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• The Chicago Sun Times reports that Walgreens has hired two Walmart executives and one Kraft Foods executive for its merchandising team.

Shannon Petree and Eddie Frail are moving from Bentonville to Walgreens, taking the posts of general merchandise manager for beauty and personal care, and general merchandise manager for seasonal and general merchandise, respectively. Petree most recently was senior buyer in the beauty department for Walmart, and Frail was general merchandise manager for seasonal, hard lines and sundries.

Maurice "Moe" Alkemade, who most recently has been running Kraft’s Target business, will become Walgreens’ general merchandise manager for private brands.
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