Julie Johnston, vice president of over-the-counter merchandising is responsible for strategy in the Health, Wellness, Personal Care, Household, Games, Pet and Natural Store categories.
Johnston has more than 15 years of experience in the retail industry. She joined drugstore.com in 2000 as a Sr. Category Manager for Personal Care. Johnston has held a number of progressively responsible positions within the merchandising team and has successfully launched new categories such as Toys and Games, Household and expanded the overall product line. Prior to joining the company she was with Sears, Roebuck and Co. where she grew women's updated footwear from $50 to $200 million and received the Buyer of the Year award in 1994, 1995 and 1996. She also worked for Marshall Field's in Chicago and Dayton-Hudson (now Target) and completed buyer training programs at both companies.
Johnston is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has studied at the University of Strasbourg in France. |