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Weis Markets hires John Driscoll as construction VP

Store development professional comes to regional grocer from H-E-B

Russell Redman

August 22, 2022

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Driscoll's appointment comes after Weis Markets upped its 2022 capital expenditures budget.Weis Markets

John Driscoll has joined Weis Markets as vice president of construction and store development.

In the role, Driscoll will oversee the day-to-day management and operation of the company’s construction, architecture, land development, non-resale procurement, energy and facilities maintenance, Sunbury, Pa.-based Weis Markets said late last week. He reports to Rusty Graber, senior vice president of real estate and development.

John Driscoll-Weis Markets.pngThe regional grocer noted that Driscoll (pictured left) comes to the company from H-E-B, where he led teams working on new stores, remodels and expansions, and equipment replacements. San Antonio-based H-E-B operates more than 360 stores in Texas.

In coming to Weis Markets, Driscoll brings 20 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in architecture, construction, facility design and maintenance, and project management, the company said.

This past spring, Weis Markets announced plans to raise capital expenditures by 11% to $150 million for 2022, following a year in which the supermarket chain totaled its highest-ever net sales. Plans call for the retailer to continue investments in new stores, remodels, fuel centers, smaller store-improvement projects and IT upgrades.

Most recently, Weis Markets completed remodels of stores in Scott Township, Hawley, Mifflinburg and Gettysburg, Pa., and added a Gas N’ Go fuel center at its store in Muncy, Pa. Also, in late May, Weis reopened a restored and upgraded 65,000-square-foot supermarket in West Hazleton, Pa., that was damaged in a fire in December 2021. The chain also opened a new 63,000 square-foot store in Warminster, Pa., in January and, in February, wrapped up a remodel/upgrade of its North Queen Street store in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Related:Weis enlists Invafresh to streamline fresh food operations

Currently, Weis Markets operates 197 stores in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, including Pennsylvania (117 locations), Maryland (49), Delaware (four), New Jersey (six), New York (nine), West Virginia (three) and Virginia (nine).

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
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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