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Joel D. Anderson President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Anderson, 59, has served as a director since February 2015, when he was appointed to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer.
- Finding A Competitive Edge
- Rich in Leadership Experience
- Life Lessons
- Defining Values
- Joel Anderson: Keys
Key to Five Below's success in its space is what Anderson sees as its competitive edge. "We're in the value space and wake up every day trying to deliver more value," said Anderson. "We also have to have a great store experience — with music playing and associates who have energy and bounce. At the heart of our competitive edge is some retailers ar...
Anderson, 54, came to Five Below rich in leadership experience. Most recently he was president and CEO of Walmart.com, the multibillion-dollar U.S. dot-com unit of Walmart (WMT), from 2011 to 2014. Before then, he was divisional senior vice president of the Northern Plains division of Walmart from 2010 to 2011. Before joining Walmart, he was presid...
His father was a minister and his mother was the type of person who greeted every visitor and invited people with no place to go on holidays into their home. "From that you learn empathy and servant leadership," said Anderson. Other life lessons came from tragedy; Anderson's oldest child died 11 years ago. "It puts life and what's really important ...
Anderson says he and his team spent his first year at Five Below defining the company's values and the behaviors needed to live up to them. They ended up with these: "Wow our customers; unleash your passion; hold the penny hostage; work hard, have fun, build a career and achieve the impossible." Anderson says his favorite value is "unleash your pas...
Vaulted Five Below to a top retail industry performer and a strong competitor. Overcame: The retail dominance of Amazon.com, and oversaw the transition of Five Below from a small company that had recently gone public to one going nationwide. Lesson: "If you only focus on the head and not the heart, you won't be as successful." MORE ABOUT LEADERS & ...
Oct 13, 2021 · Published Oct 13, 2021. Five Below, Inc. President and CEO Joel Anderson will be celebrated at the NRF Foundation Honors as one of the dynamic leaders on The List of People Shaping Retail’s Future 2022. He reflects on more than 20 years in the industry, from the keys to succeeding in retail to how to bring calm when there’s chaos and more.
Joel D Anderson is President/CEO at Five Below Inc. See Joel D Anderson's compensation, career history, education, & memberships.
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Mar 30, 2022 · Joel Anderson, President and CEO of Five Below, stated, “We were very pleased with our fourth quarter results that capped off a record year. We delivered sales growth in line with our expectations against the difficult comparison to last year's stimulus-fueled comparable sales increase of 13.8%, and despite the impact of weather in January.
Dec 1, 2022 · Cramer interviewed Five Below CEO Joel Anderson on Thursday. Thu, Dec 1 20227:15 PM EST.
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