{"id":15249,"date":"2021-07-30T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15249"},"modified":"2021-07-30T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:07:07","slug":"in-other-business-news-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/07\/in-other-business-news-12\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Circle K Stores Inc<\/strong>. is partnering with Bitcoin Depot to produce a Bitcoin ATM network across the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Kroger Co<\/strong>. has hired Lori Raya as President of its Mid-Atlantic Division, taking over for Paula Ginnett, who has been promoted to Group VP of Retail Operations. Keith Shoemaker was named as President of the Dallas division.<\/p>\n

\u2022 QuikTrip Corp<\/strong>. announced it has opened its 900th store location.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Save-A-Lot Holdings<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. announced Kenneth McGrath, CEO, is leaving the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC<\/strong> announced it plans to have more than 50 electric vehicle charging stations at its store locations across the Northeast by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 United Dairy Farmers<\/strong> is working with car wash brand Carriage House to launch Carriage House Express Wash at 12 UDF locations with existing car washes across Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati area.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wegmans Food Markets Inc.<\/strong> announced it will open its first Manhattan location in the second half of 2023.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Abercrombie & Fitch Co<\/strong>. announced that Samir Desai has been named Chief Digital and Technology Officer, a new role for the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Amazon<\/strong>.com Inc<\/strong>. opened a new Amazon Fresh store in Washington, DC. It\u2019s the company\u2019s first with fully autonomous checkout.<\/p>\n

\u2022 At Home Group Inc<\/strong>. reported it has been acquired by a private equity firm and is now a private company. The company opened three stores in July, in CA, MD, and NJ.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dollar General Corp<\/strong>. is combining its DG Market store format with its pOpshelf format. The retailer is opening two stores in TN, and 4 more are currently under construction in AL and SC. The company plans to have 25 Dollar General and pOpshelf combination stores, as well as up to an additional 50 pOpshelf freestanding locations in various markets by the end of fiscal year 2021.<\/p>\n

\u2022 TechStyle Fashion Group<\/strong> is entering the resale market in collaboration with ThredUp Inc<\/strong>., both online and in-store.<\/p>\n

\u2022 GameStop Holdings Corp<\/strong>. said it will change the name of its EB Games stores in Canada to the GameStop brand by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Macy’s Inc<\/strong>. announced that it has named Prabhakar Iyer VP, Treasury and Corporate Development.<\/p>\n

\u2022 R<\/strong>.P<\/strong>. Lumber Co<\/strong>. Inc<\/strong>. announced it has acquired Malcom Lumber, with 2 locations in Illiniois.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rue21 <\/strong>said it plans to open 15 stores before the end of the year in FL, GA, MD, MA, MI, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX, and WI.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vitamin Shoppe Industries<\/strong> reported it is opening three franchise stores in the Texas. The stores are expected to open within nine months.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Caribou Coffee<\/strong> is committing to only using cage-free eggs by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Friendly’s <\/strong>has hired Roberto De Angelis as Chief Experience Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 JuiceLand<\/strong> has hired Angela Shaw as Chief People Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ledo Pizza<\/strong> has opened a new location in Chambersburg, PA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McDonald’s Corporation<\/strong> has promoted Manu Steijaert to the role of Global Chief Customer Officer. Steijaert is the first person to take the role and the company has created a customer experience team. The fast food chain has also replaced their BTS meal famous order with a meal inspired by hip-hop artist Saweetie.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mountain Mike’s Pizza<\/strong> is opening a new location in Clovis, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits<\/strong> has added chicken nuggets to their menu.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Simply Southern Restaurant Group LLC<\/strong> has opened a new Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in LaGrange, GA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Slim Chickens<\/strong> has opened a new location in Bartlett, TN.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Starbucks Corporation<\/strong> has partnered with Nestle to bring ready-to-drink beverages to Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Latin America.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Taco Bell<\/strong> has expanded their rewards program and they are offering free tacos.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Cheesecake Factory<\/strong> is planning to launch a new rewards program sometime next year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Great Greek Mediterranean<\/strong> Grill has hired Bob Andersen as Brand President.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Twin Peaks Restaurant<\/strong> is opening a new restaurant in Cypress Creek, FL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wingstop<\/strong> is contemplating raising menu prices to deal with inflated costs of chicken wings.<\/p>\n

\u2022 YUM! Brands Inc.<\/strong> has moved their target of gender parity in leadership positions from 2030 to 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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