{"id":17849,"date":"2024-10-25T10:10:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=17849"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T14:10:38","slug":"in-other-business-news-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2024\/10\/in-other-business-news-174\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Amazon.com Inc<\/strong>. recently opened its first Amazon Grocery store. The 3,800 sq. ft. location is in Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hy-Vee Inc<\/strong>. reported Donna Tweeten has announced her retirement as President, effective Jan. 24, 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Save-A-Lot Holdings, Inc<\/strong>. is opening a new grocery store concept, called Ahorra Mucho, that is focused on the needs of Hispanic shoppers.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sheetz Inc<\/strong>. is opening a new distribution center in Findlay, OH, that is projected to open in 2026.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC<\/strong> reported it will close seven supermarkets in Massachusetts next week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wawa Inc<\/strong>. will open its first convenience store in Georgia next month.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 BuyBuy Baby<\/strong> reported it is closing all its store locations by the end of the year and plans to be a digital brand only.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Carter Lumber Co<\/strong>. has acquired Townsend Building Supply Inc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Container Store Inc<\/strong>. announced it will soon offer Bed Bath & Beyond branded bedroom, bath and kitchen products at its stores.<\/p>\n

\u2022 CVS Health<\/strong> has named David Joyner as President and CEO, replacing Karen Lynch, who has stepped down.<\/p>\n

\u2022 H & M Group<\/strong> is opening five new store locations this fall in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kirkland\u2019s Inc<\/strong>. will reportedly open smaller format Bed Bath & Beyond stores, in 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The North Face Inc<\/strong>. plans to open a new 5,000 sq. ft. store in New York City by late 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recreational Equipment Inc<\/strong>. announced it plans to open eight new store locations in CA, CO, NY, UT, TX, and WA in the next couple years.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rural King Supply<\/strong> is opening a new location in Bainbridge, GA. It’s the first store in the state for the company.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc<\/strong>. reported it plans to open 200 new stores over the next three years.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Chipotle<\/strong> is implementing an AI platform in their hiring process in order to increase efficiency.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Denny\u2019s<\/strong> has closed around 75 of the 150 units they intend to close by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dine Brands<\/strong> has named Patrick Kirk as President of Fuzzy\u2019s Taco Shop.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jimmy John\u2019s<\/strong> is temporarily altering their menu by offering sandwiches with giant pickles in place of bread.<\/p>\n

\u2022 McDonald’s<\/strong> has faced an E. coli outbreak caused by the onions used in their Quarter Pounders. The supplier has recalled the product and McDonald\u2019s has removed the burger from the menu in 12 states.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Qdoba<\/strong> has named Kevin Carroll as Chief Operating Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Red Lobster<\/strong> has named Nichole Robillard as Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rock N Roll Sushi<\/strong> is testing a new type of location that will open inside of a Florida Walmart.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Shari\u2019s Caf\u00e9 and Pies<\/strong> have suddenly closed all remaining locations in Oregon. The closing of these remaining locations appears to signify the end of the brand.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Taco Bell<\/strong> is creating a limited time Decades Menu that will feature a popular item from each decade between 1960 and 2010. The company is also launching a merchandise line with the promotion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Wingstop<\/strong> has become the official chicken sponsor of the NBA.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Yum Brands<\/strong> is pulling onions that came from the same supplier that was involved in the McDonald\u2019s E. coli outbreak. The move was taken as a precaution, and it will affect some Taco Bell, Pizza Hut<\/strong>, and KFC <\/strong>locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store \u2022 Amazon.com Inc. recently opened its first Amazon Grocery store. The 3,800 sq. ft. location is in Chicago, IL. \u2022 Hy-Vee Inc. reported Donna Tweeten has announced her retirement as President, effective Jan. 24, 2025. \u2022 Save-A-Lot Holdings, Inc. is opening a new grocery store concept, called Ahorra Mucho, that is… 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-17849","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\/17849","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=17849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}