In Other Business News

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

• Brookshire Grocery Co., FreshDirect Inc., Harps Food Stores Inc. and Market of Choice have recently partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery options to their customers.

• Nugget Market Inc. recently opened a new 43,000 sq. ft. location in Rocklin, CA.

• Royal Farms reported it will open its first convenience store in South Carolina in May. The new store will be in Myrtle Beach.

• Tom Thumb Food Stores Inc. recently opened a new 59,000 sq. ft. convenience store in Midlothian, TX.

Restaurant

• Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii plans to open a new store in Gulf Shores, AL, in early June. The company plans to open 10 locations in the area, and a total of 30 new locations this year.

• Bojangles Restaurants Inc. recently opened its first restaurant in Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City.

• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. announced Fernando Machado has been named Chief Brand Officer, effective June 1. The company also named Arlie Sisson as its Chief Digital Officer.

• Diversified Restaurant Group, LLC has promoted Todd Kelly to its new Brand President. The company promoted Tom Douglas to the role of COO. Jason Dunn was appointed as Chief Restaurant Officer.

• Mountain Mike’s Pizza has promoted Ryan Lulow to role of CFO.

• Taco John’s International Inc. reported it has named Ian Poole as its new VP of Development.

Retail

• Bath & Body Works has named Veronique Gabai-Pinsky as its first Chief Brand & Product Officer, effective May 18.

• Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. announced that Kyla Robinson has been appointed as its new Chief Technology Transformation Officer.

• Claire’s Holding LLC announced it is relocating its headquarters from Hoffman Estates, IL, to Rosemont, IL. The new space is expected to open in early 2027.

• Jill, Inc. has named Kimberly Wallengren as Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer.

• Lowe’s Companies Inc. reported it will open five new stores this year.

• New Era Cap Co., Inc. reported it recently opened a flagship store in New York City, NY.