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Gelson’s debuts ‘premium’ c-store banner
(grocerydive.com - 10/17/2024)The Southern California grocer’s first ReCharge site offers 40 car chargers and a store that’s designed for customers to dine and browse ...
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Wild Eggs has acquired St. Louis-based Crazy Bowls & Wraps
(restaurant-hospitality.com - 10/17/2024)Crazy Bowls & Wraps was founded in 1994 in the St. Louis metro area and now operates 16 stores serving customizable bowls and wraps ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond brand is coming back to physical stores
(foxbusiness.com - 10/16/2024)Under this new partnership, the companies will utilize a section within the Container Store’s real estate locations to showcase the Bed Bath & Beyond assortment for kitchen, bath and bedroom, which will be co-branded ...
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Sleep Number inks deals for new stores in Burlington and Cherry Hill, Equity Retail says
(re-nj.com - 10/16/2024)Sleep Number is adding two locations in southern New Jersey with a pair of newly announced leases by Equity Retail Brokers ...
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ALDI treats Florida to latest round of new stores just in time for Halloween
(gulflive.com - 10/16/2024)Aldi is brewing up something special for Floridians this Halloween with four new stores opening across the Sunshine State ...
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Smoothie King Report Q3 2024 Growth with 38 New Store Commitments
(finance.yahoo.com - 10/16/2024)The brand reported 38 new store commitments and 28 new store openings across 16 states in Q3 2024, marking the highest number of store openings in a single quarter in six years and the second-highest in its history ... (full story)
Mountain Mike’s Pizza Expands Coast-To-Coast With 10 Locations in Florida
(restaurantnews.com - 10/16/2024)The 10-unit agreement will introduce ‘Pizza the Way it Oughta Be!®’ to the Sunshine State and add to the brand’s rapid expansion activities across the country. The landmark deal was inked with multi-brand operators and first-time Mountain Mike’s franchisees Sean Morrison... (full story)
FYZICAL Hits Major Milestone with 600th Location Open
(franchising.com - 10/16/2024)The country’s fastest-growing physical therapy franchise is celebrating a major growth milestone with the opening of its 600th location in Hendersonville, TN ... (full story)
Ulta Beauty plans to open 200 stores over 3 years as part of growth strategy
(foxbusiness.com - 10/16/2024)Ulta Beauty announced on Wednesday that it plans to open 200 new stores over a three-year period as part of the company’s strategic growth plan ...
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An Applebee’s franchisee has declared bankruptcy
(nrn.com - 10/16/2024)Louisiana Apple, an Applebee’s franchisee with 14 locations in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Arkansas, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a lawsuit issued by one of its creditors ... (full story)
Rural King Celebrates its First Georgia New Store Opening
(prnewswire.com - 10/16/2024)Bainbridge location is part of Rural King's six new stores opening in 2024 ...
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Jake Paul Says He’s ‘All In’ With Dog Haus Partnership
(franchisetimes.com - 10/16/2024)Paul’s partnership with Dog Haus includes a 25-unit development deal for Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico ... (full story)
Domino’s Pizza reports increase in Q3 2024 revenue by 5.1%
(yahoo.com - 10/16/2024)During the third quarter, Domino's opened 24 new stores in the US and 184 internationally, while closing 136 stores - a net store growth of 72. The company's net store growth for the previous four quarters reached 805... (full story)
Walgreens to close 1,200 stores
(retaildive.com - 10/15/2024)The drugstore retailer’s plans reverse its expansion ambitions from a few years ago, when the company attempted to merge with rival Rite Aid ...
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Trader Joe’s to Open 2 Stores This Week
(progressivegrocer.com - 10/15/2024)Trader Joe’s is opening two new stores this month in fast-growing population centers ... (full story)
Valvoline opens its 2,000th service center location
(lanereport.com - 10/15/2024)This advances the company’s efforts to expand its network of services centers to 3,500 in the United States and Canada ... (full story)
Cheba Hut Announces Expansion into Iowa
(qsrmagazine.com - 10/15/2024)Cheba Hut “Toasted” Subs is rolling into the Hawkeye State, bringing its laid-back, one-of-a-kind sub shop experience to the Des Moines area before expanding to other locations around the state. The first unit is set to open in late 2024, with plans to introduce two more stores in the surrounding area in 2025... (full story)
Atomic Wings to Add Up to 15 Restaurants in Metro Detroit
(dbusiness.com - 10/15/2024)Atomic Wings says it’s targeting the Detroit area for expansion into Michigan with a potential 15 locations over the next five years ...
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Chipotle invests in a fast-casual chain and an AI platform
(restaurantbusinessonline.com - 10/15/2024)The restaurant chain is called Brassica. It was founded in 2015 and has six locations and is based in Columbus, Ohio ... (full story)
Teriyaki Madness Expands Leadership Team with New CFO and Key Financial Hires ...
(restaurantnews.com - 10/15/2024)As TMAD moves into the final quarter of the year, the brand is on track to open a total of 40 new shops by year-end, aiming for a total unit count of 60-75 new franchises awarded in 2024 ... (full story)
SpartanNash Acquiring Fresh Encounter Inc., Growing Retail Footprint by 33%
(marketscreener.com - 10/14/2024)The 49-store chain with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky has been a SpartanNash independent grocer customer for 58 years ...
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Cult-favorite Sheetz announces 3 more Detroit-area stores
(metrotimes.com - 10/14/2024)Sheetz, a popular Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, announced plans to open up an additional three stores in metro Detroit as part of its ongoing Michigan expansion... (full story)
California Tortilla Kicks off Post-Pandemic Expansion Effort and Announces Signing of Franchise Deal
(restaurantnews.com - 10/14/2024)The company is looking to grow further around Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and to span out along the Eastern Seaboard, with a goal of adding 100 new locations in the next five years... (full story)
Bojangles plans new location at Piscataway redevelopment site, Goldstein Group says
(re-nj.com - 10/14/2024)This will be one of the first Bojangles locations in northern (and) central New Jersey ... (full story)
Big Lots announces 56 more store closures: See the full list
(9news.com - 10/14/2024)The latest round would bring the total number of planned and completed closures to more than 550 ...
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Why Sunny Street Café Is Targeting St. Louis for Franchise Development
(1851franchise.com - 10/14/2024)The brand envisions opening 15-20 locations in the market over the next few years, capitalizing on the city’s demand for high-quality, family-friendly dining options ...
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Pollo Campero: The Best Chicken Franchise Setting New Standards in the Industry
(1851franchise.com - 10/14/2024)Plans to reach the 250-unit mark in the U.S. by 2026 ... (full story)
True Value declares Chapter 11, will sell itself to Do it Best
(chainstoreage.com - 10/14/2024)True Value Company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with plans to sell itself to a rival ...
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Dirt Cheap files bankruptcy, plans to close all stores by end of year
(dailyleader.com - 10/14/2024)The company, which includes Dirt Cheap, Bargain Hunt, and Dirt Cheap Building Supplies — collectively filed under HDC Holdings II LLC and originally known as Hudson’s — plans to close all stores in order to clear up its debt ...
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Massive National Retailer Announces They Are Closing Stores Next Week
(v103.iheart.com - 10/14/2024)Stores in California, Washington, Oregon and New York are affected by the company's decision. On Monday, October 21, the following Target locations will close: ... (full story)
Aqua-Tots Swim School Expands to New York, Opening First Location in Amherst
(finance.yahoo.com - 10/14/2024)Its first facility in the state of New York is now open in the city of Amherst ... (full story)
Darden completes acquisition of Chuy’s in $605m deal
(verdictfoodservice.com - 10/14/2024)Chuy's operates more than 100 Tex-Mex restaurants across 15 US states ...
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Chicken Salad Chick Expands Midwest Presence with Five New Signed Agreements
(franchising.com - 10/14/2024)The locations in Coralville, IA and Kansas City, MO are slated to open in Fall 2024. While locations in Naperville, IL, Lake County, IL, and Strongsville, OH are expected to welcome customers in 2025 ... (full story)
H-E-B to open two stores in Dallas and Austin suburbs
(supermarketnews.com - 10/14/2024)The chain, which now operates 435 stores in Texas and Mexico, expects the 101,000-square-foot location in Manor to open in late 2025, and the 140,000-square-foot Forney store to open in early 2026... (full story)
RaceTrac Celebrates 90th Anniversary Milestone
(cstoredecisions.com - 10/14/2024)RaceTrac expects to have opened 28 new RaceTrac and RaceWay stores by the end of the year, with 40 more on the docket for 2025 ... (full story)
New York Will Get Its First Ford’s Garage This Month
(fordauthority.com - 10/13/2024)Ford’s Garage continues to not only open new locations across the U.S., but also announce further expansions across the U.S. ... (full story)
Wawa to bring host of convenience stores, more than 1,400 jobs to Kentucky
(kentuckytoday.com - 10/13/2024)Wawa, a convenience store chain with 1,060 locations in eight states and Washington, D.C., has announced plans to open approximately 40 stores in Kentucky over the next 8-10 years ...
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Giorgio Armani, 90, is Opening a New Restaurant on Madison Avenue to Celebrate Beautiful Food
(perishablenews.com - 10/13/2024)This fall Armani/ Ristorante will open its doors on Madison Avenue ... (full story)
Parker’s Opens Largest Store to Date, With More to Come
(cspdailynews.com - 10/11/2024)Convenience-store chain said it plans to open 100 new stores over the next 5 years ...
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Biscuit Belly Plans Expansion to Atlanta
(whatnowatlanta.com - 10/11/2024)Biscuit Belly has announced their plans to bring as many as five locations to the market as part of the brand’s efforts to grow the concept in the Southeast ...
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Batteries Plus adds 16 stores to pipeline in Q3
(chainstoreage.com - 10/11/2024)The specialty battery retailer signed five new franchise owners in the third quarter of this year, securing the development of 16 new locations ... (full story)
Scooter’s Coffee® Expands Across Six States in September
(franchising.com - 10/11/2024)Scooter’s Coffee franchise experiencing record-breaking growth, proudly announces plans to open 12 additional world-class coffee kiosks - the result of new franchise agreements signed in September ... (full story)
Largest Franchisee & New Operators Lead Brand Expansion Across the Region
(franchising.com - 10/11/2024)Phenix Salon Suites is building upon its already strong presence across the Northeast with a newly signed agreement and numerous openings ... (full story)
7-Eleven shuttering 444 North American stores amid strategic pivot
(cstoredive.com - 10/10/2024)7-Eleven is shuttering 444 convenience stores in North America, including in the U.S., due to underperformance, parent company Seven & i Holdings revealed in its quarterly earnings presentation on Thursday ...
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Amazon Fresh finally opening two more Long Island locations
(libn.com - 10/10/2024)The long-awaited opening dates of two new Amazon Fresh grocery stores on Long Island have been announced ...
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Warby Parker store coming to the Old Port
(pressherald.com - 10/10/2024)Eyewear company Warby Parker will open its first northern New England location in Portland’s Old Port early next year ...
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Zaxbys Moves into Maryland with First Three Locations on the Eastern Shore
(franchising.com - 10/10/2024)The first Zaxbys in Maryland is slated to open in Cambridge in late 2025, with additional locations in Easton and West Ocean City/Berlin to follow ... (full story)
H&M opens Manhattan pop-up; six other fall openings planned
(chainstoreage.com - 10/9/2024)With the permanent and temporary New York City locations, H&M is growing its footprint ahead of even more store openings ... (full story)
Coffee Beanery to open in 2 weeks
(indianapublicmedia.org - 10/9/2024)Coffee Beanery will be opening a new location in Bloomington on Oct. 25 ... (full story)
Fazoli’s to Break Breadsticks in Utah with Five Unit Development Deal
(franchising.com - 10/9/2024)Announces a new development agreement to bring five Fazoli’s locations to Utah over the next five years, with the first unit expected to open in 2025 in Saratoga Springs ... (full story)
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