Nationwide Hires Patrick Maloney as VP of Appliance Merchandising

Furniture World News Desk on 2/25/2013

Patrick Maloney


Nationwide Marketing Group announced that it has hired Patrick Maloney to fill the vacant position of Vice President of Appliance Merchandising. He joins Jeff Knock, Senior VP of Appliances and Rick Weinberg, Senior VP of Marketing, as a great addition to an industry leading team. Maloney officially started on February 22, 2013,

“Patrick brings a fundamental understanding of short and long term merchandising goals for independent retailers”, says Jeff Knock. “He will help drive continued focus on the Draw-Escape-Sell (D-E-S) model and we look forward to having him as an integral part of our appliance merchandising team.”

Maloney was previously Director of Buying Groups at Electrolux, where he worked closely with the group’s growing roster of independent retail members. Prior to his time there, Maloney worked in the retail industry for over 10 years at Best Buy and Lechmere, where he developed relationships with some of the major vendors.

“I’m really looking forward to reviving my partnerships with the vendors and building more intimate relationships with the retailers by becoming more involved in their day-to-day operations”, says Maloney.

“We are excited to bring on such a talented player that has a core understanding of the independent retail industry and the Nationwide business, and look forward to continued growth for our company”, says Dave Bilas, Executive Vice President of NMG.