US supermarket chain Kroger has announced that Mark Prestidge has joined the company as vice president of operations for Kroger’s southwest division, based in Houston.

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From 1998-2001, Prestidge served as senior vice president of operations for Randall’s/Safeway Food Markets in Houston, with responsibility for day-to-day operations of 122 stores in Texas.


Prestidge succeeds Steve Young, who was recently named vice president of retail process change for Kroger.

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