{"id":14424,"date":"2020-12-11T09:35:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=14424"},"modified":"2020-12-11T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:35:28","slug":"datatrac-business-news-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2020\/12\/datatrac-business-news-21\/","title":{"rendered":"DATATRAC: In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Aldi<\/strong> has added 30 jobs to their Ohio corporate office.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Circle K<\/strong> will be installing more EV chargers at their locations in 2021 starting with Quebec and California.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Food Lion <\/strong>has finished remodeling their supermarkets in Maryland and the company has added more than 1,100 store employees.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Kwik Trip Inc.<\/strong> has rebranded the Stop-N-Go stores that they acquired earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Max Food Mart Inc<\/strong> has sold their assets to Classic Star Group LP.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Thornton’s<\/strong> has partnered with the Louisville Urban League to open their first nonprofit community store in Louisville, KY.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0United Refining Co.<\/strong> has acquired Acorn Markets, Inc.<\/strong> and rebranded their existing locations into Kwik Fill<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Retail<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0David’s Bridal <\/strong>has launched a new loyalty program that will reward customers with free gifts and trips.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Dollar General<\/strong> will continue their store expansion in 2021 with 1,050 new stores, 1,750 remodeled stores, and 100 relocated stores.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Do it Best Corp.<\/strong> has hired Russ Kathrein as Manager of Business Development.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0IKEA<\/strong> is discontinuing their famous home furnishing catalog. The company has seen digital sales skyrocket and has decided to shift their focus to the digital medium.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0JCPenney Company, Inc.<\/strong> has officially exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Lowe’s<\/strong> has launched a \u2018Total Home\u2019 strategy that will provide services and products that cover the entire home for amateurs and professionals alike.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Tractor Supply Co.<\/strong> has named Noni Ellison as Senior VP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. The company will also be building a new distribution center beginning in April 2021 in Navarre, Ohio.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0The Palmer-Donavin Manufacturing Co.<\/strong> has named Robert Hudgins as VP of Finance.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Westlake Ace<\/strong> has acquired 4 additional Q.P. Ace stores and will be converting them to Westlake locations while retaining the staff.<\/p>\n

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Restaurant<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Blaze Pizza<\/strong> has opened a new location in Temple, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Crave Hot Dogs & Barbecue<\/strong> has opened a new location in Canton, MI.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Doctor’s Associates Inc.<\/strong> has named Paul Fabre as Senior VP of Innovation.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0DoorDash <\/strong>made their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Dec 9.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0DQ Grill & Chill<\/strong> is opening a new location in Ardmore, OK.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0FOCUS Brands Inc.<\/strong> President and COO Kat Cole will be leaving the company at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Paris Baguette USA Inc.<\/strong> has named Mark Mele as Chief Development Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Qdoba Mexican Eats <\/strong>has named Leviathan Winn as CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Quaker Steak & Lube<\/strong> has opened a new location in Salem, OH.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Smoothie King<\/strong> plans to open 15 new stores in Chicago by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Straw Hat Pizza<\/strong> has opened a new location in Rocklin, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span>\u00a0Teriyaki Madness LLC<\/strong> has opened a new location in Overland Park, KS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store \u2022\u00a0Aldi has added 30 jobs to their Ohio corporate office. \u2022\u00a0Circle K will be installing more EV chargers at their locations in 2021 starting with Quebec and California. \u2022\u00a0Food Lion has finished remodeling their supermarkets in Maryland and the company has added more than 1,100 store employees. \u2022\u00a0Kwik Trip Inc. has… Continue reading DATATRAC: In Other Business News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-14424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}