June 17, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
John Bryant, Kellogg, Rick Dreiling
Supplier News
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Former Dollar General Corp. chairman Rick Dreiling has been elected to the Kellogg Co. board of directors. “We are pleased to welcome Rick to our board of directors,” Kellogg chairman and chief executive officer John Bryant said in a statement. “Rick’s tremendous retail experience from his time with Dollar General and
March 31, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Cornell, Chain Drug Review, Charles Redfield, Jeff Jones, Jody Pinson, John Standley, Judy Sansone, mass market retailers, Racher Press, Retailer of the Year awards, Rick Dreiling, slideshow, Stefano Pessina
Featured Articles, Slideshows
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NEW YORK — Racher Press Inc., the publisher of Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers, presented its 2015 Retailer of the Year awards last evening in New York City. The annual event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channel to a ballroom at the new headquarters of Time
January 21, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Dollar General, Mike Calbert, Rick Dreiling
Business, Retail News
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Rick Dreiling, chairman of Dollar General Corp., is stepping down from the board of directors. The dollar store chain said Thursday that Dreiling is resigning from the board effective Jan. 29. His resignation from the board coincides with his previously announced retirement as senior adviser. Plans call for lead director Mike Calbert
June 15, 2015 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Dollar General, Rick Dreiling, Todd Vasos
2015, Issue 06-15-2015, News
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Todd Vasos took over as chief executive officer of Dollar General Corp. on June 3, succeeding Rick Dreiling. Dreiling, 61, will remain as board chairman through January 29 and serve as a senior adviser until that date. Vasos, 53, had been chief operating officer at Dollar General since 2013. He joined the
May 28, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Dollar General, dollar store chain, Rick Dreiling, Todd Vasos
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Todd Vasos has been named to succeed Rick Dreiling as chief executive officer of Dollar General Corp. The dollar store chain said Thursday that Vasos, currently chief operating officer, also has been elected to the company’s board. He is slated to take the reins as CEO on June 3. “I am excited and
February 2, 2015 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Dollar General, dollar stores, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, Howard Levine, Rick Dreiling
2015, Issue 02-02-2015, News
MATTHEWS, N.C. — The battle for Family Dollar Stores Inc. is over, and the winner is the company with the less generous bid. Family Dollar shareholders on January 22 voted to accept a cash-and-stock offer from Dollar Tree Inc. that valued Family Dollar at $8.7 billion at the time it was accepted. The vote put an
January 22, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Bob Sasser, Dollar General, dollar store chains, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar Stores, Howard Levine, Rick Dreiling
Retail News
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Signaling an end to an acquisition squabble between dollar store chains, shareholders of Family Dollar Stores Inc. have voted in favor of the company’s previously announced merger deal with Dollar Tree Inc. Family Dollar said that in the Thursday morning special meeting of stockholders, 74% of the total outstanding shares and 89%