US: Wal-Mart exec Roces takes charge of Supervalu's Save-A-Lot
By Dean Best | 13 May 2011
Wal-Mart Stores executive Santiago Roces has become the new CEO and president of Save-A-Lot, the US hard discount chain owned by Supervalu Inc.
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Wal-Mart Stores executive Santiago Roces has become the new CEO and president of Save-A-Lot, the US hard discount chain owned by Supervalu Inc.
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