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PHILADELPHIA — When Rite Aid named Andre Persaud executive vice president of retail in February 2020, it acquired an executive with exceptional breadth of experience in leadership roles across the food, drug and mass retail channels. Last May he was promoted to chief retail officer, and that background is continuing to serve him and Rite
PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid’s pharmacies continue to play a vital role in every community the company serves, says chief pharmacy officer Karen Staniforth. “We are living our purpose, which is helping customers achieve whole health for life,” she says. “And that’s exactly what our teams are doing each and every day with the products, services
PHILADELPHIA — Justin Mennen, executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer at Rite Aid, is responsible for all aspects of the company’s technology and information operations, including enterprise systems and applications, network, core infrastructure and information security as well as the continued development and execution of the company’s immediate and long-term information technology
PHILADELPHIA — Last December Rite Aid named Chris DuPaul chief operating officer of Elixir, the company’s pharmacy benefits management business. It is a position for which his career up to this point has prepared him extraordinarily well, and his appointment could not have been timelier. Elixir is an important part of Rite Aid’s new strategy,
PHILADELPHIA — As Rite Aid continues to evolve into a health care company, it has undergone a significant transformation over the past few years, especially in its brand marketing and merchandise assortment. The chain is continuing to adapt to the importance of digital in the customer’s journey. In addition, loyalty programs are driving omnichannel engagement
PHILADELPHIA — Jessica Kazmaier was promoted to chief human resources officer at Rite Aid in 2019, a year before the start of the pandemic. “I was not expecting when I got the honor that we were going to jump right into such complicated times, but here we are,” she says. The complications initially entailed keeping
PHILADELPHIA — At the time of Heyward Donigan’s appointment as chief executive officer, Rite Aid was beset by uncertainties. In the wake of two failed merger attempts — first with Walgreens Boots Alliance, then Albertsons Cos. — and the subsequent sale of 1,942 drug stores to WBA, the company was saddled with a heavy debt
Despite the precipitous decline in new COVID cases in the U.S. and the return to a degree of normalcy in everyday life, chain drug store operators and other mass market retailers continue to face uncertainty. Disruptions in the supply chain and labor markets persist, inflation has reached a level not seen for 40 years, and
I’ve always been impressed with the words “What’s next?” and in today’s times, those two words have more meaning than ever before. As we prepare to attend the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., I would like to give my perspective on the value of the meeting. I have
