Product Mart Stores Inc

NEWS 28 - Product Mart Stores Inc announced on Saturday that it had selected current Product Mart Chief Operations Officer Mark Garlow to serve as its 6th CEO, succeeding Ronald Chlabowy on October 25, 2025.

The company announced early on Saturday morning that Garlow had been selected to serve in the role, and that he was chosen for his "ability to adapt and develop based on the needs of the company as a whole." Product Mart's board of directors issued that Garlow would serve for a term of 5 years with contract extensions possible, meaning that Garlow will serve until 2030 with the possibility to extend his contract.

"We are so pleased to announce Garlow as our next Chief Executive Officer of this incredible brand," said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. "He will continue to accomplish great things when he succeeds me in October. This company has grown exponentially under his leadership as COO, and he will be empowered to do so much more. I look forward to working with him on creating a stronger and better Product Mart for our customers and associates as a whole."

Garlow was not available for comment but his office said that he was ready to take on the responsibility and was honored to be able to serve in the role as the company's 6th Chief Executive Officer.

RUFUS - On Saturday, Product Mart Stores Inc, the parent company of Product Mart Inc, announced that outgoing CEO Ronald Chlabowy will be succeeded by Product Mart Chief Operations Office Mark Garlow who will become the 6th CEO Of Product Mart.

The company announced early on Saturday morning that Garlow had been selected to serve in the role, and that he was chosen for his "ability to adapt and develop based on the needs of the company as a whole." Product Mart's board of directors issued that Garlow would serve for a term of 5 years with contract extensions possible, meaning that Garlow will serve until 2030 with the possibility to extend his contract.

"We are so pleased to announce Garlow as our next Chief Executive Officer of this incredible brand," said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. "He will continue to accomplish great things when he succeeds me in October. This company has grown exponentially under his leadership as COO, and he will be empowered to do so much more. I look forward to working with him on creating a stronger and better Product Mart for our customers and associates as a whole."

Garlow was not available for comment but his office said that he was ready to take on the responsibility and was honored to be able to serve in the role as the company's 6th Chief Executive Officer.

NEWS 28 - Product Mart is still searching for its next Chief Executive Officer as Ronald Chlabowy prepares to take over as Product Mart Stores Inc's next Chief Executive Officer, which is also the parent company of Product Mart.

The company said in a recent statement that it was looking at viable options both internally and externally. The following statement was published by Product Mart Inc. The company also issued that it was continue to search for Chlabowy's replacement but says it will not release the names of any candidate.

"While we continue our search to replace Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy, who will assume office as Product Mart Inc's newest CEO, we aren't rushing the process," said Linda Davis, a Product Mart board member. "We are looking at viable options for his replacement and that now includes external and internal searches. We aren't ruling out taking someone from the outside to assume his role, as he elevates the very top spot as PMI's CEO. This process is far from over, but we hope a successor can be named as soon as possible as we have a transition period to get everything ready to go and set up for a change in executive leadership."

The company announced back in June, that he would replace Henry Burton, when he steps down to retire. Chlabowy has been with the Product Mart company since 2021, and he has played a key role in changing the way the company does business globally, including lowering prices, establishing strong business ethics regulations and policies, and advocating for mental health services for its employees.

He was selected by Product Mart Inc's board of directors, and was officially named as Burton's successor on June 18, 2024. But as he prepares to take on the new role, he will also play a key role in selecting his successor, a practice that has been in place since Product Mart was founded.

"We want someone who will carrying on our company's core values and the mission we have to give people the prices you love, prices you deserve," said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. "It is very important that the person who leads this company shares and values our company values and ensure that all people are treated equally and with fairness. I will help hand select a list of people being considered for the job."

The company says that it doesn't have an official day as to when a successor could be named, but it says it will definitely be before October. The company's website does not list any prospective candidates and the company said it won't release the list of candidates for "safety and privacy reasons."

PEACH TREE - Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy will leave Product Mart as its top brass to take on the role of the Product Mart's parent Company, Product Mart Incorporated on October 25, 2025, giving Product Mart less than one year to go until his successor takes over the role.

The company said in a recent statement that it was looking at viable options both internally and externally. The following statement was published by Product Mart Inc.

"While we continue our search to replace Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy, who will assume office as Product Mart Inc's newest CEO, we aren't rushing the process," said Linda Davis, a Product Mart board member. "We are looking at viable options for his replacement and that now includes external and internal searches. We aren't ruling out taking someone from the outside to assume his role, as he elevates the very top spot as PMI's CEO. This process is far from over, but we hope a successor can be named as soon as possible as we have a transition period to get everything ready to go and set up for a change in executive leadership."

The company announced back in June, that he would replace Henry Burton, when he steps down to retire. Chlabowy has been with the Product Mart company since 2021, and he has played a key role in changing the way the company does business globally, including lowering prices, establishing strong business ethics regulations and policies, and advocating for mental health services for its employees.

He was selected by Product Mart Inc's board of directors, and was officially named as Burton's successor on June 18, 2024. But as he prepares to take on the new role, he will also play a key role in selecting his successor, a practice that has been in place since Product Mart was founded.

"We want someone who will carrying on our company's core values and the mission we have to give people the prices you love, prices you deserve," said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. "It is very important that the person who leads this company shares and values our company values and ensure that all people are treated equally and with fairness. I will help hand select a list of people being considered for the job."

The company says that it doesn't have an official day as to when a successor could be named, but it says it will definitely be before October. The company's website does not list any prospective candidates and the company said it won't release the list of candidates for "safety and privacy reasons."

NEWS 28 - The search for Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy's replacement is on. Several prominent figures within the company are vying for his job. The company has announced that it was working on establishing a hiring committee.

"It takes months to sometimes years to find a sound and strong candidate to take over as a Business Executive, and now that we have a timeline on when Chlabowy will step down from his role as Product Mart's CEO, to replace Product Mart Stores Inc's Henry Burton," said Lacey Wilkinson, director of Product Mart's Inc hiring counsel. "We can focus all of our attention seeking a quality replacement. Our hiring standards, conform with the standards of our investors and our board of directors as well as our company's policies."

Chlabowy has led Product Mart since October 1, 2021. He has been an effective leader and has helped, heavily overhauled company policies that were detrimental to the brand and even reformed several programs that were available to company associates. So the company is hoping to find a quality candidate that will uphold Chlabowy's leadership style and quality.

Candidates have already provided their names and the board is just awaiting the establishment of the hiring counsel, which will begin the search process.

"It will be very hard to replace someone like Ronald Chlabowy who has shown real change within the company, and has reformed our company to make it a better place to work," continued Wilkinson. "If we can find someone just like Chlabowy than I would not be so concerned about the long searching process. It would make our decision so much easier and quicker."

PEACH TREE - Not even 24 hours after it was announced that Ronald Chlabowy would take over as the next Chief Executive Officer Of Product Mart Stores Inc, following the retirement of Henry Burton in late 2025, did Product Mart announce it has begun its search for his replacement. The company said that it had over 1 year to find his replacement and begin with establishing a hiring board.

"It takes months to sometimes years to find a sound and strong candidate to take over as a Business Executive, and now that we have a timeline on when Chlabowy will step down from his role as Product Mart's CEO, to replace Product Mart Stores Inc's Henry Burton," said Lacey Wilkinson, director of Product Mart's Inc hiring counsel. "We can focus all of our attention seeking a quality replacement. Our hiring standards, conform with the standards of our investors and our board of directors as well as our company's policies."

Chlabowy has led Product Mart since October 1, 2021. He has been an effective leader and has helped, heavily overhauled company policies that were detrimental to the brand and even reformed several programs that were available to company associates. So the company is hoping to find a quality candidate that will uphold Chlabowy's leadership style and quality.

Candidates have already provided their names and the board is just awaiting the establishment of the hiring counsel, which will begin the search process.

"It will be very hard to replace someone like Ronald Chlabowy who has shown real change within the company, and has reformed our company to make it a better place to work," continued Wilkinson. "If we can find someone just like Chlabowy than I would not be so concerned about the long searching process. It would make our decision so much easier and quicker."

NEWS 28 - Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy is slated to become Product Mart Stores Inc's brand new Chief Executive Officer on October 25, 2025, when Henry Burton leaves the company and retires from business. Burton extended his retirement date to give Chlabowy time to finish out his four year mark with Product Mart.

Ronald Chlabowy, the current Chief Executive Officer of Product Mart, has been named as his replacement. The company however, said that Burton would stay on as Chief Executive Officer until October 25, 2025, allowing Chlabowy to hit his four year mark with the brand, and Product Mart to name his successor.

"Mr. Chlabowy has been a strong asset and leader to this company, and his much larger role will come with more responsibility, but more say in how the company operates," said Chief Executive Officer, Henry Burton. "Chlabowy is a strong leader, great advocate and a strong power of change. He will do great things. I look forward to his leadership and what he will be able to accomplish as this company's next Chief Executive Officer."

But for many, they don't understand what the difference between Product Mart and Product Mart Stores Inc is. While speaking to dozens of people, they thought it was the same company, and many said they really don't care who is running the company.

So, what is the difference between the two company's? Well first of all, Product Mart Stores Inc is the overarching company(the parent) of Product Mart, Product Mart Holdings, Product Mart Express, Corporate Connect, Westley's Home Grocers, Product Mart air and all other subsidies of the Product Mart name. It oversees and directs the other brands of Product Mart. Product Mart's current CEO answers to Henry Burton. Chlabowy will not answer to anyone but board members and investors, where as his Product Mart successor will answer to him.

The company sent out a company wide email, issuing extreme shakeups in leadership back in April, leading many to speculate what was going and who would replace Burton. The Product Mart Stores Inc board announced that Chlabowy would still be allowed to serve until 2031, something he personally requested last year. His leadership would also mark the longest served leadership since Nick Burwell who served as an executive of Product Mart for 14 years.

PEACH TREE - Product Mart Stores Inc has officially named Henry Burton's successor when he retires next year. Product Mart Stores Inc named several key executives within the company who had a potential chance becoming the next Chief Executive Officer of Product Mart Stores Inc.

Ronald Chlabowy, the current Chief Executive Officer of Product Mart, has been named as his replacement. The company however, said that Burton would stay on as Chief Executive Officer until October 25, 2025, allowing Chlabowy to hit his four year mark with the brand, and Product Mart to name his successor.

"Mr. Chlabowy has been a strong asset and leader to this company, and his much larger role will come with more responsibility, but more say in how the company operates," said Chief Executive Officer, Henry Burton. "Chlabowy is a strong leader, great advocate and a strong power of change. He will do great things. I look forward to his leadership and what he will be able to accomplish as this company's next Chief Executive Officer."

But for many, they don't understand what the difference between Product Mart and Product Mart Stores Inc is. While speaking to dozens of people, they thought it was the same company, and many said they really don't care who is running the company.

So, what is the difference between the two company's? Well first of all, Product Mart Stores Inc is the overarching company(the parent) of Product Mart, Product Mart Holdings, Product Mart Express, Corporate Connect, Westley's Home Grocers, Product Mart air and all other subsidies of the Product Mart name. It oversees and directs the other brands of Product Mart. Product Mart's current CEO answers to Henry Burton. Chlabowy will not answer to anyone but board members and investors, where as his Product Mart successor will answer to him.

The company sent out a company wide email, issuing extreme shakeups in leadership back in April, leading many to speculate what was going and who would replace Burton. The Product Mart Stores Inc board announced that Chlabowy would still be allowed to serve until 2031, something he personally requested last year. His leadership would also mark the longest served leadership since Nick Burwell who served as an executive of Product Mart for 14 years.

PEACH TREE - Product Mart has announced a 25% raise in increase for company executives and a 2% raise for hourly and salaried managers. The move comes after last nights Executive Budget meeting in Peach Tree where executives across all of the company’s subsidiaries met to discuss important projects, the executive budgets and employee pay rates.

The meeting concluded with a vote to increase executive salary by about 24.8% and to raise employee pay rates by 1.9%, both increases to begin in January.

“We know that our employees have voiced their anger about their rates of pay and our company is slowly working another pay raise for them in early 2025,” said Product Mart CEO Ronald Chlabowy. “We are also addressing our associates’ concerns about the lack of employee programs. That is in the next round of votes and we hope to pass several important employee programs.”

Employees who wish to remain anonymous say they are angry that the company is willing to raise their salaries but are only raising the pay rates for hourly employees by 2%, with them receiving a 23% higher raise then them.

”We are struggling to make ends meet, and I work two jobs and that still isn’t enough,” said an employee. “But there over here increasing their salaries while they live in luxury and we are getting scrapes of left over money.”

The company and its subsidiaries are receiving heavy backlash for its increase and union representatives from several major retail companies are calling that move illegal and unfair.

The company has yet to respond to our request for comment. The company did not release a statement on their website as of the publishing of this article.

PEACH TREE - Product Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Henry Burton is expected to leave company sometime next year and his successor has yet be announced. But as he prepares to leave the company’s highest post, he will first shake up the leadership across the multiple brands and companies he oversees.

He also announced that Arrow Airlines and Y-Dot Airlines are going to be bought back by their respective holding companies before he leaves the company in 2025. The company announced that it has a few successors selected and will make its final decision sometime in August.

The company said in a Statement that it was looking to switch up leadership, including replacing Burton who is slated to leave the company in early January 2025, after four years with the company.

“Burton’s departure in January is putting pressure on us to find his replacement,” said company spokesperson Billy Tongan. “We have a few people as runner ups to replace him when he leaves. But at this time, we are also moving other pieces around to ensure that the brands have effective leadership when the major changes happen in January.”

The company announced last year that Burton would step down in early 2025, but didn’t say who would replace him as head honcho of the Product Mart brand. The company says it has a few candidates already in mind and are eyeing to see who would best be fit to replace Burton when he leaves the company in early 2025. Burton was hired to lead Product Mart Stores Inc in 2021.

“My successor should be internal, not external,” said Henry Burton. “The people within these walls know the brands we run and how they should be run. Several people are in my spotlight, as I have a final say in who will succeed me when I leave the company at the start of 2025. It will be someone from within our company.”

RUFUS - Product Mart Stores Inc the parent company of Product Mart, Westleys, and other companies announced that it will switch up leadership in some brands as Henry Burton prepares to step down as Product Mart Stores Inc’s Chief Executive in January.

The company said in a Statement that it was looking to switch up leadership, including replacing Burton who is slated to leave the company in early January 2025, after four years with the company.

“Burton’s departure in January is putting pressure on us to find his replacement,” said company spokesperson Billy Tongan. “We have a few people as runner ups to replace him when he leaves. But at this time, we are also moving other pieces around to ensure that the brands have effective leadership when the major changes happen in January.”

The company announced last year that Burton would step down in early 2025, but didn’t say who would replace him as head honcho of the Product Mart brand. The company says it has a few candidates already in mind and are eyeing to see who would best be fit to replace Burton when he leaves the company in early 2025. Burton was hired to lead Product Mart Stores Inc in 2021.

“My successor should be internal, not external,” said Henry Burton. “The people within these walls know the brands we run and how they should be run. Several people are in my spotlight, as I have a final say in who will succeed me when I leave the company at the start of 2025. It will be someone from within our company.”

PEACH TREE - Product Mart has officially entered its robotics era as it releases new systems within its fulfillment centers. As the company continues to expand Jesstopian operations, it is also investing in the construction of 12 new fulfillment centers around Jesstopia and 6 distribution centers.

”We are beyond proud of how our operations are going company-wide and are pleased with sales we are recording,” said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. “It is very important that we expand our future by implementing automation into our systems. It is important to grow as a brand with our creased customer needs.”

Product Mart just reported its 2023 Third Quarter Sales and says the company topped over 81 Billion in sales, up 40% last year’s sales. The company and investors earned a 20% yield.

”We are impressed by our stores and the incredible people and associates that make this company run,” said David Skatchie, Product Mart’s Store Operations Officer. “We look forward to a very productive 2024 first quarter, which will start next week.”

The company said that’s it sales goal was super-exceeded and that it has room to build 24 new super-stores in the next 3 years according to the store infrastructure plans for 2022-2025.

”We are expanding quicker and more efficient than ever so we must address the base growth and add in automation to ensure our operation continue to grow,” continued Chlabowy. “We will not ever get rid of humans but we need to continue our future by implementing such automation.”

PEACH TREE - Product Mart Stores Inc Chief Executive Officer Henry Burton will be hosting the 2023 Investor Relations Conference in Nox City, North Lorray on November 5, 2023. The chief executive said that the company is preparing to offer investors brand new services and a new store concept that will be introduced under the Product Mart Stores Inc title.

"Our company has been working on new programs, and store concepts that we will be introduced at the 2023 Business Conference in Nox City, and we look forward to seeing what our investors think," said Burton. "These new concepts and programs will be released, at least if the investors okay the new programs, sometime between 2025 and 2028."

Company executives including Product Mart Stores Inc Chief Operations Officer Maggie Wallman said in a brief statement that "the company is ready to push our branding into the future with a brand new store concept that will mesh old design with a modern blend. The programs are also going to push our company well into the future when they are released. Be excited because there is so much on its way that I can't wait for Burton to announce on November 5, 2023."

Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy will also accompany Burton, alongside, Westley's CEO Richard Lanski, and Product Mart Holdings Inc CEO Jerry Brody. These men will help form the future of their respective brands.

PEACH TREE - Henry Burton, the Chief Executive Officer of Product Mart's parent company Product Mart Stores Inc, has announced that he will leave the company at the end of 2025, to seek other opportunities, says he hopes that Product Mart Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy is given his job.

"Ronald Chlabowy has over 20 year of experience in executive leadership roles, and has continued to show his worth to our brand," said Burton. "He would be better off in a work environment that oversees the entire Product Mart Stores brand and that job would be in the office of the Chief Executive Officer of Product Mart Stores Inc."

Product Mart has not made a statement regarding the notion, and we expect that we won't hear anything back from them on the matter. Chlabowy's office has been emailed for a request to comment, but we have yet to hear anything back from them.

PEACH TREE - Product Mart Stores Inc, the parent company of Product Mart Stores, has announced that a major change will affect the company in 2025. According to reports released by the company, it says that current Chief Executive Officer Henry Burton will leave the company to seek other business opportunities at the end of 2025.

The company says it has begun its search for potential replacements but says the Burton will stay on as the Chief Executive Officer until the very end of 2025, likely leaving somewhere between November and December.

"Burton will have been with our company four years, at the end of 2025. The longest serving Chief Executive since Jeffrey Predicott(the founder of Product Mart). Burton has served our company since May 5, 2021, and we have seen great financial capital under his leadership," said Product Mart Board Of Directors Senior Chairman Mel Duggart. "We are in the process to select hundreds of candidates to replace Burton when he leaves the company in 2025 and his shoes will be a lot to fill."

The company says applications will not be open until early 2024, but application selection will not start until early 2025.

RUFUS - New Shire based Product Mart Stores announced that Product Mart CEO Ronald Chlabowy officially extended his contract with the retailer, extending his time as the company's leader until 2031, when he hopes to retire with one of the largest Executive pensions in the nation.

"It is with great excitement that we announce the Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chlabowy would extend his contract," said Company President Burt Geiner. "He said that he would only serve until 2031, and after that he would retire."

Previously, Chlabowy said that he would only work another 5 before retiring. Product Mart had been looking for his replacement after he announced his career would last another 5 years. Prior to that he only planned staying until this year, something that he quickly withdrew.

Chlabowy, now 61 would retire when he was 71, leaving him to fend off an impending retirement. He has not yet confirmed if he would remain as CEO for the full-term or if he would seek to terminate the contract.

"Product Mart has always been a place where I know I am making effective change, and since becoming CEO back in 2021, I've realized that this company has given and continues to give me valuable experience and that is something I will never be able to replicate," said Ronald Chlabowy. "This jobs has given me so much, and my committment to associates and customers alike, will forever remain."

Product Mart and Chlabowy recently signed to newly drafted contract which annulled previous contractual obligations and Ronald Chlabowy will also receive additional stock options, thus furthering his net worth.

This comes as Westley's Home Grocers' Board of Directors and its associates petitioned Product Mart to let it be its own separate entity, and withdraw its ownership from the brand. Product Mart said in a recent statement that "talks are ongoing."

Product Mart also indicated that it had no intention to make any further statement on the matter at this time. However, it did offer information on Chlabowy's contract extension saying it was "welcomed."

As the company braces for a potential loss of one of its strongest assets,

NEWS 28 - Product Mart has announced that an explosion was reported in one of the company's fulfillment centers in Nox City. The company reported that all employees successfully evacuated the center. It was also issued that several people were hurt but no one was killed in the explosion.

"The quick thinking of our fulfillment center employees and supervisors led to a successful evacuation and we are happy to report that no one was killed in the explosion," said CEO Ronald Chlabowy. "We are currently working and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement investigators. As of right now, employees of Fulfillment center 025, should report to their home stores for further guidance as to what to expect and should continue to check their Employee Portal for continued guidance."

The company is not saying much more than that at this time. A spokesman for the company did say however, that a full address of the incident would provided at a later date.

JESSTOPIAN TIMES - Jesstopian retail giant Product Mart, says that its doors will be closed alongside, Westley's Home Grocers, and Product Mart Express stores will also be closed. According to Product Mart Stores Inc, and Product Mart Holdings Inc, Product International says its stores will be open on Easter however.

"We know that all Product Mart affiliated brands with the exception of Product International will be closed Easter. Furthermore, we expect that our stores will reopen on Monday," said a company spokesman. "Product Mart and its investors will continue to meet for regular board meetings if the need arises. Hourly associates and employees will receive holiday pay and new benefits can be expected the second week after Easter."

The company said in a recent statement that it would fulfill orders starting on Monday, April 10, 2023. They said that orders placed on April 9, 2023, would not be pushed through until that Monday. Orders scheduled to be delivered on April 9, 2023, will arrive as scheduled, but Product Mart says that customers should "continue to track their packages via the Product Mart Tracker."

JESSTOPIAN NEWS NETWORK - Product Mart CEO Ronald Chlabowy announced via the company's corporate website that the company would close all of its brand stores including, Westley's Home Grocers, Product Mart, Product Mart Express, and its other stores.

"To allow associates to spend time with family, our stores will be closed on Sunday, April 9, 2023," said CEO Chlabowy. "We will reopen our stores on Monday, April 10, 2023."

The company also said that hour associates and employees would receive holiday pay, but says that members of management and Customer Service Managers would not receive any holiday bonuses or pay, but would see additional money at the end of the year.

"We are working to focus on our hard working hourly associates, and that has been Mr. Chlabowy's plan since taking over in 2021," said COO Mark Garlow. "We will continue to create a better work experience for our associates."