Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store

• GPM Investments LLC has agreed to acquire Pride Convenience Inc., which operates 31 convenience stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

• Harps Food Stores Inc. plans to acquire Supermarket Operations Inc. with seven stores in central Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi.

• Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. reported it has opened its 600th location in Perry, OK.

• PCC Community Markets announced Chris Naismith has been named CFO. The company also has appointed Susan Livingston as VP of Marketing, and Michele Mallory as VP of Information Technology.

• United Natural Foods Inc. promoted Angie Balian to Chief Brands Officer, a newly created position.

Retail

• At Home Group Inc. has opened three new stores in October in St. Petersburg, FL, Fayetteville, GA, and East Northport, NY.

• Authentic Brands Group has completed the acquisition of Ted Baker.

• Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named interim CEO Sue Gove to the position permanently.

• BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. will open a new store location in Greenburgh, NY.

• The Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. named Sheamus Toal as Senior VP and CFO.

• The Clarks Companies of North America Inc. recently opened a new 2,300 sq. ft. store at the American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ. It is the first full-price location the company has opened in the U.S. in three years.

• The North Face Inc. reported it plans to open more than 70 stores in North America over the next five years.

• Recreational Equipment Inc. will open a 33,000 sq. ft. store at Oakbrook Village in Laguna Hills, CA, in fall 2023. Also, a 21,100 sq. ft. store is scheduled to open at Huntington Shopping Center in Huntington, NY, in summer 2023.

• Red Wing Shoe Company has named current president Allison Gettings as their new CEO, effective January 1st, 2023.

• Target Corp. announced it will triple the number of Apple at Target mini-shops inside its stores, bringing the total to 150.

• Walmart Health plans to open 16 new health centers in Florida by fall 2023.

Restaurant

• Chick-fil-A has plans to expand their Canadian footprint to 20 stores by 2025. The company will then open seven to ten restaurants every subsequent year.

• Hooters has partnered with NASCAR racer Chase Elliott to launch a virtual chicken tender brand that will be available at nearly 200 locations.

• Starbucks is opening a Reserve location in NYC’s Empire State Building. The Reserve location is a unique three-story design that will feature exclusive beverages made with Cold Pressed Espresso.

• The CDC has concluded their investigation into the E. coli outbreak that was linked to Wendy’s lettuce. The CDC could not find a definitive link between the outbreak and Wendy’s, but the company is still facing several lawsuits from ill customers.

• The Toasted Yolk Café will debut a new prototype location next summer that will feature more accessible layouts that include open-air bars that lead to a patio. The new type of location will be the standard going forward for the brand.