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Albertsons EVP Shane Dorcheus gets expanded operations role

Kevin Curry tabbed as Southern California division president

Russell Redman

March 13, 2020

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Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons operates approximately 2,260 food and drug stores under such store banners as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons and more.Albertsons

Albertsons Cos. has widened the scope of responsibility for Shane Dorcheus, executive vice president of retail operations.

Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons said this week that Dorcheus will now oversee the Portland, Seattle/Haggen, Northern and Southern California, Intermountain and Denver divisions, whose presidents will report directly to him. In addition, he will cntinue in his role as Southwest division president.

With the move, Kevin Curry, vice president and general manager for Southern California, has been promoted to president of that division, taking over that post from Dorcheus. Executive VP and Chief Operations Officer Susan Morris will continue to lead Albertsons’ remaining divisions.

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Dorcheus (left) has been with Albertsons since 1980, when he joined the company as a courtesy clerk. Rising up through the ranks, in 2008 he was promoted to president for the Southwest division of Albertsons LLC after the merging of the Rocky Mountain and Southwest divisions. Later, in October 2017, he was appointed as Southern California division president. Then in September 2018, Dorcheus was elevated to executive VP of retail operations and president of the Southern California and Southwest divisions.

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Grocery retail veteran Curry (right) has been with Albertsons since May 2017, when he was named grocery sales Manager in Northern California. He then moved to the Southern California division in July 2018 to oversee the sales and operations of 26 Pavilions stores. His 42 years of industry experience include senior vice president roles at Raley’s, where he spent a total of 10 years, and at Safeway, where he served in VP roles for more than five years before the chain’s merger with Albertsons. He started his career in 1984 at American Stores, where he spent 16 years.

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Overall, Albertsons Cos. operates approximately 2,260 food and drug stores under such store banners as Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Amigos, Haggen and United Express.

Shane Dorcheus already had the title of EVP, Operations, but he was leading two of our large divisions – Southern California and Southwest. We expanded his EVP Operations role and eliminated one of the divisions he was leading from his role.  Kevin Curry has been named President of the Southern California Division. With this move, Shane will continue to lead Southwest, but now will have the division presidents from our Portland, Seattle/Haggen, NorCal, SoCal, Intermountain and Denver divisions reporting to him. Susan Morris will continue leading our remaining divisions.

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About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
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May 1989 - July 1990

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