Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store
• Aldi Inc. will open its first store in the state of Maine later this month. The 25,000 sq. ft. store will be in the city of Portland.
• Brookshire Grocery Co. announced its Chairman and CEO, Bradley Brookshire, has retired. The company said Jerry LeClair will assume the role of interim CEO.
• QuikTrip Corp. recently opened its 1,200th convenience store. The retailer plans to open more than 80 new locations in 2026.
• Rhodes Convenience Stores announced Robert Cisneros will take on the role of President of the company, effective April 1.
Restaurant
• Brinker International Inc. has promoted George Felix to Exec VP, Chief Marketing Officer.
• GoTo Foods has announced the appointment of Brett Ubl as CFO. The company also announced Francisco Bram has been promoted to Chief Growth Officer.
• Papa John’s International, Inc. announced it plans to close 300 underperforming locations by 2027.
• Red Lobster Seafood Co. has announced Brad Hill will join the company as its new CFO and Exec VP. Kristen Briede will join the company as Chief Global Development Officer.
Retail
• Bealls Inc. has named David Brown as its new VP of Store Operations.
• Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. plans to open 20 warehouse stores in 2026.
• Leslie’s Poolmart Inc. reportedly closed 80 underperforming store locations in its first quarter.
• Nordstrom Inc. plans to open 22 new Nordstrom Rack stores in CA, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MO, NJ, OH, PA, TN, UT, VA and WA, in 2026.
• Playa Bowls plans to open 20 new locations in the first quarter of this year.
• Restaurant Brands International reported it plans to open between 300 and 400 new restaurants in the United States and Canada per year, through 2028.
• Uniqlo is opening three new locations in New York City over the next few weeks.
• Warby Parker Inc. plans to open 50 new store locations this year.
• Wayfair Inc. will open its second Wayfair store later this month. The 150,000 sq. ft. location is in Atlanta, GA.
• Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has promoted Abby Teisch to the role of Chief Marketing Officer.
February 27, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Fareway Stores Inc. has promoted Jeff Dighton to Senior VP Finance and Treasurer. Roxanne Kanne-Roush hashttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
February 20, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Buc-ee’s Ltd. will open its first store in Ohio in April. The 74,000 sq. ft. travelhttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
February 13, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • The American Frozen Food Institute has promoted Adrienne Seiling to COO and Director of Strategic Initiatives.https://www.chainstoreguide.com.
