{"id":15422,"date":"2021-09-17T11:42:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15422"},"modified":"2021-09-17T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:42:07","slug":"in-other-business-news-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/09\/in-other-business-news-19\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Ahold-Delhaize<\/strong> has appointed Dave Bass to lead online grocer FreshDirect as Managing Director.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Hy-Vee Inc<\/strong>. announced Jason Farver has joined the company as President of Perishable Distributors of Iowa, a fresh and frozen food distribution subsidiary.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Mercury Fuel Service Inc<\/strong>. has exited the convenience store industry with the sale of its remaining stores to Sam\u2019s Food Stores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Publix Super Markets Inc<\/strong>. announced that John Goff has been appointed to the role of Senior VP of Retail Operations, effective Jan. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Rite Aid Corporation<\/strong> reported it is moving its corporate headquarters to Philadelphia, PA. The new headquarters is projected to open in the first half of 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Trader Joe\u2019s Co<\/strong>. recently opened new store locations in Halfmoon, NY, Morrisville, NC, and Colorado Springs, CO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0United Natural Foods Inc<\/strong>. announced the promotion of Steve Dietz to the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer, effective October 1.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Wegmans Food Markets Inc<\/strong>. has announced it will open three new stores in 2022 in Alexandria, VA, Washington, DC, and Wilmington, DE.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022\u00a0ABC Carpet & Home<\/strong> has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to sell itself.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Carr Hardware & Supply Co<\/strong>. Inc<\/strong>. reported it is acquiring Lee Hardware True Value<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Do it Best Corp<\/strong>. announced the promotions of John Branigan to National Retail Performance Manager, Justin Hanford to DMM, and Jennifer Pettibone as a Category Manager.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Floor & Decor Outlets of America<\/strong> has recently opened its 150th location. The new 80,000 sq. ft. store is in South Austin, TX. The retailer plans to open a 79,000 sq. ft. store in Bohemia, NY, and another 79,000 sq. ft. location in Naples, FL, this week.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Jil Sander America<\/strong> reported that Ubaldo Minelli has been appointed as CEO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Kohl\u2019s Corporation<\/strong> announced it will host two national hiring events, September 16 to 18 and October 21 to 23, during which it plans to hire 90,000 new employees.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0LL Flooring<\/strong> announced that it has opened six new locations, including three showroom-only concept stores, in FL, MA, TN, TX, and VA.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Party City <\/strong>Holdco Inc<\/strong>. reported it is looking to hire approximately 17,000 seasonal workers in preparation for the Halloween season.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Tailored Brands, Inc<\/strong>. announced Scott Vifquain as its Exec VP and Chief Technology Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Hot Topic Inc<\/strong>. announced it plans to open about 25 Torrid stores annually going forward.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc<\/strong>. has opened 18 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in Arizona, with plans for four more locations open by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Walmart Stores Inc<\/strong>. reported it has teamed up with Ford Motor Company and Argo AI to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, FL, Austin, TX, and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022\u00a0Coolgreens <\/strong>is planning to open two new locations in Florida later this year.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Del Taco<\/strong> has launched a new loyalty rewards program called \u201cDel Yeah Rewards\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Dog Haus International LLC<\/strong> has signed a franchise agreement to open two new Michigan locations in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Dutch Bros<\/strong>. Coffee<\/strong> has raised $484 million for their IPO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Fazoli’s <\/strong>has opened a new location in Zanesville, OH.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0JINYA Holdings<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. has launched new menu items that are made with Impossible Meat.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Mountain Mike’s Pizza<\/strong> has opened a new location in Red Bluff, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Tropical Smoothie Caf\u00e9<\/strong> has promoted Richard Key as Chief Operations Officer. The company has also partnered with Flybuy<\/strong> to help streamline their off premise delivery orders.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Twin Peaks Restaurant<\/strong> has opened a new location in Burleson, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Walk-On’s Enterprises<\/strong> has signed a franchise agreement to bring locations to Kansas in 2022. The company also signed another agreement to open a Georgia location sometime next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Party City Holdco Inc<\/strong>. reported it is looking to hire…<\/p>\n

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