- Drybar Grows Its San Francisco Presence with Experienced Multi-Unit Owner Leading Expansion
(franchising.com - 9/23/2025) Prepares to open new Kearny Street location and develop up to four additional shops with the brand ... (full story)
- Celebree School Powers into Q4 with 13 Franchising Signings, 7 Openings, and New Growth Initiatives
(prnewswire.com - 9/23/2025) Powers into Q4 with significant momentum: 13 new franchise agreements representing 23 schools, seven new school openings ... (full story)
- The Dog Stop Builds Momentum with Openings, National Recognition, Strategic Growth Plans
(petage.com - 9/23/2025) With three openings in Q3 and another five new locations set to open in Q4, The Dog Stop is on track for another record-breaking year ... (full story)
- Chick-fil-A to Launch New Beverage-Focused Concept ‘Daybright’
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/23/2025) The store is opening this fall in Hiram, Georgia ...
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- Black Rock Coffee Bar to Open Four New Arizona Locations This Fall
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/23/2025) Black Rock Coffee Bar is bringing its premium roasted coffees, teas, smoothies, and flavorful Fuel energy drinks to four new Arizona locations this fall ... (full story)
- Convenience store chain coming to Charlotte
(yahoo.com - 9/23/2025) The Maryland-based chain has 16 locations under contract. That list includes 10 sites in the Charlotte area as well as locations in the Triad and Raleigh markets ... (full story)
- Midwest ice cream chain opens first metro Denver location
(denverpost.com - 9/23/2025) An 80-year-old, Ohio-founded ice cream chain has opened its first Colorado location ... (full story)
- Home Depot Fortifies Future Amidst Steady Growth: Pro Ecosystem and Store Expansion Drive Resilience
(markets.financialcontent.com - 9/22/2025) Home Depot continues its physical expansion, planning to open approximately 13 new stores during fiscal 2025 ... (full story)
- Bojangles’ Largest Franchisee Bought by Investment Firm
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/22/2025) The new owner signed a deal to open over 40 additional restaurants in Ohio ...
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- Columbus-founded Hot Chicken Takeover shutters its last restaurant
(dispatch.com - 9/22/2025) The final Hot Chicken Takeover location in Columbus's North Market has permanently closed ...
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- Atlas Holdings to Buy Office Depot in $1bn Take Private Deal
(pehub.com - 9/22/2025) The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2025 ... (full story)
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Expands with New Stores in Folsom and Tinton Falls
(gurufocus.com - 9/22/2025) Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is expanding its retail footprint with new store openings in California and New Jersey ... (full story)
- Midwest pizza and chicken buffet makes Texas debut in San Antonio
(sanantonio.culturemap.com - 9/22/2025) Midwest buffet chain Pizza Ranch is making its Texas debut ... (full story)
- Cracker Barrel closing 14 company-owned restaurants amid backlash
(msn.com - 9/21/2025) Cracker Barrel will close 14 Maple Street Biscuit Company restaurants in fiscal year 2026, marking a sharp setback for the brand it acquired in 2019 for $36 million ...
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- MAKE WAY Popular retailer ‘better than Whole Foods’ to open four new stores in ...
(the-sun.com - 9/20/2025) The company has already mapped out 33 new locations for 2025, with four of them popping up in the same state ...
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- Major golf retailer to open 2 new N.J. locations with swing simulators, putting greens
(nj.com - 9/20/2025) Golf retailer PGA Tour Superstore plans to open two new stories in New Jersey in the next several mounts, doubling its availability in the state ... (full story)
- 12 new Nordstrom Rack stores opening this fall. See list of locations.
(usatoday.com - 9/19/2025) The new Nordstrom Rack stores are set to open between Sept. 18 and Oct. 30 this year in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, New York and Texas ...
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- Xponential Fitness, Inc. Announces Divestiture of Lindora
(morningstar.com - 9/19/2025) Xponential Fitness, Inc announced that it has completed the divestiture of Lindora to Next Health Management Group, Inc. (“Next Health”) ... (full story)
- Wawa to Add 10 Stores to Penn State Area
(convenience.org - 9/19/2025) An expansion that is projected to bring 10 stores to Centre and surrounding counties in the next five years ... (full story)
- Always Growing, Autozone Ready for Biggest Location Expansion Yet
(constructionreporter.com - 9/19/2025) The largest auto parts and accessories chain in the U.S. is on track to get even larger with an effort to build upwards of 3,000 stores across the country in the next several years ... (full story)
- Shake Shack announces first Hawaii location
(hawaiinewsnow.com - 9/19/2025) The company confirmed its first Hawaii location will open on Oahu in 2027 ...
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- Perspire Sauna Studio Accelerates U.S. Expansion with Multi-Unit Franchise Agreements
(morningstar.com - 9/19/2025) Continuing its rapid expansion with five signed multi-unit franchise agreements in Connecticut, New York, Florida, Southern California, and Virginia and a grand opening in Middletown, N.J. bringing a total of 15 new studios ... (full story)
- Kalamazoo Gets New 'Paris Baguette' as Part of 6 Store Expansion
(newsbreak.com - 9/19/2025) A French-style bakery chain is about to take over West Michigan, with six new locations planned over the next four years ... (full story)
- Claire's new owner to keep as many as 950 stores open. Which Florida locations are closing?
(news-journalonline.com - 9/19/2025) Finalized lease agreements with store landlords to keep more than 800 locations in operation, adding it could reach agreements on up to 950 stores ... (full story)
- Formerly bankrupt retail chain owner to close dozens of stores
(thestreet.com - 9/18/2025) Brand House Collective now plans to open five Bed Bath & Beyond Home stores in Nashville this year and will convert all Kirkland's Home locations into Bed Bath & Beyond stores over the next 24 months ... (full story)
- New grocery store coming to Colorado Springs
(kktv.com - 9/18/2025) Gordon Restaurant Market will be located near South Circle Drive and Monterey Road in southeast Colorado Springs ... (full story)
- IMAGE Studios Targets National Growth with Expansion into Atlanta, Houston, St. Louis and Tampa ...
(morningstar.com - 9/18/2025) The demand for beauty and wellness services continues to rise with planned expansions in Atlanta, Houston, St. Louis and Tampa, Fla. ... (full story)
- Krispy Krunchy Chicken Partners with Cumberland Farms For Florida Expansion
(restaurantnews.com - 9/18/2025) The first five locations will launch inside Cumberland Farms stores across the Florida panhandle ... (full story)
- Fast-Casual Fish Restaurant Set To Open First Of 3 DMV Locations
(patch.com - 9/18/2025) West Coast restaurant chain specializing in responsibly sourced seafood is poised to open the first of three DMV locations ...
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- Drybar Expands to Brooklyn’s Hottest Neighborhoods and Makes Delaware Debut
(franchising.com - 9/18/2025) Drybar®, the leading professional blowout beauty concept, has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring three new locations to Delaware and New York City’s Brooklyn neighborhoods ... (full story)
- Italian marketplace Eataly to open at King of Prussia Mall on Oct. 2
(phillyvoice.com - 9/18/2025) Italian marketplace Eataly will open its long-awaited location at the King of Prussia Mall, will be the company's first in Pennsylvania ... (full story)
- DINING DEBUT Olive Garden bosses announce 65 new locations across 10 brands
(the-sun.com - 9/18/2025) The food giant is planning to open 65 new restaurants during fiscal 2026, which runs from May 2025 to May 2026 ... (full story)
- Popular chicken wing chain opens 4 new N.J. restaurants. See locations.
(www.nj.com - 9/18/2025) Wing lovers in New Jersey recently gained new options as four new Wingstop restaurants opened in the last few months, bringing its total to more than 50 locations in the state ... (full story)
- Nature’s Table Signs Two Multi-Development Agreements in Florida
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/18/2025) The agreements represent a total of 10 new units in Orlando and Tampa, further strengthening the brand’s presence in its home state of Florida ... (full story)
- First non-tribal Minnesota cannabis shops open after supply challenges
(fox9.com - 9/17/2025) RISE Cannabis is slated to open five recreational dispensaries, including three in the metro, one in Willmar and another in Mankato ... (full story)
- Popular restaurant chain closing 41 stores in multiple cities
(thestreet.com - 9/17/2025) Salad and Go will permanently close 41 restaurants nationwide to focus on higher-performing markets like Dallas and Oklahoma ... (full story)
- Nothing Bundt Cakes Opens in Concord
(rock929rocks.com - 9/17/2025) The Concord location is the first of six opening in the two states; plans to open stores in Manchester and Nashua within the next year. Within the next three to five years, plans to bring three new locations to Massachusetts ...
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- Mitchell Family Office purchases beauty retailer Cos Bar
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/17/2025) Investment company Mitchell Family Office (MFO) has acquired Cos Bar, a luxury multi-brand beauty retailer in the US. ...
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- 7-Eleven quietly closes over 500 stores
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/17/2025) The chain has already shut 444 U.S. locations since last year and expects to close another 148 by the end of 2025 ... (full story)
- Altitude Trampoline Park Accelerates Expansion in Q3 With Openings in North Carolina and San ...
(citybiz.co - 9/17/2025) The company is gearing up to debut new parks in Cary, NC and Milpitas, CA in Q3 and recently signed new franchise agreements that further expand the brand’s reach in Port Arthur, TX and Wenatchee, WA ... (full story)
- Norwalk BBQ Restaurant Closes Less Than 1 Year After Opening
(patch.com - 9/16/2025) The restaurant chain's co-CEO said the company has "decided to focus future expansion in other core markets outside of Connecticut." ...
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- S&G Stores Picks Up Eight Locations from PS Food Mart
(cstoredecisions.com - 9/16/2025) S&G Stores has acquired eight convenience stores in the Toledo, Ohio market from PS Food Mart ...
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- 50-year-old sporting goods retail chain closing 100s of stores
(thestreet.com - 9/16/2025) The new company is moving forward with plans to close 275 Foot Locker and 125 Champs Sports locations by the end of 2026 ...
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- SUDDEN CLOSURE Restaurant chain ‘hip in the 90s’ closes store doors after sudden bankruptcy
(the-sun.com - 9/16/2025) The chain filed for bankruptcy earlier this year after it had already closed 17 locations in five years, including 14 this year, the company would continue to run the remaining 31 locations ... (full story)
- Schnucks Acquires Festival Foods and Hometown Grocers
(progressivegrocer.com - 9/16/2025) Schnuck Markets, Inc., has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of the Wisconsin-based parent company of Skogen’s Festival Foods and Hometown Grocers, Inc (full story)
- Trader Joe’s Opening 4 New Texas Stores Soon
(etsn.fm - 9/16/2025) The new Trader Joe’s locations in Texas will be in San Antonio, McKinney, Bee Cave, and Kingwood ...
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- Sheetz: East Lansing store would be first of up to a dozen stores in mid-Michigan
(lansingstatejournal.com - 9/16/2025) Sheetz plans to open at least six, and up to a dozen, stores in mid-Michigan ... (full story)
- Iconic greeting cards chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
(thestreet.com - 9/16/2025) Economic issues led iconic greeting cards retailer Banner's Hallmark Gold Crown stores to file for Chapter 11 protection, seeking to reorganize its business ...
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- LIME Fresh Mexican Grill Relaunches Franchise Program with Plans to Grow
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/16/2025) LIME is poised for Southeast expansion and beyond, actively identifying prime markets in South Florida ... (full story)
- 30 States and Counting: Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Breaks New Ground in 2025
(morningstar.com - 9/16/2025) Oregon Store Joins Rapid Expansion Across the Pacific Northwest and Beyond ...
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- Florida-based restaurant chain to open first LI location
(libn.com - 9/16/2025) Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar plans to open a 5,500-square-foot restaurant at Walt Whitman Shops this winter ... (full story)
- 7 Brew Drive-Thru opening 200 locations
(fastcasual.com - 9/16/2025) The private investment firm announced Tuesday a development agreement that includes opening more than 200 7 Brew stands across Texas, Florida, Oklahoma and New Mexico ... (full story)
- Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams to Expand Through Franchising Program
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/16/2025) Has announced a significant milestone in its next chapter of growth: the expansion of its celebrated Fellowship Model through franchising ... (full story)
- Barnes & Noble Is Opening 31 New Stores—And Making 1 Other Huge Change
(bestlifeonline.com - 9/16/2025) So far this year, Barnes & Noble has opened 34 new stores, the retailer has shared the locations for the remaining 31 stores that will open before the year’s end ... (full story)
- Rack Room Shoes Accelerates National Expansion with Lighthouse Concept Locations
(newsfilecorp.com - 9/15/2025) Rack Room Shoes is building on its strategic growth plan with the opening of seven new "lighthouse concept stores" across the country ... (full story)
- Dave & Buster’s Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/15/2025) The Company opened three new domestic Dave & Buster's stores in the second quarter. Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company opened an additional domestic Dave & Buster's store and two additional Main Event stores ... (full story)
- Little Caesars Keeps Growing with Disruption at its Core
(qsrmagazine.com - 9/15/2025) The chain projects it will open 100 restaurants in 2025, 31 of which are expected in Texas ... (full story)
- Popular bookstore chain announces multiple new Houston locations
(khou.com - 9/15/2025) The company has confirmed two upcoming store openings in the Houston area, and another location is coming to a retail center in the Katy area ... (full story)
- VF Corp. selling Dickies brand for $600 million
(chainstoreage.com - 9/15/2025) The company said it has entered into an agreement to sell its Dickies brand to global brand management firm Bluestar Alliance ... (full story)
- After Offloading Kirkland’s Home IP, Brand House Details Store Plans for Bed Bath & Beyond
(retailtouchpoints.com - 9/15/2025) The newly renamed (again) Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. — parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, BuyBuy BABY and a blockchain asset portfolio — has paid $10 million to buy the Kirkland’s Home trade name and related brand assets from the also recently renamed Brand House Collective ...
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