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Mo' Bettahs Hawaiian acquired by 2 new private-equity firms
(restaurantbusinessonline.com - 10/22/2024)Former majority owner Savory Fund retains its minority stake as the fast-casual Hawaiian barbecue concept enters its next stage of growth ...
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Stoner's Pizza Opens 50th Location Nationwide
(morningstar.com - 10/22/2024)Stoner's currently operates 50 restaurants system-wide, spanning seven states, with an additional 15 units in development...
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Flying Biscuit spreading its wings
(fastcasual.com - 10/21/2024)Flying Biscuit Cafe, a 35-unit chain founded in Atlanta in 1993, added five locations this year and is opening 15 in 2025 ...
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Balenciaga to Open First North Carolina Store in Charlotte
(wwd.com - 10/21/2024)On Oct. 18, the luxury brand will open its first store in the state at the SouthPark Mall ...
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Jittery Joe’s Coffee Celebrates 30 Years
(franchising.com - 10/21/2024)This year marks a milestone for Jittery Joe’s Coffee as they celebrate 30 years of roasting coffee and serving customers their daily cup of joe ... (full story)
Ross Stores Opens 47 New Locations
(stocktitan.net - 10/21/2024)Ross Stores, Inc. has completed its 2024 store growth plans by opening 47 new locations across 22 states in September and October. The company added 89 new locations throughout the year, expanding in both existing and newer markets... (full story)
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Shrink Public Lands Store Count
(thedaily.outdoorretailer.com - 10/21/2024)Dick’s plans to close five of its eight Public Lands stores, and convert those former Public Lands stores into other banners, including potentially its experiential House of Sport concept ... (full story)
Teriyaki Madness Sizzles Through Q3 with 9 New Openings, 11 New Signings and a Mad Dash of Innovatio
(restaurantnewsrelease.com - 10/21/2024)The rapidly expanding Asian-inspired fast casual franchise, is closing out Q3 of 2024 with achievements across all facets of the business — franchise development, operational innovation, new market expansion ... (full story)
National smoothie chain is expanding in Syracuse area by adding 2 more stores
(thisiscny.com - 10/21/2024)Tropical Smoothie Cafe, the largest smoothie chain in the U.S., is opening two more locations in the Syracuse area in the coming months ...
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Bed Bath & Beyond stores to return with Kirkland’s partnership
(retaildive.com - 10/21/2024)The companies will open neighborhood, small-format stores, and Beyond will invest $25 million in Kirkland’s in a combined debt and equity transaction ...
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Oregon Lottery Confirms All Shari’s Restaurants in Oregon Have Closed
(wweek.com - 10/21/2024)The Oregon Lottery today got confirmation that Shari’s Restaurants, the 24-hour pie and video lottery chain has served its last slice in Oregon ...
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Mediterranean chain Roti is up for sale
(restaurantbusinessonline.com - 10/21/2024)A bankruptcy auction for the 19-unit fast-casual chain is scheduled for next month, with a minimum bid of $3.5 million ...
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Burlington prepares to launch 4 stores in NJ
(njbiz.com - 10/21/2024)The South Jersey-based off-price retailer plans to open Nov. 1 ... (full story)
Shuckin’ Shack Targets Athens, Georgia for Expansion
(1851franchise.com - 10/18/2024)The brand sees strong potential in Athens, where it expects to open two to three locations over the next five to six years, tapping into the area’s increasing disposable income and growing housing market ... (full story)
CVS Is Closing Hundreds of Stores by the End of the Year
(goodhousekeeping.com - 10/18/2024)The drugstore chain is in the process of shuttering "roughly 300" locations across the country in 2024 ... (full story)
Amazon launches Amazon Grocery, its newest grocery concept
(supermarketnews.com - 10/18/2024)The chain quietly opened the small-format store earlier this month in downtown Chicago ...
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Bloomie’s Set to Open First New Jersey Store at The Grove in Shrewsbury
(tapinto.net - 10/18/2024)Bloomie’s, the smaller, more curated concept from the famous Bloomingdale’s, is expanding its presence with the opening of its fourth location ... (full story)
Wawa Announces Grand Opening Date of First Store in Georgia
(finance.yahoo.com - 10/18/2024)Historic Grand Opening Will Take Place in Bainbridge and Mark Wawa’s Entry into Georgia ...
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Dave Thomas's grandson opens Minnie Bird in Illinois
(fastcasual.com - 10/18/2024)Minnie Bird, a partnership between Sean Thomas, the grandson of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas, and Venture Kitchen, opened this week ... (full story)
Paris Baguette Identifies Houston as Next Prime Market, Looks To Add 15 Cafés
(1851franchise.com - 10/18/2024)The global bakery café franchise, is setting their sights on Houston, Texas, for significant expansion ... (full story)
Steinhafels enters new state as part of Chicago growth plan
(furnituretoday.com - 10/18/2024)For its seventh store in the greater Chicagoland market, Top 100 retailer Steinhafels is venturing into northwest Indiana ... (full story)
This popular arts-and-crafts retailer now has 2 more Triangle stores
(heraldsun.com - 10/18/2024)Hobby Lobby opened its 39th and 40th North Carolina stores in the Triangle earlier in October ...
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REI Co-op Announces Expansion Plans With New Stores in Six States for 2025 and 2026
(footwearnews.com - 10/18/2024)REI Co-op has revealed its expansion plans for 2025 and early 2026, which includes stores in six states ...
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Conn’s demise is a win for Burlington’s real estate expansion
(therealdeal.com - 10/18/2024)Burlington has acquired over a dozen real estate leases, including 10 in Texas, that were formerly held by furniture and appliance retailer Conn’s ... (full story)
Famous South Jersey restaurant chain opening its 25th location
(nj1015.com - 10/18/2024)They are adding one more location to make it 25 in the Delaware Valley ...
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Popshelf updates all stores to new format, will exit Dollar General locations
(retaildive.com - 10/18/2024)The higher-priced dollar store concept is rolling out a new app and loyalty program, with plans to exit its DG Market shop-in-shops ...
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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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Sheetz to Build Food Prep and Distribution Center, 2 C-Stores in Findlay, Ohio
(cspdailynews.com - 10/17/2024)The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience-store chain also will build two c-stores in the area ...
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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