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Standley honored for life’s work in retail industry

January 12, 2023 by Geoff Walden and then as president of Walgreens., but the direction was always upward. Early lack of ambition — his father applied to college for him — did not prevent Standley from ascending to the very heights of chain drug retailing, first as chief executive officer of Rite Aid, John Standley’s road was long and winding Featured Articles, January 9, 2023, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — John Standley’s road was long and winding, but the direction was always upward. Early lack of ambition — his father applied to college for him — did not prevent Standley from ascending to the very heights of chain drug retailing, first as chief executive officer of Rite Aid, and then as president