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Sam Duncan began his career in 1969 at a Southern California Albertson’s store as a courtesy clerk and was promoted to various store management, district management and merchandising positions, eventually being named Albertson’s director of operations in 1991. He joined Fred Meyer, a major food and general merchandise retailer, in 1992 as vice president of the grocery department, and was promoted through the executive merchandising ranks. Mr. Duncan was named executive vice president of Fred Meyer’s food division in 1997, and in 1998, when Fred Meyer acquired Ralph’s Super Markets, Mr. Duncan was named president of the Ralph’s division. In 1999, Kroger acquired Fred Meyer (1998 sales: $15 billion). Mr. Duncan was appointed president of Fred Meyer in 2001.
Most recently, Mr. Duncan served as president and chief executive officer of Shopko Stores, Inc., a $3.2 billion (2004 sales) general merchandise retailer headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, which he joined in 2002. Shopko’s retail operations include more than 360 stores in the Midwest, Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S. Shopko announced on April 8, 2005 that it agreed to be purchased by the private equity firm of Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison.
Mr. Duncan joined OfficeMax in 2005 as president and chief executive officer. Later that year he was unanimously elected chairman by the company's board of directors.
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