Vermont Business Magazine The Orton family, proprietors of The Vermont Country Store, announced today that the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Jim Hall has been promoted to president of the 70-year-old business. “Our family has been very impressed with Jim’s skills and successes in his role as COO, and we are thrilled to offer him the opportunity to lead our company,” said Eliot Orton, chairman of the company’s board of directors. “We are confident that he is the right person with the right vision to take the success we’ve achieved in our first 70 years and grow it for future generations.”
Jim Hall
“I am honored that the Ortons have placed their confidence in me to lead the family business they have owned and operated for three generations,” said Hall. “The Vermont Country Store’s strength and success is rooted in its Vermont heritage and ‘storekeeper’ shopping experience. I am looking forward to furthering that success by leveraging these strengths with the support of our talented employees.”
It was also announced that Chris Vickers, the company’s President and CEO since 2013 has resigned. “Chris has played a key role in keeping The Vermont Country Store healthy during a difficult period for many catalog companies,” said Eliot Orton. “We appreciate the leadership and resolve he has shown in taking on the challenges facing a multi-channel retail company like ours. I know that Chris will show the same dedication in his future endeavors.”
“I am very proud of the advances we made during my time with The Vermont Country Store, while staying true to the company’s values and heritage,” said Chris Vickers. “I wish Jim the best in leading the company for many years to come.”
About The Vermont Country Store
Founded in 1946, and now in its third generation of family ownership, The Vermont Country Store is nationally famous as The Purveyors of the Practical and Hard-to-Find, serving customers nationwide through its catalogs, online, and at two historic retail stores in Weston and Rockingham, Vt.
Source: The Vermont Country Store 9.15.2016