Walmart has announced in a news statement the appointment of Duncan Mac Naughton to chief merchandising officer for the group’s US stores, effective immediately.
In his position Mr Mac Naughton will oversee all merchandise categories across more than 3,700 stores in the US business, and will continue to report to Bill Simon, Walmart US president and CEO.
“We are fortunate to have outstanding, seasoned leadership across our merchant organization. Duncan has distinguished himself with a proven record of success in every organization that he has worked in, including Walmart in the United States and Canada,” said Mr Simon.
“He is a strong steward of our culture and he understands that merchandising is at the very core of our business. Duncan is committed to giving our customers a breadth of assortment, national brands and every day low prices.”
Mr Mac Naughton said he is pleased to have the privilege to lead Walmart US merchandising, which remains focused on working closely with suppliers to deliver the products and the brands customers are looking for at Walmart’s every day low prices.
“Our team is more committed than ever to our mission of saving people money so they can live better,” explained Mr Mac Naughton.
“We intend to make the shopping experience more fun for our customers through increasing promotional intensity by effectively utilizing action alley. In the end, it is about having great products at every day low prices.”
Mac Naughton joined the company in 2009 as chief merchandising officer for Walmart Canada and in October 2010 he was named executive vice-president of merchandising for Walmart US.
Before joining Walmart, Mr Mac Naughton held leadership roles at Kraft Foods, H.E. Butt Grocery Company and Albertson’s as well as serving as executive vice president of merchandising and marketing at Supervalu.
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