Target's grocery chief Anne Dament is leaving by Kavita Kumar at Star Tribune. "Her last day will be Nov. 18, said company spokeswoman Katie Boylan. Her work is already being transitioned to Mark Tritton, Target's chief merchandising officer and Dament's boss. At the same time, Boylan said, Target is launching a comprehensive search for a replacement that will include internal and external candidates." Read more   Walter Robb to step down as co-CEO of Whole Foods by Claudia Grisales at American-Statesman. "Co-founder John Mackey will now become sole Chief Executive Officer, while former cohort Walter Robb will now transition [...]

  Wal-Mart E-commerce Executives Depart in Wake of Jet.com Purchase by Sarah Nassauer at Wall Street Journal. "The departures include Fernando Madeira, head of Walmart.com, Dianne Mills, senior vice president of global e-commerce human resources and Brent Beabout, senior vice president of e-commerce supply chain, a spokesman said. Mr. Beabout left in recent weeks and will be succeeded by Jet.com co-founder Nate Faust, who will lead fulfillment operations for Jet.com and Walmart.com. Ms. Mills’ departure was announced internally Monday. Mr. Fernando will leave after helping Wal-Mart with its Brazilian website and several other projects." Read more (subscription)   Amazon charges [...]

  Giant Eagle confirms it's eliminating about 350 positions by Tim Schooley at Pittsburgh Business Times. Read more   Amazon would have posted big loss if not for booming cloud business by Dan Richman at GeekWire. "...without AWS’s extra financial push, the company overall would have posted a $286 million operating loss, rather than a $575 million operating profit." Read more   To Lure Plus-Size Shoppers, Meijer Will Scrap Plus-Size Department by Imani Moise at Wall Street Journal. "The concept, already in practice in 15 stores, will be rolled out to all 230 stores by early 2017. It means the [...]