mart in 1989 as VP and merchandise manager, and has been there ever since with the exception of two years when he was at Montgomery Ward.

    A successor has not been named.



And, in other executive moves…

Longs Drug Stores announced that:

  • Bruce E. Schwallie, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising
    Officer, has been named Executive Vice President of Business Development and
    Managed Care.


  • Richard W. Dreiling, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer,
    has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.


  • Todd J. Vasos, Senior Vice President of , has been named Chief
    Merchandising Officer and will be responsible for the pharmacy marketing as
    well as front-end merchandising and marketing.


  • Steven F. McCann, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
    Treasurer, has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

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