Muriel Gonzalez, president of The Vitamin Shoppe, has retired from the health and wellness specialty chain , WWD has learned.
Gonzalez’ retirement triggered the promotion of Jack Gayton, a seven-year veteran of The Vitamin Shoppe, to senior vice president of merchandising, leading the company’s merchant and product development organization. He was previously vice president and general merchandise manager.
“Jack is an outstanding merchant with strong commercial instincts, a deep understanding of our customer, and a proven ability to identify the brands, products, and trends shaping health and wellness,” said Sharon Leite, chief executive officer of The Vitamin Shoppe. “We are pleased to recognize and promote talent from within, and Jack’s advancement reflects the meaningful impact he has had across our merchandising organization. I have tremendous confidence in his leadership.”
Since joining The Vitamin Shoppe in 2019, Gayton has taken on increasing responsibility across the merchant team, “cultivating key brand relationships and consistently bringing distinctive products to customers,” the company indicated. He is credited with helping to establish The Vitamin Shoppe as a launch pad for new and exclusive products from such brands as Barebells, Clean Simple Eats, David Protein, Ghost, Gorilla Mind, MaryRuth’s, Raw Nutrition, and Transparent Labs, among others.
