Lowe's Canada gets a new DVP merchandising

Lowe's Canada has named Alan Blundell to the role of divisional VP merchandising, effective Jan. 11, 2016 .

Blundell will bring his 18 years of merchandising experience to bear on his new role, in which he will lead a customer-centric approach to the company's category management strategy.

Previously, he worked for Walmart Canada for 16 years, during which time he held a number of senior-level merchandising roles -- most recently as VP merchandise operations.

He will report to Igor Halencak, head of merchandising and marketing for Lowe's Canada .

"As we continue to focus on improving our assortment and offering great quality products and services at affordable prices that our Canadian customers expect, the time is right to have a merchandising lead that will solely focus on delivering an omnichannel, customer-centric category management focus to the organization," said Halencak. "Alan's experience and customer-focused approach will be a great benefit to Lowe's and will allow us to further improve our customer experience."