Albertsons named the division presidents who will lead the 877 stores it will acquire from Supervalu after the purchase agreement closes next month, the company said.

Walmart said on Wednesday that various staff groups involved in compliance and legal issues will soon all report to its general counsel, Reuters reported.

Joel Lamp, senior associate general counsel for global e-commerce at Walmart, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast on Oct. 30 to 31 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco.

Staples has named Michael Williams as SVP, general counsel and secretary, effective Nov 7.

PetSmart said Tuesday it has named Paulette Dodson to the position of senior VP, general counsel and secretary.

Staples announced the appointment of Cynthia Pevehouse to senior VP general counsel, effective Jan. 3, 2012.

Books-A-Million said Thursday it has appointed Tyler Novak as general counsel.

La-Z-Boy announced that it has promoted R. Rand Tucker to the newly created position of VP and general counsel of the company, effective May 1, where he will be responsible for overseeing all of the company's legal and environmental affairs.

On the heels of Monday’s announcement that Borders Group is delaying payments to some of its vendors, the bookseller said Tuesday that two senior-level executives have departed.