Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

• Atlantis Management Group has acquired 13 Shell branded convenience store locations in the Northeast from Wealth Management Advisors LLC.

• Buehler’s Fresh Foods has promoted Michael Davidson to President and CEO starting Jan. 2

• Farm Stores Grocery Inc. will open its first store in Kentucky.

• The Giant Company announced it will open three new stores in Philadelphia, PA, in December.

• The Kroger Co. announced it has named Juan De Paoli as its new Director of Private Brands.

• RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. recently opened its first store location in the state of Kentucky.

• Raley’s Family of Fine Stores announced the retirement of its COO, Kevin Konkel, effective Jan. 7, 2022.

• Sampson-Bladen Oil Company Inc. has acquired Rusher Oil Co.

• Southeastern Grocers recently opened two new Fresco y Más locations, in Tampa and Deltona, FL.

Retail

• 84 Lumber Co. recently opened its first store in Idaho.

• Ace Hardware Corp. has opened its first store in Mexico under a new franchise model.

• Amazon.com Inc. teamed up with Starbucks to open a Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go in New York City. The companies plan to open more stores in 2022, starting with another location at The New York Times Building in New York City.

• Away Luggage reported it has named Luke Chatelain as its first Chief Digital Officer.  The retailer also announced Melissa Weiss as Chief Marketing Officer and Charles Liu as COO.

• Citi Trends Inc. reported it plans to open approximately 40 stores next year. It also will remodel approximately 40 locations.

• CVS Health announced the promotion of Prem Shah to the new position of Chief Pharmacy Officer. He and Michelle Peluso have been named Co-Presidents of Retail. They will take over for Neela Montgomery who plans to leave the company at the end of the year.

• Dollar General Corp. plans to open 1,110 new stores in 2022, including its first stores in Idaho. The retailer also plans 1,750 store remodels.

• Dollar Tree Stores Inc. announced it will raise prices on most of its products from $1 to $1.25.

• Macy’s Inc. announced it plans to close 10 Macy’s department store locations in January 2022.

• The Neiman Marcus Group announced Chris Demuth has been promoted to Senior VP People and Corporate Philanthropy. Tiffin Jernstedt has been named Senior VP, Chief Communications Officer.

• R.P. Lumber Co. Inc. is acquiring Alexander Lumber Co.

• Toys “R” Us Ltd. will open a new store in mid-December at American Dream, in New Jersey.

• Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. announced that Anna Manukyan has been named Senior Director of Education.

• US LBM Holdings, LLC announced it has acquired Barrons. The company has also acquired Professional Builders Supply.

• Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. plans to open a new micro-fulfillment center in Kansas City, MO, next year.

• Warner Robins Building Supply Co. announced Art Cassidy has been named VP of Operations and Purchasing. Nick Witcher has been named Director of Finance. Tawana Muhammad has been named Senior Manager Human Resources.

• W.E. Aubuchon Co. Inc. has acquired three True Value stores in the Eastern Pennsylvania.

• Weyerhaeuser Co. has appointed David Graham as President of its Canadian subsidiary, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited.

Restaurant

• Blaze Pizza has signed a franchise development agreement to add 9 units in Miami.

• Crave Hot Dogs & Barbecue has opened a new location in Orlando, FL.

• Doctor’s Associates Inc. co-Founder, Peter Buck, has passed away.

• El Pollo Loco has launched their first online merchandise shop called Loco Gifts and Gear.

• Fat Brands, Inc. has acquired Native Grill & Wings in a $20 million deal that will close in mid-December.

• Firehouse Subs has opened a new franchised location Saraland, AL.

• JINYA Holdings, Inc. has opened a new location in Buford, GA.

• Hungry Howie’s Pizza & Subs hired Steve Clough as Director of Franchise Development.

• Krystal hired Dan James as VP of Real Estate and Construction.

• Landry’s Restaurants Inc. and owner Tilman Fertitta are attempting to back out of a merger agreement with the SPAC Fast Acquisition Corp. The merger would make many of Fertitta’s restaurants public.

• McDonald’s is partnering with Mariah Carey to offer an exclusive menu featuring 12 days of free food through their app this December.

• Miami Subs Grill Corp. has opened a new location in Miami, FL.

• MOD Pizza has filed plans for an IPO.

• MooYah Burgers & Fries hired Doug Willmarth as President.

• Pollo Tropical has partnered with the Miami Heat NBA team and will be offering their menu items inside The FTX Arena at games.

• Shipley Do-Nuts has opened a new location in Greenwood, SC.

• Slim Chickens has hired Christina Vaughan as Senior VP of Operations.

• Sweetgreen, Inc. raised $364 million during their IPO.

• Taco Bell announced that Sean Tresvant has been hired as Global Chief Brand Officer, effective January 10, 2022.

• Texas Roadhouse COO Douglas Thompson has retired effective immediately.

• The Dolly Llama has signed a franchise expansion plan that will see 4 new locations open across Nevada and California.

• Twin Peaks Restaurant has signed a 10-restauarnt franchise development agreement in Philadelphia.

• Velvet Taco announced the Leonard Green & Partners became their new majority owner. FB Society will retain a significant minority ownership and terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Walk-On’s Enterprises has opened a new location in Oxford, MS.