SpartanNash Hires Chief Retail Officer

Grocer/food wholesaler SpartanNash (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has hired Djouma Barry as SVP and Chief Retail Officer. Barry will oversee retail strategy and operations across SpartanNash’s expanding network of stores.

Barry most recently served as VP of Retail Operations at Kroger. He spent most of his career at Target, where he worked his way up from a store’s sales floor leader to an HR team leader, Store Director, District Senior Director, Group Vice President, Senior Group VP, and ultimately VP, Process Operations, overseeing 1900 stores and $93 billion in sales across the U.S. Barry also previously served as VP, Head of Strategy and Operations at Old Navy and as VP, Retail Operations and Planning at Lululemon.

“The way Djouma has advanced from the store floor to the executive table makes him a highly inspirational leader for our 12,000-plus retail associates,” said SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam. “Djouma will play a critical role in advancing our ‘People First ‘culture and enhancing the store guest experience across our growing retail footprint.”

SpartanNash operates two complementary business segments – food wholesale and grocery retail. The latter includes 147 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, primarily under the banners of Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market, in addition to numerous pharmacies and fuel centers