{"id":19251,"date":"2026-07-24T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=19251"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:13:53","slug":"in-other-business-news-257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2026\/07\/in-other-business-news-257\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Free<\/a>\u2022 Albertsons Cos<\/strong>. will consolidate 11 divisions into four regions and centralize center store merchandising. President and Chief Financial Officer Sharon McCollam will retire later this year after a successor is named.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Giant Food<\/strong> has named Gregg Dorazio Vice President of Marketing. Dyani Hanrahan is departing at the end of the month.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Schnuck Markets<\/strong> will permanently close its Bridgeton, Missouri, warehouse on March 28, 2027, as it transitions away from operating company-owned warehouse facilities.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Beyond Juicery + Eatery<\/strong> will open a Brookhaven, Georgia, restaurant on July 25, its third location in Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Birdcall<\/strong> plans to open nearly 100 locations across six states over the next five years.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Bojangles<\/strong> opened 25 restaurants across 12 states in the first half of 2026 and is approaching its 900th location.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brasa Peruvian Kitchen<\/strong> will open its first airport location at Toronto Pearson International Airport in summer 2026.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cheba Hut<\/strong> will open its first Nebraska location in Lincoln on July 30.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chester’s Chicken<\/strong> has opened its 20th location with MFA Oil Company\u2019s Break Time convenience store chain in Piedmont, Missouri.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cousins Subs<\/strong> opened its Green Bay West location and celebrated the grand opening with community partners.<\/p>\n

\u2022 HTeaO<\/strong> will open a new store in El Campo, Texas, on August 1.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Portillo\u2019s<\/strong> has named Christopher Hansen Executive Chef and Senior Director of Culinary Innovation.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Yum! Brands<\/strong> has appointed Nai De Leon Chief People & Culture Officer, effective November 1.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ziggi\u2019s Coffee<\/strong> has named Stacey Pool Chief Growth Officer to lead expansion strategy.<\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Best Buy<\/strong> has appointed Frank Bedo as Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Patrick McGinnis as Chief Revenue Officer, Luke Motschenbacher as Chief Retail and Services Officer, Lisa Valentino as Chief Ads and Media Officer and Duane Scarboro as Chief Fulfillment and Operations Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 J. Crew<\/strong> has named Stacey Levitt Executive Vice President of E-Commerce and Digital Experience.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kate Spade<\/strong> New York has named Allison Badea Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022 PVH<\/strong> has named Alexis Rollier Chief Financial Officer, effective in early September.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Target<\/strong> has named former 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto to its Board of Directors, effective August 1.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ulta Beauty<\/strong> has named Kelly Garcia Chief Technology Officer, effective August 31.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Walmart U.S.<\/strong> Chief Operating Officer Kieran Shanahan is stepping down. Kyle Kinnard has taken over as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Walmart U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store \u2022 Albertsons Cos. will consolidate 11 divisions into four regions and centralize center store merchandising. President and Chief Financial Officer Sharon McCollam will retire later this year after a successor is named. \u2022 Giant Food has named Gregg Dorazio Vice President of Marketing. Dyani Hanrahan is departing at the end of… Continue reading In Other Business News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":18547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-with-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-19251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retail","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251","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\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19251"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19264,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19251\/revisions\/19264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}