May 9, 2018 by Bill Bergin and Rhonda Johnson
Bill Bergin, CVS, Rhonda Johnson, Rite Aid, Walgreens
Opinion
There are some consumers who see the drug store shopping experience as all about convenience. And if you work for one of the Big Three drug chains, this is incredibly frustrating because of the considerable efforts each of these chains has to make to understand its shopper’s personal attributes, her brand preferences and her purchase
April 20, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Bill Bergin, George Cleary, Marc Greenberger, Market Performance Group LLC, MPG, Todd Matherly
Supplier News
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. — Market Performance Group LLC (MPG) has hired retail industry veterans Bill Bergin and Todd Matherly to serve as executive vice presidents of the consulting and sales management services company. Bergin, who recently served as joins MPG from his position as group vice president of health and beauty at Rite Aid, will
January 26, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Bill Bergin, Bill Renz, Bryan Shirtliff, Nate Newcomer, Rite Aid category management staff, Ted Williams, Tony Montini, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. is making changes in its category management team as it proceeds with an asset sale in which more than 40% of its drug stores will be transferred to Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). A Rite Aid spokeswoman confirmed Friday that category management personnel changes are under way but declined
December 11, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Bill Bergin, Bill Renz, Bill Romine, Bryan Everett, Bryan Shirtliff, Nate Newcomer, Rite Aid, Rob Mullins, Ted Williams, Tony Montini
2017, Issue 12-11-2017, Issues, News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has announced a number of changes in senior management that are effective immediately. Bill Renz, Rite Aid’s current group vice president of consumables and photo, has been named senior vice president of category management. Renz joined Rite Aid in 1998 as director of general merchandise and photo. He
September 4, 2017 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Bill Bergin, RangeMe, Rite Aid
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, News
SAN FRANCISCO — RangeMe, an online platform that streamlines new item discovery between consumer products suppliers and retailers, is teaming up with Rite Aid Corp. in a major initiative to scale product innovation efforts. Rite Aid’s category buying teams will now have the access to efficiently source trending consumer-ready products faster than ever before, “in
August 22, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Bill Bergin, ECRM, Nicky Jackson, product discovery, RangeMe, Rite Aid
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology
SAN FRANCISCO — Rite Aid Corp. is enlisting the RangeMe online product discovery and buying platform for a major initiative to scale its product innovation efforts. San Francisco-based RangeMe, recently acquired by Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM), said Tuesday that its platform will enable Rite Aid’s category buying teams to source trending, consumer-ready products faster