{"id":15691,"date":"2021-12-10T10:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15691"},"modified":"2021-12-10T10:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T15:03:16","slug":"in-other-business-news-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/12\/in-other-business-news-30\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u2022 GPM Investments LLC<\/strong> has added Justin Odom to its team as Senior Category Manager.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jewel-Osco<\/strong> recently opened its first automated micro-fulfillment center in Westmont, IL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Publix Super Markets Inc.<\/strong> will open its second store location in the state of Kentucky in the first quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Raley’s Family of Fine Stores<\/strong> has promoted Laura Croff to Chief Human Resources Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sheetz Inc.<\/strong> has promoted Travis Sheetz to the role of President and CEO. The previous CEO, Joseph Sheetz, has become Executive Vice Chairman.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Southwest Convenience Stores LLC<\/strong> has acquired Quik Mart Stores Inc., a chain of 17 convenience stores in the Tucson, AZ.<\/p>\n

\u2022 United Natural Foods Inc.<\/strong> has promoted Bob Garibaldi to the role of President, Pacific Region.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club Inc.<\/strong> will open a new store location in South Fayette Township, PA, this week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/strong>Concord Lumber Corporation announced that it will now operate under the corporate name of Concord Building & Design Center.<\/strong> The Concord Lumber and Littleton Lumber brands will be named Concord Lumber & Design Center, The Kitchen Works location will become Concord Kitchen & Design Center, and Forester Moulding & Millwork will be called Concord Millwork & Design Center.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Discount Tire Company<\/strong> is acquiring Tire Rack.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Do it Best Corp.<\/strong> announced the promotions of Dave Grames to Warehouse Manager, Mary Hensley to Scrum Master, Sam Huff to IT Analyst, Josh Kennedy to Software Engineer, and Dan Sloat to Software Engineer. The company also announced John Furrow has joined as Credit Manager and Jen Nordmann as Operations Analyst.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dollar General Corp.<\/strong> plans to open up to 10 store locations in Mexico in 2022. The retailer is also testing an in-store Popshelf format. It has opened 14 Popshelf shops inside DG Markets and is targeting a total of approximately 1,000 Popshelf locations by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Lids Sports Group<\/strong> is expanding internationally with the opening of its first stores in Europe. The retailer recently opened a store in London and plans three additional locations in the U.K. this month.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McCoy\u2019s Building Supply<\/strong> has promoted Corey Elmore to Regional Manager.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recreational Equipment Inc.<\/strong> has appointed Cameron Janes to the new position of Chief Commercial Officer, effective Jan. 3.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Shoe Carnival Inc.<\/strong> has acquired Shoe Station Inc.<\/strong>, which operates 21 stores in five states.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sportsman\u2019s Warehouse Holdings Inc.<\/strong> announced its planned merger with Bass Pro Shops<\/strong> was canceled.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tiffany & Co.<\/strong> has opened a new 4,000 sq. ft. location at American Dream in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tractor Supply Co.<\/strong> recently reached a company milestone by opening its 2,000th store location in White House, TN.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Walmart Stores Inc.<\/strong> plans to open a new high-tech fulfillment center in Lebanon, TN. The 925,000 sq. ft. automated facility will be the retailer\u2019s first fulfillment center in the state.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wayfair LLC<\/strong> plans to open three new store locations in Massachusetts next year. The retailer will open two stores under its AllModern brand and one store under its Joss & Main brand.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Domino’s Pizza<\/strong> has promoted three employees to the roles of Senior VP. Kate Trumbull is Senior VP of Brand and Product Innovation, Christopher Thomas-Moore is Senior VP of Customer and Store Experience, and Juan Joachin is Senior VP of Finance.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fat Brands<\/strong> has opened a new co-branded Fatburger and Buffalo\u2019s Express in Greenbrier, AR.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fazoli’s<\/strong> has opened a new location in McMinnville, TN.<\/p>\n

\u2022 HOA Restaurant Group<\/strong> has promoted Monica Fleury to VP of Brand Marketing.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jack in the Box<\/strong> has purchased Del Taco for $575 million and the deal is expected to close early next year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 KFC<\/strong> has brought back their chicken-scented firelogs for sale at Walmart.com.<\/strong> The company is also offering a sweepstakes that includes a two-night stay in the luxury \u201cKFC Firelog Cabin\u201d as the prize.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McDonald’s<\/strong> will invest $250 million over the next five years in an attempt to increase the diversity of the company\u2019s franchisees. The company will reduce upfront equity requirements and will use the investment to provide franchises additional paths to financing.<\/p>\n

\u2022 P.F. Chang’s<\/strong> has opened an online retail store that will sell clothing and cookware.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Shipley Do-Nuts<\/strong> has hired bob McGahan as CFO.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Starbucks<\/strong> is currently facing a union vote from several stores in the buffalo area. If the vote passes they would be the first Starbucks stores to unionize.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Teriyaki Madness<\/strong> has signed a franchise agreement to bring three shops to Charlotte by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Torchy’s Tacos<\/strong> has partnered with DailyPay in order to offer employees on-demand pay instead of weekly paychecks.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Zaxby’s<\/strong> has opened a new location in Rincon, GA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store \u2022 GPM Investments LLC has added Justin Odom to its team as Senior Category Manager. \u2022 Jewel-Osco recently opened its first automated micro-fulfillment center in Westmont, IL. \u2022 Publix Super Markets Inc. will open its second store location in the state of Kentucky in the first quarter of 2024. \u2022 Raley’s… Continue reading In Other Business News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-15691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}