Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store
• Baldor Specialty Foods Inc. recently opened a new 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Lanham, MD.
• Foxtrot Ventures Inc. has reopened its second location in Chicago, IL.
• H Mart announced a new partnership with DoorDash to offer delivery service to its customers.
• Sprouts Farmers Markets has opened a new 16,000 sq. ft. store in York, PA.
• The Fresh Market Inc. recently opened a new store location in Seminole, FL.
• Town Pump Inc. recently opened a new 30,000 sq. ft. convenience store in Bozeman, MT.
• Valor Oil LLC will soon open its first Hop Shops convenience store in Indiana.
• Wawa Inc. recently opened its first convenience store in central Pennsylvania. The company plans to open five to seven new stores in the area yearly.
Retail
• Aveda has recently partnered with DoorDash to offer delivery service to its customers.
• Bath & Body Works will hire 30,000 new seasonal associates for the upcoming holiday season.
• Builders FirstSource Inc. has named Peter Jackson, CFO, as the company’s next President and CEO, effective November 6. He will succeed Dave Rush, who is retiring. Pete Beckmann will become CFO at that time.
• Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. recently opened a new store location in Falls Church, VA.
• Macy’s Inc. has hired Jason Holzman as Senior VP of Creative and Production.
• Roots Canada Ltd. announced that Karuna Scheinfeld, its Chief Product Officer, will leave the company at the end of 2024.
• Sunshine Ace Hardware Inc. will soon open a new location in Ave Maria, FL.
• Target Corporation is planning to hire approximately 100,000 seasonal employees this year.
• The Athlete’s Foot Brands, LLC has opened its new corporate headquarters office in Atlanta, GA.
• Tilly’s Co. has appointed Hezy Shaked, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, as its President and CEO.
• Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming will open its first stores in California this month. The retailer plans to open 30 new locations in the state over the next three years.
Restaurant
• BurgerFi has been approved for $3.5 million in funding to ensure their remaining locations remain in operation throughout their bankruptcy proceedings.
• Chipotle has announced that their automated digital makeline and Autocado automation systems have passed the testing phase and are now being piloted in restaurants. The autocado system robotically cuts, cores, and peels avocados for team members to use in guacamole. The automated digital makeline uses robotics to fill digital orders for bowls and salads.
• Darden Restaurants has entered into a multi-year partnership with Uber Direct. The partnership will begin with Olive Garden later this year as the company begins rolling out third-party delivery to all locations and it will be completed by May 2025.
• Fat Brands has converted their first Smokey Bones into a Twin Peaks restaurant. The restaurant is located in Lakeland, FL, and is part of a plan to convert 30 Smokey Bones into Twin Peaks.
• Flynn Group has acquired 13 Panera Bread locations.
• Red Lobster’s new CEO, Damola Adamolekun, has committed to investing $60 million to improve their existing restaurants.
• Smashburger is celebrating their 17th anniversary by updating their branding and revamping their menu.
