{"id":17742,"date":"2024-09-06T10:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=17742"},"modified":"2024-09-06T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T14:01:20","slug":"in-other-business-news-168","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2024\/09\/in-other-business-news-168\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Aldi Inc<\/strong>. announced that it plans to hire more than 13,000 new employees as it prepares for the upcoming holiday season.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Foxtrot Ventures Inc <\/strong>recently re-opened a location in Chicago, IL. The company plans to open more of its former stores soon, in IL and TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Grocery Outlet Holding Corp<\/strong>. has launched a new private label program, called GO Brands.<\/p>\n

\u2022 National Grocers Association<\/strong> has hired David Cutler as VP of Media Relations and Public Affairs, and Dean Longhofer as Senior Manager for Membership and Data Management.<\/p>\n

\u2022 TrueNorth Energy<\/strong> has acquired 15 convenience stores from Wagner Oil Co<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Retail<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 1-800 FLOWERS<\/strong>.com Inc<\/strong>. announced Bill Shea will retire as CFO, effective Dec. 29. James Langrock has been appointed to replace him at that time.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Academy Sports & Outdoors<\/strong> is planning to open nine stores in the third quarter of this year, including locations in Ft. Birmingham, AL, Myers, FL, and Bloomington, IN.<\/p>\n

\u2022 American Eagle Outfitters Inc<\/strong>. recently opened new store Todd Snyder locations in Larkspur, CA, and New York City, NY. The retailer has plans to open another five stores by the first half of next year. They will be located in California, Chestnut Hill, MA, and Nashville, TN, as well as two other locations not yet announced.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cardinal Health Inc<\/strong>. recently opened its new 350,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Greenville, SC.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Carter Lumber Co<\/strong>. has opened a new lumberyard in Columbia, SC.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Inc<\/strong>. recently opened its 15th<\/sup> Dick’s House of Sport location. The retailer plans to open five more of the stores by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Do it Best Corp<\/strong>. has promoted Lauren Wilson to Division Purchasing Manager of Building Materials.<\/p>\n

\u2022 LL Flooring Holdings, Inc<\/strong>. is going out of business. The company announced closing sales will begin at all its stores this week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rite Aid Corporation<\/strong> announced it has exited bankruptcy and is no longer a public company. The retailer also announced the appointment of Matt Schroeder as its new CEO. Jeffrey Stein has left the company.<\/p>\n

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Restaurant<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 BJ\u2019s Restaurants<\/strong> has named Lyle Tick as President and Chief Concept Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 BurgerFi<\/strong> has received two deficiency notices from Nasdaq for failing to file their quarterly reports on time and failing to replace resigned board directors. If the company does not submit a plan to correct these deficiencies within 90 days, they will be delisted from the Nasdaq stock market.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chipotle<\/strong> has partnered with Spirit Halloween to release a costume collection based on the company\u2019s social media channels.<\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/strong>Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has pledged increase the tax break for restaurant startups to $50,000 up from the current $5,000.<\/p>\n

\u2022 First Watch<\/strong> has named Rob Conti as Chief Information Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nothing Bundt Cakes<\/strong> has hired Wanda Williams as Chief Operating Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 TopGolf<\/strong> will be spun off from parent company Callaway in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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