Weis appoints Banks-Ficcio to center store post

Weis Markets on Thursday announced Donna Banks-Ficcio has joined the company as VP of center store sales and merchandising.

In this position, Banks-Ficcio (pictured) will oversee the company’s grocery, dairy, frozen, HBC/GM, and beer and wine departments. Her oversight responsibilities include category management, merchandising and pricing. She reports to Richard Gunn, SVP, merchandising and marketing.

“Donna has extensive merchandising and category management experience in some of the key markets we serve. She is also known for building strong relationships with suppliers and manufacturers,” Gunn said.

Banks-Ficcio has more than 25 years of food retailing experience. Most recently, she was VP of center store merchandising for Supervalu. Earlier in her career, she worked for A&P and Kings Supermarkets. She earned a bachelor’s degree in food marketing from St. Joseph’s University.