{"id":15092,"date":"2021-06-11T09:22:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15092"},"modified":"2021-06-11T09:22:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:22:22","slug":"in-other-business-news-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/06\/in-other-business-news-5\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

<\/a>\u2022 Aldi Inc<\/strong>. plans to open four new stores in the New Orleans, LA, area.<\/p>\n

\u2022 King Kullen Grocery Co<\/strong>. Inc<\/strong>. announced Joseph Brown has been named President and COO, taking over from the retiring Brian Cullen and J. Donald Kennedy. Bernard P. Kennedy has been promoted to Exec VP, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary. Also, Albert Hesse now serves as VP of King Kullen Pharmacies.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Kroger Co<\/strong>. announced that it will hold a hiring event this week to fill 10,000 jobs across its businesses.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Kroger Co<\/strong>. opened its newest Customer Fulfillment Center in Groveland, FL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McLane Company<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. announced that Tom Zatina recently retired as Exec VP, Chief Strategy Officer and President.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rosauers Supermarkets Inc<\/strong>. announced Cliff Rigsbee is joining the company as President and CEO, succeeding Jeff Philipps who is retiring.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Stewart\u2019s Shops Corp<\/strong>. has acquired Blueox Corp<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Caleres<\/strong> has appointed Jennifer Olsen as its new Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Costco<\/strong> is opening five new stores between July and August. New stores are planned for Murfreesboro, TN, Little Rock, AZ, Moore, OK, Springfield, MO, and Naperville, IL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 CVS Health <\/strong>announced that it has opened the first MinuteClinic locations in Utah.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Do it Best Corp<\/strong>. announced Josh Bright as an IT Security Analyst, Robby Ehlerding as a Category Management Planner; Lisa Ellert as a Merchandise Coordinator for Housewares; Kari Ann Ezzell as a Merchandise Manager for Millwork, Cabinets, Flooring, and Major Appliances; Tyler Mosher as a Merchandise Manager in the Housewares; and Chelsea Ort as a Human Resources Coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u2022 GameStop Holdings Corp<\/strong>. has appointed Matt Furlong as CEO and Mike Recupero as CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 National Association of Chain Drug Stores <\/strong>has promoted Sara Roszak to Senior VP of Health and Wellness Strategy and Policy and President of the NACDS Foundation.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Express Inc<\/strong>. plans to expand its new, smaller-store format, Express Edit, with plans to have 10 Express Edit concept stores by the end of this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Five Below Inc<\/strong>. said it will add Associate Assisted Self-Checkout to be in over 60% of the company locations by the end of this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 General Nutrition Centers, Inc<\/strong>. will begin selling a select assortment of products in more than 4,000 Walmart Stores Inc<\/strong>. locations and on its website.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Orgill Inc<\/strong>. is opening a new distribution center in Rome, NY, in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pacific Sunwear of California Inc<\/strong>. announced Alfred Chang and Mike Relich will become co-CEOs of the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022 US LBM Holdings<\/strong>, LLC <\/strong>has reached an agreement to acquire J.P. Hart Lumber Co. Ltd<\/strong>., which operates eight locations across Texas.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Bad Daddy’s International <\/strong>has opened a new location in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Black Bear Diner <\/strong>has hired Chad Corrigan as VP of Franchise Sales and Development.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chipotle Mexican Grill <\/strong>has raised their menu prices by 3.5-4% in order to offset the cost of raising their average minimum wage to $15. This could be the first of multiple price hikes as the company faces increased supply chain costs.<\/p>\n

\u2022 CKE Restaurants Inc<\/strong>. has hired Matthew Wells as Chief Global Development Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Domino’s Pizza <\/strong>is selling Non-fungible tokens as promotional material using their cartoon villain, the Noid, which debuted in the 1980\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u2022 MooYah Burgers & Fries <\/strong>has opened a new franchised location in Orlando, FL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mountain Mike’s Pizza <\/strong>has opened a new location in Oceanside, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Slim Chickens <\/strong>has opened a new location in Jefferson City, MO. The company also opened their first Texas location in Waco.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pieology Pizzeria <\/strong>has hired Bijan Sami as Chief Operations and Information Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pizza Factory Inc<\/strong>. has devised a new express model with a smaller physical footprint in order to attract additional franchisees.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Taco John’s <\/strong>is planning to launch a new brand called Cluckin\u2019 John\u2019s that will focus on chicken based taco products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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