DENVER, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration
Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), ("GrowGen" or the "Company") the nation's
largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers,
today announced the appointment of Paul
Rutenis as Chief Merchant Officer (CMO), effective
June 21, 2021.
Mr. Rutenis' two-decade career in retail spans management
positions at several large public companies, including Dicks
Sporting Goods, West Marine, JC Penney, and RadioShack.
Rutenis received his B.S. from Clemson University and holds an
MBA from the University of St.
Louis.
"We're pleased to bring a seasoned merchandising executive of
Paul's caliber to the GrowGeneration team," said Darren Lampert, GrowGen's CEO. "Paul has years
of experience leading retail and merchandising strategy for some of
the nation's largest retail chains. His insights will be invaluable
as GrowGen continues to scale and build a national chain of
hydroponic garden centers and best-in-class private-label
brands."
Mr. Rutenis served as Executive Vice President at West Marine
from 2015-2018, where he helped grow the top and bottom line by
successfully moving the company to an omni-channel format that
enhanced the company's brick-and-mortar format. At Dicks Sporting
Goods, from 2006 to 2011, he helped drive sales and gross margin
expansion in private label and branded products.
"I'm honored to join GrowGeneration's leadership team at this
time of record growth and expansion," said Rutenis. "GrowGen is
uniquely positioned in one of the most exciting and dynamic
emerging industries in the country, and I look forward to helping
build GrowGen's national brand and portfolio of private-label
products."
About GrowGeneration Corp.
GrowGen owns and operates specialty retail hydroponic and
organic gardening centers. Currently, GrowGen has 55 stores, which
include 20 locations in California, 8 locations in Colorado, 7 locations in Michigan, 5 locations in Maine, 5 locations in Oklahoma, 2 locations in Nevada, 2 locations in Washington, 2 locations in Oregon, 1 location in Arizona, 1 location in Rhode Island,1 location
in Florida, and 1 location in
Massachusetts.
GrowGen also operates an online superstore for cultivators at
growgeneration.com and B2B ERP platform, agron.io. GrowGen carries
and sells thousands of products, including organic nutrients and
soils, advanced lighting technology and state of the art hydroponic
equipment to be used indoors and outdoors by commercial and home
growers.
Company Inquiries:
GrowGeneration Corp.
610-216-0057
michael@growgeneration.com
Investor Contact:
John
Evans
GrowGeneration
415-309-0230
john.evans@growgeneration.com
Press Contact:
Sara
Geisner
Trailblaze
sara@trailblaze.co
Connect:
Website: www.GrowGeneration.com
Instagram: growgen
Facebook: GrowGenerationCorp
Twitter: @GrowGenCorp
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