{"id":15325,"date":"2021-08-20T12:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15325"},"modified":"2021-08-20T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:28:08","slug":"in-other-business-news-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/08\/in-other-business-news-15\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u2022 Aldi Inc<\/strong>. will host a National Hiring Week from September 20 to 24, with plans to hire more than 20,000 new store and warehouse employees.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fareway Stores Inc<\/strong>. promoted Garrett S. Piklapp to President, and Michael J. McCormick to Chief Retail Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Giant Eagle Market Inc<\/strong>. has started allowing customers to use PayPal and Venmo to pay for orders in its stores.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wegmans Food Markets Inc<\/strong>. announced it has promoted Nicole Wegman to President of the Wegmans brand, a newly created position.<\/p>\n

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Abercrombie & Fitch Co<\/strong>. announced Zappos.com<\/strong> will be the retailer\u2019s exclusive U.S. e-commerce partner, starting with women\u2019s and kids\u2019 products. In addition, Abercrombie in collaboration with Zappos is launching a footwear collection for women.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Adidas<\/strong> is selling Reebok<\/strong> to Authentic Brands Group.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Altar’d State<\/strong> said it plans to open its first standalone Arula store in October, with more locations to follow.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Amazon.com Inc<\/strong>. is opening six new buildings in Florida, a robotics fulfillment center and five new delivery stations in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Builders FirstSource, Inc<\/strong>. reported that it has acquired WTS Paradigm, LLC, a software solutions and services provider.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Inc<\/strong>. has redesigned its Golf Galaxy store in Framingham, MA, and will reopen it on August 28 under the new banner Golf Galaxy Performance Center.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Frank and Oak<\/strong> announced it will open its first U.S. store in New York City this fall.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Glossier Inc<\/strong>. recently opened a new store in Seattle, WA. The retailer plans to open a new location in Los Angeles, CA, in the fall.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hudson\u2019s Bay Company<\/strong> reported it plans to separate its Hudson\u2019s Bay stores and e-commerce business into two separate businesses. The stores will operate as Hudson\u2019s Bay. The retailer\u2019s e-commerce entity will operate as The Bay.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Macy\u2019s Inc<\/strong>. is partnering with Toys R Us to offer shop-in-shops inside more than 400 Macy\u2019s store locations next year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Neiman Marcus Group<\/strong> has appointed Renee Paradise as Senior VP of Digital Business and Customer Strategy.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Walgreens Boots Alliance<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. recently introduced the myWalgreens Mastercard and MyWalgreens Credit Card.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Walgreens Boots Alliance<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. has opened three Village Medical primary care clinics at Walgreens locations in the Orlando, FL, area with plans to add seven more by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Walmart Stores Inc<\/strong>. reported it has hired Matt Miner as Exec VP, Chief Ethics Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Another Broken Egg Caf\u00e9<\/strong> will be opening a new restaurant in Indianapolis, IN, next week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Captain D’s Seafood<\/strong> has opened a new location in Clarksdale, MS.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chipotle Mexican Grill<\/strong> is testing a new plant-based chorizo in Denver and Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Freddy’s Frozen Custards & Steakburgers<\/strong> has moved co-founder Scott Redler to the position of Chief Experience officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Greens Restaurant Group LLC<\/strong> has hired Wouleta Ayele as Chief Technology Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jack in the Box<\/strong> has signed 16 new franchise development agreements and the company plans to build 64 new locations in Arizona, California, Idaho, Texas, and Utah.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Marco’s Pizza<\/strong> has promoted Keith Sizemore to VP of Development.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McDonald’s Corporation<\/strong> will be adding a glazed donut to their menu as a limited time offering.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Potbelly Corporation<\/strong> has hired David Daniels as Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wingstop<\/strong> has promoted Stacy Peterson to Executive VP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer; Marisa Carona has been promoted to Senior VP and Chief Growth Officer; and Stevie Benjamin has been promoted to Senior VP of Digital Marketing.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Twin Peaks Restaurant<\/strong> has continued their international expansion by opening a second location in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Zaxby’s<\/strong> has jumped on the recent trend of signing college athletes by making University of Georgia\u2019s J.T. Daniels their brand ambassador for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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