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Clean Juice Plans to Award More Than 60 Franchise Units in 2021
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/26/2021)Gaining momentum in 2021, Clean Juice is projecting to award more than 60 franchise units with approximately 35 of them opening doors for business this year. (full story)
Sephora to open 60-plus freestanding U.S. stores in 2021
(chainstoreage.com - 2/26/2021)Sephora will begin to open the standalone stores this month, with locations planned across the Pacific Northwest, Florida, Texas (Dallas, Austin and Houston), Los Angeles and Nashville. (full story)
Amazon opens 10th high-tech Amazon Fresh grocery store
(chainstoreage.com - 2/26/2021)The latest Amazon Fresh store, opening Feb. 25 in Fullerton, Calif., measures approximately 45,000-sq.-ft. Amazon designed the Amazon Fresh format from the ground up to offer a seamless shopping experience. (full story)
MOD Pizza Continues To Grow During Unprecedented Year
(franchising.com - 2/26/2021)MOD will begin to reaccelerate its expansion in 2021 with dozens of new locations expected to open, including its 500th store by mid-year. (full story)
Wegmans Opens Third North Carolina Store
(winsightgrocerybusiness.com - 2/26/2021)Next up for North Carolina-based Wegmans shoppers? The new Wake Forest store, the grocer’s fourth in the state, is slated to open in late spring. (full story)
El Pollo Loco Heats Up Colorado Expansion Plans
(franchising.com - 2/26/2021)The announced expansion is part of a broader growth initiative that expects to see the 478-unit chain open 140 new restaurants in select DMAs throughout the Western United States by 2026. (full story)
REGO Restaurant Group Unveils New, Contemporary Quiznos Branding
(streetinsider.com - 2/26/2021)The re-brand initiative, which was guest-tested and refined before being introduced to franchisees late last year, has begun to roll out, with several prototype locations planned to open in 2021. (full story)
Pollo Campero eyeing new location in Myrtle Beach
(postandcourier.com - 2/25/2021)After selecting the location, the company plans to find a local franchise investor to lead the charge and develop the market with at least three locations, Wong said. (full story)
Hoots Wings Soars into Franchising, Signs 60-Unit Development Deal with AE Restaurant Group
(restaurantnews.com - 2/24/2021)Dallas-based AE Restaurant Group, led by Cary and Jackie Albert, have signed on to open 60 hoots wings locations in Texas, specifically targeting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and Austin. (full story)
The TJX Companies' Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Sales Down
(nasdaq.com - 2/24/2021)During fiscal 2021, the company opened 43 new stores, taking the total count to 4,572... (full story)
Victoria's Secret store closings: Retailer to close up to 50 stores while Bath & Body Works opens
(usatoday.com - 2/24/2021)L Brands also plans to open 49 new Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and one in Canada... (full story)
Greek from Greece Café Cuisine Opens Two Pennsylvania Locations
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/24/2021)"GFG is growing at lightning-speed, and expanding into Pennsylvania is a strategic move as the brand gains popularity across the East Coast,” says Dan Rowe, CEO of Fransmart, GFG’s franchising partner." (full story)
Fast-Casual Sandwich Franchise to Expand Footprint into Central Valley
(franchising.com - 2/24/2021)Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop has announced a newly signed franchise agreement that will bring three new stores to Fresno. The first location located at 5058 N. Palm Avenue is slated to open early Spring 2021. (full story)
Pet Wants Adds Territories and Sets Sales Records in 2020
(franchising.com - 2/24/2021)Pet Wants is excited to announce the addition of 22 new franchises and record-breaking sales in 2020. Pet Wants now has 111 territories across the country, as the demand for quality pet services continues to grow. (full story)
Fleet Feet Adds Five Stores In 2020, Makes Key Hires
(sgbonline.com - 2/24/2021)In 2021, Fleet Feet has opened one new store in Gaithersburg, MD, with additional franchise locations scheduled to open in Madison, AL, New Albany, OH and Carnes Crossroads, SC by June 30. (full story)
Covid vaccine triggers fastest economic growth in over two decades, NRF says
(cnbc.com - 2/24/2021)Retail sales are expected to grow this year between 6.5% and 8.2%, amounting to more than $4.33 trillion in sales, the National Retail Federation said in its annual forecast. (full story)
Japanese Retailer PPIH to Acquire Gelson's Markets
(progressivegrocer.com - 2/24/2021)PPIH is a global retailer with 638 international stores, 582 of them in Japan. Founded over 40 years ago by Takao Yasuda, PPIH has grown over the last four decades to reach more than $15 billion in annual sales. (full story)
Duck Donuts Celebrates 100th Shop Opening Milestone
(franchising.com - 2/24/2021)Duck Donuts anticipates opening 30 new domestic, five international donut shops and six nontraditional locations in 2021. (full story)
Fry's Electronics closing its stores, including locations in Phoenix, Tempe
(azfamily.com - 2/24/2021)Fry’s Electronics is closing its 31 stores, including one each in Phoenix and Tempe. Fry’s has been a one-stop-shop and online resource for tech professionals for almost 36 years. (full story)
Pollo Campero Unveils Franchise Growth Plans for Tampa
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/23/2021)Alongside the announcement of the brand’s U.S. franchise growth strategy, Pollo Campero is specifically targeting to open 40 new restaurants in Florida in the next 5 years. With a growth goal of more than 250 new stores across the country. (full story)
Rascal House names franchise development head
(fastcasual.com - 2/23/2021)Rascal House has five locations throughout the Cleveland, Ohio area. The chain hopes to open or have under development another 15 stores by 2023 in the target areas of Columbus, Cincinnati, Toledo, Pittsburgh, Detroit and Indianapolis. (full story)
Another Broken Egg Café Adds 12 Locations to Pipeline
(fsrmagazine.com - 2/22/2021)One of Another Broken Egg Cafe’s fastest growing franchisees, Morning Chef, will now have plans to open 10 units throughout Ohio with up to four openings planned for 2021. (full story)
Phenix Salon Suites Sweeps into Pennsylvania and New Jersey Expanding its East Coast Footprint
(franchising.com - 2/19/2021)"We’re excited to have TKSS team and the Basile’s join the Phenix Salon Suites family to help establish our brand footprint in New Jersey and Pennsylvania,” said Brian Kelley, President of Phenix Salon Suites." (full story)
TravelCenters of America's TA Express Brand Is Headed to California
(csnews.com - 2/19/2021)TA expects five other franchised TA Express sites to open in California over the next year. They will be located in Bakersfield, Grenada, Newberry Springs, Olancha and Rosemond. (full story)
Mountain Mike’s Pizza Signs 30-Store Franchise Development Deal in Utah
(restaurantnews.com - 2/19/2021)The new development partnership is with Pelican Food Concepts, LLC, who will have exclusive development rights to the state. The group is also in discussions on a handful of other prospective locations in the greater Salt Lake City area.
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Solstice Marketing Concepts LLC Files Voluntary Petition under Chapter 11
(businesswire.com - 2/19/2021)"We are now dedicating ourselves to the necessary changes to our business and the restructure of our obligations." (full story)
Planet Fitness, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2020 Results
(prnewswire.com - 2/19/2021)130 new Planet Fitness stores were opened system-wide during the year, bringing system-wide total stores to 2,124 as of December 31, 2020. (full story)
Vitality Bowls to Open 15 to 20 Stores in 2021
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/19/2021)The brand has announced a dynamic expansion plan targeting metro U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Austin, Phoenix and more. With a pathway to open 15-20 new locations before the end of the year, the health-food concept is positioned for success. (full story)
Crave Hotdogs & Barbecue to Open 15 New Locations
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/19/2021)By year’s end, CRAVE will open locations in Baton Rouge, LA, Concord, NC, Orlando, FL, Shreveport, LA, Raleigh, NC, Arlington, TX, Denver, CO, Broussard, LA, Canton, MI, and Fayetteville, NC. (full story)
Randy’s Donuts Expanding Into Las Vegas
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/19/2021)New locations are set to open in Costa Mesa, CA and Santa Monica, CA with more locations to be announced throughout the state of California through 2022. Randy’s is currently negotiating deals in several other states including Texas, New York, Illinois, Arizona, Utah, Missouri and Florida. (full story)
Fast-casual restaurant chain plans to launch in central Indiana
(wishtv.com - 2/19/2021)The company says it will then open three other locations this year, including restaurants in Fishers, Glendale and Greenwood. Chicken Salad Chick already operates in Jeffersonville. (full story)
Slim Chickens adding Alabama, Florida franchises
(al.com - 2/19/2021)Chris McMillan owns three restaurants in the franchise in Pensacola and Panama City, Fla., one of which is slated to open within a month. The first Baldwin County location will probably open next year. (full story)
Tractor Supply acquiring Orscheln Farm & Home
(hbsdealer.com - 2/17/2021)The Brentwood, Tenn.-based retailer reported that it is acquiring Orscheln Farm & Home in an all-cash transaction for approximately $297 million, net of acquired estimated future tax benefits of $23 million. (full story)
Club Champion Adds Three Fitting Studios
(sgbonline.com - 2/17/2021)Custom club fitter Club Champion announced the opening of three new fitting studios this month, located in Des Moines, IA; Tacoma, WA; and Livingston, NJ. This brings the brand’s nationwide footprint to 79 stores, with four more planned in the near future. (full story)
Main Squeeze Juice Co. Opens New Store and Production Facility in Cypress
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/17/2021)In addition to their Main Squeeze locations in Webster and Pearland, which opened in November last year, Miller and Drost have also signed on to open five more traditional locations in the coming years. (full story)
Scooter’s Coffee Inks Deal to Add Over Two Dozen Locations
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/17/2021)The Metcalf family has agreed to purchase 13 Scooter’s Coffee corporate stores in the OKC market, along with plans to build an additional 26 units in the area over the coming years. (full story)
Noodles & Company Announces Franchise Growth Initiative
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/17/2021)The planned expansion will target select DMAs in the Southern and Southwestern markets including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Texas. (full story)
MOOYAH Looks to Add 15 to 20 Locations to the Phoenix Market
(restaurantnews.com - 2/17/2021)MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes, the 86-unit, fast-casual, “better burger” franchise, is ready to satisfy the taste buds of burger enthusiasts in Arizona. The brand is planning to add between 15 and 20 locations across Phoenix over the next decade. (full story)
2020 Was Wingstop's Year
(restaurantbusinessonline.com - 2/17/2021)Central to that strategy is aggressive unit growth, fueled by existing franchisees who are seeing the chain’s success and are looking to add units, he said. Currently, there are about 700 new restaurants in Wingstop’s development pipeline, about 100 more than there were a year ago. (full story)
Duck Donuts Opens First Shipping Container Location
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/16/2021)Duck Donuts anticipates opening 30 new domestic, five international donut shops and six nontraditional locations in 2021. (full story)
Huddle House Sets Sights on Growth in 2021
(fsrmagazine.com - 2/16/2021)“In an effort to reach our company goal of signing 20 new agreements in 2021, our team went to work to find the most advantageous markets where Huddle House can thrive and continue to serve the rural communities that are at the core of our brand.” (full story)
Hibbett Sports Opens Stores In Colonial Heights And Vallejo
(sgbonline.com - 2/15/2021)The 5,300-square-foot store in Colonial Heights is located at 70 Southgate Square in the Southgate Square Shopping Center. This is the first Hibbett Sports location in Colonial Heights. (full story)
Five Below to open 170 to 180 stores in 2021
(chainstoreage.com - 2/12/2021)The extreme-value tween and teen chain remains one of the few specialty retailers that has not pulled in the reins on brick-and-mortar growth. The company currently operates some 1,051 locations nationwide. (full story)
WellBiz Brands Buys Blowout Franchise Drybar
(franchisetimes.com - 2/12/2021)“And that turned into us taking over as the buyer,” said Morgan of the acquisition announced February 11 that brought Drybar’s 141 locations under the WellBiz umbrella and turned Drybar Holdings into the brand’s largest franchisee as it will continue to operate what were 87 company-owned shops. (full story)
Checkers & Rally's Rolls Into the Future with New Look and Momentum
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/12/2021)Checkers even reworked the seating area and bathrooms to make both more appealing. The first “restaurant of the future” location is scheduled for Lakeland, Florida, in summer, with six more on deck before 2022. (full story)
Captain D’s to Accelerate Franchise Growth in 2021
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/12/2021)The brand’s forward-thinking real estate strategy, has positioned Captain D’s for accelerated development in 2021, with 15 new restaurants slated to open throughout in states like Florida, Texas, and to the brand’s Westernmost point in Utah.
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Buc-ee’s is expanding to Florida with first location close to beaches
(click2houston.com - 2/12/2021)Construction for a second location in Daytona Beach is underway and is expected to open their doors next month, the news release said. Buc-ee’s also said it is also opening a new location in South Carolina, slated to open in 2022. (full story)
O'Reilly Automotive's CEO Greg Johnson on Q4 Full-Year 2020 - Earnings Call Transcript
(seekingalpha.com - 2/12/2021)We've also established a target of 165 to 175 new store openings. Our new store target is higher than our new store openings in 2020, but it still restrained by expected delays in regards to design and permitting approvals. (full story)
CARSTAR Collision Repair Excellence Continues to Fuel Brand Growth
(franchising.com - 2/12/2021)This helped fuel the success of the brand, not losing a single owner throughout the pandemic but in fact adding 13 new stores to the North American network. (full story)
El Pollo Loco Announces Development Deals in Louisiana and Southern California
(franchising.com - 2/12/2021)Peglion LLC - El Pollo Loco’s second-largest franchisee with 34 restaurants in Southern California - has committed to opening three more locations in the San Diego, California area. (full story)
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