{"id":15307,"date":"2021-08-13T11:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15307"},"modified":"2021-08-13T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:26:25","slug":"in-other-business-news-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/08\/in-other-business-news-14\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Albertsons LLC<\/strong> has appointed Sharon McCollam as President and CFO, effective Sept. 7. She succeeds Bob Dimond, who is retiring.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Amazon.com Inc<\/strong>. reported it is expanding its faster same-day delivery service to six new cities: Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Foxtrot Ventures Inc<\/strong>. has launched Foxtrot Anywhere, a delivery platform that will allow its goods to be offered nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Global Partners LP<\/strong> has acquired 13 Mac\u2019s Market convenience stores from Sherman V. Allen Inc<\/strong>. The stores are located in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts and sell CITGO-branded fuels.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Presidente Supermarkets Inc<\/strong>. plans to open seven stores and debut a new wholesale format in Florida by the end of this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Speedway LLC<\/strong> reported it has put 166 former Speedway, SuperAmerica, Hess and Tesoro gas station sites in 22 states up for sale.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Arlington Coal & Lumber Co<\/strong>. Inc<\/strong>. announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase Friend Lumber Co. Inc.<\/strong> which has two locations in Burlington, MA, and Hudson, NH.<\/p>\n

\u2022 CVS Health<\/strong> is launching a new health care benefit called Aetna Virtual Primary Care.<\/p>\n

\u2022 David’s Bridal<\/strong> has promoted Heather Braddock to the newly created role of VP, Digital Solutions. Additionally, Andrea Dauphinee has been promoted to Senior VP, Human Resources, Heather McReynolds to VP, GMM, Bridal and Dresses, and Rich McGrath to VP, Learning, Development and Field Human Resources.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dollar Tree Stores Inc<\/strong>. is hosting an in-person hiring event on August 14 at all of its 26 distribution centers in the USA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeld-Wen Holding Inc<\/strong>. announced the appointment of Colleen Penhall as VP of Global Corporate Communications.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kohl’s Corporation<\/strong> and Sephora USA Inc<\/strong>. announced more than 70 of the first Sephora at Kohl’s locations will open starting August 20. The retailers announced the partnership late last year, and plan to open 200 locations this fall.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Levi Strauss & Co<\/strong>. announced it has acquired yoga apparel brand Beyond Yoga, adding active-wear to the company\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Party City Holdco Inc<\/strong>. announced it plans to open 80 or 100 seasonal Halloween stores this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Smoker Friendly International LLC<\/strong> has acquired 21 Smoke\u2019 N Go tobacco stores in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co<\/strong>. reported that it has completed its purchase of Metro Building Products, based in Marietta, GA.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Church’s Chicken<\/strong> has hired Claudia Lezcano as VP of Brand Strategy & Activation and Sarah Whiticar as VP of Global Business Intelligence & Product Development.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Curry Up Now<\/strong> is opening a new location in Dallas, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Firehouse Subs<\/strong> has opened a new location in Springdale, AR. The new restaurant is also the first one in the state to feature the company\u2019s new community restaurant design.<\/p>\n

\u2022 IHOP Restaurant<\/strong> is testing the sale of alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and mimosas.<\/p>\n

\u2022 JINYA Holdings<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. will be opening a new location in Charlotte, NC.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Marco’s Pizza<\/strong> is planning to add five new franchised restaurants to the Cleveland area by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pizza Guys<\/strong> has opened a new location in Atwater, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pizza Hut<\/strong> and Beyond meat are launching a meatless pepperoni pizza.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Pokeworks <\/strong>has promoted Steve Heely to CEO. Former CEO Mike Wu is stepping down to become the company\u2019s Chief of Culinary.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Simply Southern Restaurant Group LLC<\/strong> has opened a new location in Knoxville, TN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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