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- Palm restaurant chain heads to bankruptcy court following heated family feud
(cnbc.com - 3/9/2019) Just One More Restaurant entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday. The company licenses the Palm name to more than 20 restaurants in the U.S. and Mexico. Just One More Restaurant currently has less than 50 creditors and between $10 million and $50 million in liabilities.
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- Punch Bowl Social Grand Opening is Today
(milwaukeecourieronline.com - 3/9/2019) This is the company’s 16th location and the first of nine other locations to open this year. (full story)
- Casey's Acquires Fantasy's Convenience Stores
(cspdailynews.com - 3/8/2019) Casey’s plans to perform significant remodels at all nine of the locations. (full story)
- American Eagle Will Open As Many As 75 New Aerie Stores In 2019
(retailtouchpoints.com - 3/8/2019) American Eagle Outfitters is positioning the Aerie banner for rapid growth, planning 60 to 75 new store openings for this year... (full story)
- Former Subway VP Lisa Oak Joins Biggby Coffee as CDO
(qsrmagazine.com - 3/8/2019) Oak will be responsible for helping Biggby Coffee to intentionally grow its brand, with a goal of opening 50 stores in 2019. Oak had an incredibly successful career with Subway, where she helped the brand grow from 700 restaurants to 43,000 restaurants.
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- After Brand Overhaul, Huckleberry’s Ready to Grow
(franchisetimes.com - 3/8/2019) Huckleberry’s has nine restaurants open in Northern California and recently signed a deal with STC Management to head south with a location in the Anaheim GardenWalk near Disneyland. Six more are in development this year through a combination of new and existing ... (full story)
- Children’s Lighthouse Opens 50th Location in Richmond-Harvest Green
(franchising.com - 3/7/2019) Currently, Children’s Lighthouse has 50 schools in operation and 30 additional franchise locations in the development pipeline. (full story)
- Chuy's Still Needs to Spice Things Up
(fool.com - 3/7/2019) Chuy's seems to recognize that its past pace of expansion isn't sustainable. The company still believes that it will open five to seven new stores during 2019... (full story)
- Stage Stores Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Initiates Fiscal 2019 Guidance
(businesswire.com - 3/7/2019) Looking to 2019, our pivot to off-price will accelerate, with 70 to 80 department stores converting to Gordmans... (full story)
- Dollar Tree to close as many as 390 Family Dollar stores
(pennlive.com - 3/6/2019) In the fourth quarter, Dollar Tree closed 84 family Dollar stores and 10 Dollar Tree stores in the quarter while it opened 143 stores...plans to renovate at least 1,000 stores this year... (full story)
- Charlotte Russe will close all of its stores and start liquidation
(usatoday.com - 3/6/2019) Charlotte Russe will close all of its stores and is in negotiations to sell its intellectual property... (full story)
- Pet Supplies Plus Reveals Next Moves
(petproductnews.com - 3/6/2019) Rowland said that there are about 100 stores in the pipeline, with half a dozen already opened in December and plans underway to open 50 stores this year. The store openings should accelerate in 2020 and 2021 under the new ownership, according to Rowland. (full story)
- Why Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Jumped Today
(fool.com - 3/6/2019) The company also said it would close 40 stores while adding 85 new "store experiences," which include new stores and remodels.
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- PizzaRev Expanding in Central Valley and Southern California
(qsrmagazine.com - 3/6/2019) PizzaRev plans to build on its success in key markets by adding new locations to meet growing consumer demand. The brand has awarded key growth territories to existing franchisee Ajay Maini, who plans to open additional locations in Kern and Orange Counties in California. (full story)
- Boardroom Salon For Men Enters Arizona
(prnewswire.com - 3/6/2019) Boardroom recently opened salons in Kingwood, TX and Tulsa, OK, and an additional 11 openings are planned this year for markets including: Phoenix, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, as well as Raleigh and Charlotte – which are new markets for the brand. (full story)
- Dollar Tree Beats Earnings Expectations, Will Close 390 Family Dollar Stores
(thestreet.com - 3/6/2019) Dollar Tree beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter earnings expectations but said Wednesday it will close as many as 390 Family Dollar Stores this year and re-brand 200 others to Dollar Tree Stores. (full story)
- Marathon Petroleum to Invest in Retail
(cspdailynews.com - 3/5/2019) Marathon Petroleum will invest $500 million in its retail segment in 2019, the company said in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 28. (full story)
- YogaSix Reaches 100 Signed Franchise Agreements since Launch of Franchise Opportunity in 2019
(franchising.com - 3/5/2019) This impressive milestone is on par with YogaSix’s lofty goal to open 300 locations across the country over the next few years. (full story)
- Habit Burger to open more drive-thrus this year
(restaurantdive.com - 3/5/2019) The fast casual burger chain plans to open 21 to 23 company-owned locations this year, of which a third will be on the East Coast. Two-thirds of the new stores will have drive-thrus. (full story)
- Jeans Brand Diesel USA Files for Bankruptcy
(bloomberg.com - 3/5/2019) Unlike some other retailers that have announced massive store closures, Diesel USA doesn’t plan to shutter. Instead, its court papers described a plan to restore the Diesel brand in the U.S., including opening new stores and retrofitting some old ones to make them cheaper to operate. (full story)
- Outside-the-Mall Retailers Defy Industry Gloom in the Amazon Era
(bloomberg.com - 3/5/2019) “Off-mall retailers have been outperforming on-mall retailers if you look back over the past five years, and that probably will continue to be the case,” Goyal said. “Off-mall is a better place to be in retail, unless you’re in malls that already reinvented themselves.” (full story)
- Krystal’s Revitalization Hits High Gear
(qsrmagazine.com - 3/5/2019) Krystal plans to redesign 75–100 restaurants over the next five years, representing about 40 percent of its corporate portfolio. (full story)
- Lemonshark Poké Poised for Growth
(restaurantnews.com - 3/4/2019) LemonShark Poké, a “fine-casual” premium poké concept known for serving top-quality locally-sourced ingredients, announced its plans for growth across the U.S. and will double in size by Q3. The third-largest poké franchise will open locations in Missouri, Utah, Illinois and ... (full story)
- Coming soon: Rapid Fired Pizza to open locations inside Kroger stores
(daytondailynews.com - 3/4/2019) Kettering-founded Rapid Fired Pizza will partner with Kroger to bring pizza restaurants to Kroger Marketplace locations across Ohio... (full story)
- Food Lion Remodeling 92 SC Stores
(progressivegrocer.com - 3/4/2019) The $158 million capital investment will not only go toward overhauling the stores, but also toward lowering prices, and expanding the assortment of products available at each store. (full story)
- Domino's to Celebrate the Opening of 16,000th Store
(prnewswire.com - 3/4/2019) "We've grown our total global store count by nearly 4,800 stores in the past five years, and we couldn't be more thrilled to commemorate our 16,000th store in the world, right here in New York." (full story)
- Plan calls for more stores in Moorestown Mall parking lot
(courierpostonline.com - 3/4/2019) Sierra, with 35 stores across the country, plans 10 openings this year. It's also adding an outlet Saturday in Exton, Pennsylvania. (full story)
- Jersey Mike's Subs Opens First Cocoa Beach Location
(franchising.com - 3/4/2019) Started in 1956, Jersey Mike’s now has 2,000 restaurants open and under development nationwide. Jersey Mike’s was named the country’s fastest-growing Limited Service Chain and fastest-growing sandwich chain in the 2018 Nation’s Restaurant News Top 100. (full story)
- Bandier Secures $34M In Funding
(sgbonline.com - 3/4/2019) Bandier is headquartered in New York, NY with five store locations in New York and Texas, two new flagships with Studio B fitness boutiques opening at Zero Bond in Manhattan and Melrose in Los Angeles, as well as an e-commerce shop with global distribution.
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- Job Lot moving into former Benny’s locations
(ricentral.com - 3/3/2019) The Carpionato Group, a real-estate development company that last year purchased 29 Benny’s locations with the intent of redeveloping them as retail, announced earlier this week that Ocean State Job Lot would open stores in three former Benny’s locations. (full story)
- Gap to acquire Gymboree's Janie and Jack line, Children's Place to buy Gymboree brand
(usatoday.com - 3/3/2019) Children's clothing retailer Gymboree Group Inc. is selling its brand to The Children's Place and its Janie and Jack clothing line to Gap Inc... (full story)
- In-N-Out makes decor changes at 20 restaurants
(nrn.com - 3/2/2019) The Irvine, Calif.-based chain, one of the most beloved quick-service brands in the U.S., has refreshed about 20 new and remodeled restaurants in recent months. (full story)
- Multiple Checkers & Rally’s locations coming to Columbia area
(coladaily.com - 3/1/2019) According to Director of Franchise Development Robert Bhagwandat, the organization is interested in utilizing space in some of the Midlands’ opportunity zones. As many as five restaurants could be opening in an 18-month time period. (full story)
- Whole Foods New Atlanta Store Pegged As Regional Flagship
(supermarketnews.com - 3/1/2019) Whole Foods’ store count has risen by about 30 units since the closing of its acquisition by e-tail giant Amazon.com Inc. for $13.7 billion in late August 2017. At the time, Whole Foods had 468 stores overall.
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- Ikea To Open 50th U.S. Location In April
(homeworldbusiness.com - 3/1/2019) Ikea will open its 50th U.S. location when the curtain is raised on its new Norfolk, VA, store in April. (full story)
- Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Brings Two New Concepts to Columbus
(foodnewsfeed.com - 3/1/2019) Cameron Mitchell Restaurants is pleased to announce the newest restaurant concepts to join the company’s impressive portfolio ... (full story)
- Nordstrom ends 2018 with a mixed bag
(us.fashionnetwork.com - 3/1/2019) In 2019 Nordstrom is planning to open two new full-line stores and five Nordstrom Rack locations. (full story)
- Hermès to Roll Out Slew of New Stores
(designretailonline.com - 3/1/2019) French luxury brand Hermès is kicking off a series of new openings across the United States with the launch of a new, three-floor New York location in the Meatpacking Section of Manhattan. (full story)
- Gordmans to open 38 discount department stores in March
(houstonchronicle.com - 3/1/2019) The new Gordmans locations will be in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Texas, though none will be in Houston. An additional Gordmans 36 stores will open this summer. (full story)
- All the Trader Joe’s Locations Opening in 2019 (So Far)
(realsimple.com - 3/1/2019) Trader Joe’s isn’t in all 50 states just yet—the chain is currently in 41 states, plus the District of Columbia—but it’s surely on its way to national domination. (full story)
- Lands’ End remakes itself with independent stores
(postbulletin.com - 3/1/2019) As specialty and department stores are closing by the hundreds and apparel sellers face stiff competition, at least one brand is scouting for new locations and envisioning a 75-store expansion over the next five years. (full story)
- Gordmans announces new Ozarks location, date for move to new Springfield store
(ky3.com - 3/1/2019) Gordman's plans to open 141 stores in 2019... (full story)
- Gap To Split Into Two Companies, With Old Navy As Separate Firm
(npr.org - 3/1/2019) Gap Inc. plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, spinning off Old Navy into a separate firm as it closes about 230 Gap stores over the next two years. (full story)
- The Top 25 Pet Retailers in North America
(petbusiness.com - 3/1/2019) In fact, the number of stores represented in the Top 25 Retailers list has grown an incredible 81 percent since 2009, going from 3,464 to 6,286 stores. (full story)
- A New Look for Salata
(modernrestaurantmanagement.com - 3/1/2019) Salata has more than 80 corporate-owned and franchise locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Florida, Georgia and Southern California and plans to open in multiple new markets this year. (full story)
- The Dog Stop® Continues To Put Down Pawprints In Louisiana
(franchising.com - 3/1/2019) The Pittsburgh-based franchise plans to open as many as 10 total locations throughout the greater area over the next several years. (full story)
- Kiddie Academy of Vancouver-Salmon Creek Coming Soon
(franchising.com - 3/1/2019) Since its inception in 1981, Kiddie Academy has been grounded in the vision to create a community that shapes and inspires children for the future. Kiddie Academy of Vancouver-Salmon Creek joins a network of 210+ locations nationwide, with over 40 new Academes projected to open within the next year. (full story)
- JC Penney closing 27 stores
(al.com/news - 2/28/2019) The retailer announced today it will close 18 full-line stores and nine ancillary home and furniture stores this year. The 18 stores set for shuttering include three locations announced earlier this year. (full story)
- Wingstop’s Digital Prowess Keeps Growing
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/28/2019) Wingstop also said it expectes 10 percent systemwide unit growth in 2019 and ... (full story)
- Larkburger CEO Leaves for P. Terry’s Burger Stand
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/28/2019) P. Terry’s opens its first out of Austin location this May in San Marcos, Texas and has scheduled four additional locations in Central Texas over the next 18 months. (full story)
- Wing Zone Turns 25 in Style
(qsrmagazine.com - 2/28/2019) Our growth in these three states are a combined 12 new restaurants in 2019, 16 new restaurants in 2020, and 20 new restaurants in ... (full story)
- L Brands to close 53 Victoria’s Secret stores, says ‘everything is on the table’ for lingerie brand
(cnbc.com - 2/28/2019) The planned store closures for 2019 make up roughly 4 percent of the company’s 1,143 Victoria’s Secret stores worldwide. (full story)
- Delek U.S. Dropping the 7-Eleven Brand? Refiner-retailer launches new c-store identity
(cspdailynews.com - 2/28/2019) Delek U.S. Holdings Inc. and 7-Eleven Inc. have terminated a licensing agreement that “will require the removal of 7-Eleven branding on a store-by-store basis by Dec. 31, 2021,” CSP Daily News has learned. (full story)
- Whole Foods to celebrate 500-store milestone
(theproducenews.com - 2/28/2019) Whole Foods Market will celebrate its 500th location with the opening of its new flagship 70,000-square-foot, multi-level midtown Atlanta store on April 5. (full story)
- Verts Replacement Restaurant Embarks on Ambitious Reopening Plan
(austin.eater.com - 2/28/2019) Daphne’s Mediterranean, the restaurant chain that bought out the beleaguered Verts-slash-Noon Mediterranean, announced plans to open reopen six Austin restaurants in five weeks. (full story)
- Porto's Peri Peri making Indy debut
(ibj.com - 2/28/2019) In addition to the Castleton site, three other locations are in the works—one each in ... (full story)
- After 73 years, Macayo's restaurant brand sold to Kind Hospitality
(abc15.com - 2/28/2019) After seven decades in business, Arizona restaurant chain, Macayo's, is changing ownership. It is a move that the family hopes will keep the brand running and growing. (full story)
- The Timeless Tex-Mex Brand Taking Over Texas
(foodnewsfeed.com - 2/28/2019) Lupe’s has expanded to 20 locations, opening two to three stores each year in Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. The company will break into the Dallas-Fort Worth market this year with three restaurants slated to open by the end of 2019 and another three in ... (full story)
- After 'Disappointing' Year, Red Robin Plots its Comeback
(foodnewsfeed.com - 2/28/2019) There’s also a real-estate issue at play. This past year, Red Robin saw the gap widen between enclosed mall units and freestanding units, raising the company’s need to reassess its portfolio. This could include closures “where they make sense,” Post said. (full story)
- How Paris Baguette CEO plans to open 1,000 US locations
(fastcasual.com - 2/28/2019) "The strength of the cake category really blew me away," he said about the brand that has 75 units in the U.S. but more than 3,000 locations throughout France, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam and China. He's come on board to grow the U.S. footprint, planning to open at least 1,000 U.S. stores by 2030, with 38 opening this year. (full story)
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