Jim Devine, former president of the Chain Drug Marketing Association, has died in Texas.
The leadership of Devine for more than two decades was credited with maintaining the viability of CDMA, which traced its roots to 1926. He retired in 2017, but remained with the organization in a consulting capacity. His commitment to CDMA led him to attend trade shows, develop new endeavors, and consistently voice his support of the association, while appreciating its fragility in a changing marketplace. He subordinated his own agenda to something larger, the viability of an organization that has proven instrumental to the survival of smaller retailers.
CDMA markets the Quality Choice private label program and offers a variety of other programs and services for retail and wholesale members.
