Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store
• Amazon.com Inc. plans to open a second Amazon Fresh grocery store in Naperville, IL.
• Big Y Foods Inc. announced Michael Cormier has been promoted to VP of Center Store.
• Big Y Foods Inc. will open a 425,000 sq. ft. Fresh & Local distribution center adjacent to the company headquarters in Springfield, MA, in early 2021.
• Choice Market plans to open 30 new stores over the next five years.
• Coen Oil Company is rebranding all of its convenience stores to the Coen name. The company will rebrand the forecourt for all of its company-operated sites to Amoco.
• DJ3 Delaware, LLC plans to open as many as five Earth Fare stores in the Charlotte, NC, area by the end of the year.
• Jet Foods plans to open stores in Carol Stream, Park Forest and Des Plaines, IL, this fall.
• SpartanNash has appointed Tony B. Sarsam as its new President and CEO.
• Sheetz Inc. is planning to open 50 new stores in central Ohio by 2025, including more than a dozen that are scheduled to open by the end of 2021.
• Tops Markets has expanded the number of stores in which it can sell beer and wine.
• URM Stores Inc. has named Roger Ohlhauser as its new VP Operations.
Retail
• Amazon.com Inc. opened a new 640,000 sq. ft. fulfillment center in Beaumont, CA.
• Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has appointed Juan Guerrero as Senior VP, Chief Supply Chain Officer.
• Century 21 Department Stores Inc. has filed for bankruptcy and plans to close all of its stores.
• Crocs Inc. has named Michelle Poole as its new President.
• Five Below Inc. recently opened its 1,000th store, in Houston, TX. The retailer also announced the opening of a new 850,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Conroe, TX.
• JCPenney Company, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell all of its assets to mall operators Simon Property and Brookfield Property Group.
• Massage Envy LLC has appointed Julie Cary as Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer.
• Sur La Table started store closing sales at an additional 17 locations.
Restaurant
• Church’s Chicken has promoted Felicia White to VP of Global Operations, Training, and Development.
• Firehouse Subs has opened a new franchised location in Menomonee Falls, WI.
• Greens Restaurant Group LLC is known for their customizable menu, but the company has now launched a line of pre-set dishes that are available for digital ordering.
• Juice It Up has hired Carlo Verdugo as Director of Operations and Business Development.
• Marco’s Pizza has hired Chris Tussing as VP and Chief Marketing Officer.
• Simply Southern Restaurant Group LLC will be opening a new location in Chisholm Creek, OK.
• Taco John’s is testing a new items and a value menu in Iowa and Wyoming.
• The Hummus & Pita Co. have expanded their menu by adding four new vegan items.
• Torchy’s Tacos now has their signature queso and sauce available in 40 Whole Foods Market locations across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
