GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Dollar General Corp. has completed a realignment of its merchandising team with several recent appointments.
In recent weeks, the company added Denny Zimmerman, a 25-year veteran merchant previously with 7-Eleven and American Stores; Keith Reynolds, an 18-year veteran merchant previously with Bon Ton Stores; Bryan Wheeler, a 21-year veteran merchant previously with Sears and Kmart; and Victoria Kopyar formerly with Target.
Zimmerman is the new vice president/divisional merchandise manager of nonfood consumables. [image-nocss] He and John Cosma, vice president and divisional merchandise manager of food and perishables, report to Rita Branham, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of consumables.
Zimmerman was the national category manager for 7-Eleven for the health and beauty care and nonfoods categories. Prior to that, he was the director of merchandising for the Fleming Cos. He had also previously served as a senior category manager for Pepsi-Cola Co. and was the vice president of national procurement for American Stores Inc., which operated Acme Markets, Lucky, Jewel, Jewel/Osco, Osco Drug and Sav-on Drug stores.
Reynolds joins Dollar General as the new vice president and divisional merchandise manager of apparel and Wheeler as the new vice president and divisional merchandise manager of home. Along with Rick McNeely, vice president and divisional merchandise manager of seasonal, Reynolds and Wheeler report to Jim Thorpe, senior vice president and general merchandise manager of apparel, home and seasonal.
Kopyar is Dollar General's senior director of product and brand development, a new position. Previously, she oversaw the candle and accessories category at Target. Prior to that, Kopyar was an assistant vice president and audit manager at U.S. Bank in Minneapolis.
Branham, Thorpe and Kopyar report to Beryl J. Buley, division president of merchandising, marketing and global supply chain.
Our team represents the best of both worlds - talented merchants with long, successful careers at Dollar General and skilled merchants with successful track records from a diversity of other retailers, said Buley. These new additions reinforce our commitment to provide customers with the products they want and need at a great value everyday.
Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General is a discount retailer with 8,133 neighborhood stores as of June 30, 2006. It offers basic consumable items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices.
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