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CNBC reports that "Walmart is shuffling its executive team after the 2019 holiday season." Withe the departure of chief merchant Steve Bratspies, Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner sent out an internal memo saying that he will be replaced by Scott McCall who most recently led entertainment, toys and seasonal at Walmart.

The company also announced that Dacona Smith has been named as chief operating officer of Walmart U.S.; he previously was COO at Sam’s Club.

Replacing Smith as COO at Sam’s Club is Lance de la Rosa, who has held several leadership roles there, including senior vice president of the East division, senior vice president of operations transformation and senior vice president of merchandise execution.
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