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Thorpe rejoins Dollar General as top merchant

August 22, 2015 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review chief merchandising officer, David D’Arezzo, Dollar General, James Thorpe, Todd Vasos 2015, Issue 08-24-2015, Issues, News

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General Corp. announced that James Thorpe has rejoined the company as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. Thorpe had retired from the company in 2012 after serving for six years as senior vice president and general merchandising manager. “Jim is an accomplished merchant who has a strong understanding of our

Exec returns to Dollar General as chief merchant

August 7, 2015 by Chain Drug Review chief merchandising officer, David D’Arezzo, Dollar General, dollar store chain, James Thorpe, Todd Vasos Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — James Thorpe has rejoined Dollar General Corp. as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. The dollar store chain said Friday that Thorpe succeeds David D’Arezzo, who left the company on Aug. 6. Thorpe had retired from Dollar General in 2012 after serving as senior vice president and general merchandising manager for