Potbelly

Chicago – Charles Talbot, CFO of food service retailer Potbelly Corp., is leaving the company for a position outside the restaurant industry. Talbot will continue to serve as Potbelly's CFO while an external search is underway, until his departure on March 27.

New York City -- Juice Generation, a juice bar concept with 12 locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, signed a lease for its first Financial District location at 101 Maiden Lane, located at the corner of Pearl Street at the base of the luxury residential complex 2 Gold Street.  

Dallas -– Specialty sports retailer Rally House has signed a 10-year lease for a 6,200-sq.-ft. store location at Old Town Shopping Center in Dallas. Westwood Financial Corp. (WFC), a privately held owner-operators of U.S. retail properties, operates the center.  

East Peoria, Ill. -- Cullinan Properties said that Noodles & Company will be opening a new restaurant in November at the Levee District in East Peoria, Illinois.

As part of a multi-phase revitalization of The Wilder Cos.’ Wayside property in Burlington, Mass., the company announced that Ethan Allen and Starbucks, along with Potbelly Sandwich Shop, will open in high-visibility locations.

Boston -- The Wilder Cos. announced that Ethan Allen and Starbucks, along with Potbelly Sandwich Shop, will open at Wilder’s Wayside property in Boston – all part of a multi-phase revitalization project.

Peoria, Ill. -- Cullinan Properties announced it has officially opened its Levee District at East Peoria Downtown, in Peoria, Ill.

Joining anchor stores Costco, Target, Gordmans, ULTA Beauty and Ross Dress for Less at the shopping center are Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Potbelly Sandwich Shop, both slated to open this summer.

GNC will open a new store on May 8 at The Levee District, which encompasses over 86 acres that will include 500,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurant space, as well as office, hotel and civic components.