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John Fleming serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer for the Wal-Mart Stores Division. In this role he is responsible for five merchandising divisions: apparel, entertainment, grocery, home and hardlines. Fleming also has responsibility for the customer experience and planning, pricing and replenishment organizations.
Prior to being named to his current position in January 2007, Fleming was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Wal-Mart Stores and led all marketing and consumer communications programs, including advertising, consumer research, visual merchandising, signage, point-of-sale programs and all in-store promotional materials.
Fleming joined the company in 2000 as chief merchant of Walmart.com. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2001, and then became president and CEO of Walmart.com in 2002. Under his leadership, Walmart.com grew into one of the country's top three destinations for online shopping. Fleming has been a pacesetter for Wal-Mart's online and offline integration efforts and his key achievements include: one-hour photo, ship to store, gift registry and online pharmacy.
Fleming spent 19 years at Target Corporation before joining Wal-Mart. During his time there, he held various retail and merchandising positions in the department stores division. His final assignment with Target Corporation was as senior vice president of merchandising for Marshall Fields, responsible for the Fashion divisions. | 