Rite Aid Names Merchandising VP

Rite Aid Corp. (Camp Hill, Pa.) has promoted Tony Montini to executive vp of merchandising. Montini most recently served as senior vp of category management.

In his new position, Montini will oversee field merchandising and the company’s new store format development in addition to his current responsibilities for category management. The company’s new store formats include wellness stores, value + stores and co-branded Save-A-Lot Rite Aid stores.

“Tony has done a terrific job this past year in strengthening our category management department and further building upon our strong relationships with suppliers,” says Ken Martindale, Rite Aid ceo. “With his broad-based retail experience and expertise in chain drug merchandising and marketing, he will be a great asset in strengthening our field merchandising capabilities and continuing the development of the new store formats that are part of our segmentation strategy.”

Montini joined Rite Aid in February 2010.

The drugstore chain also announced that Bryan Shirtliff, currently the company’s senior vp of business development, has been named to the new position of senior vp of merchandising. Shirtliff will be responsible for front end merchandising.

Rite Aid operates more than 4700 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia.