Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store
• Buc-ee’s announced Oct. 20 plans for a 74,000-square-foot travel center with 120 fueling positions in Rocky Mount, NC, which would be its second North Carolina location.
• Buehler’s Fresh Foods agreed to acquire three Sander’s Markets grocery stores in Ohio.
• Kroger unveiled three new store formats at its Oct. 20 investor day and plans to open about 110 new stores through 2029.
• Nouria Energy named Joy Almekies Director of Fresh Food and Culinary.
• Sprouts Farmers Market opened stores in Bedford, TX, and Conyers and Newnan, GA, on Oct. 16.
Restaurant
• Meritage Hospitality Group filed Oct. 21 to sell 42 Wendy’s restaurants in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee for $18.6 million as part of its Chapter 11 case.
• Pollo Campero named former CKE International COO Julio Sánchez CEO of its U.S. business.
• Sweetgreen hired former Shake Shack culinary leader John Karangis as Executive Chef and SVP of Culinary.
• Tom’s Watch Bar named Co-CEO Shannon McNiel sole CEO, effective immediately.
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe signed a 40-unit development agreement with Aurify Kingstar covering New York and Connecticut.
Retail
• David’s Bridal signed a nonbinding letter of intent to take its Pearl wedding-planning platform public through a merger with K&F Growth Acquisition Corp. II.
• Dollar Tree opened its 9,500th store, in Suffolk, VA, on Oct. 22.
• LCBO named interim leader Aaron Campbell President and CEO.
• Torrid named former Belk CFO Will Langley Interim CFO, effective Oct. 28, following the resignation of Paula Dempsey.
• Tractor Supply named former Home Depot CIO Fahim Siddiqui EVP and Chief Technology and Digital Officer, effective Oct. 26.
October 16, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Ahold Delhaize shareholders on Oct. 13 elected Thierry Garnier to the Management Board ahead ofhttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
October 9, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Ahold Delhaize USA Chief Commercial and Digital Officer Keith Nicks departed Oct. 7 after 36https://www.chainstoreguide.com.
October 2, 2026
Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store • Albertsons Companies, Inc. has named Cody Perdue Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective Oct. 1. • Big Yhttps://www.chainstoreguide.com.
