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  • Report: Caribou Coffee to close 80 stores, rebrand 88 others into Peet’s

    New York -- Caribou Coffee will close some 80 stores nationwide and turn 88 other locations into Peet's over the next 12 to 18 months, the Chicago Tribune reported.

    Caribou, which is based in Minneapolis, went private this year in a $340 million deal with German investment firm Joh. A. Benckiser Group (JAB), which also owns Peet’s.  

  • Edible Arrangements looks to expand in Pacific Northwest

    Wallingford, Conn. -- Edible Arrangements has set its sights on the Pacific Northwest for an aggressive expansion campaign designed to open as many as 30 new locations in the near future.
     
    Edible Arrangements already has 10 locations in Oregon and Washington and sees significant opportunity for growth, which will be accomplished through franchising. Most of the growth will be focused in the Seattle, Tacoma and Portland areas and the company is currently seeking franchisees with the resources to open multiple locations.
     

  • Morgan’s Foods taps Action Services Group for sign/exterior lighting services across six states

    Aston, Pa. -- Action Services Group, a national retail and commercial lighting, sign and electrical maintenance and service company announced a service agreement with Morgan’s Foods Inc., operator of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Express and A&W restaurants under franchises licenses, to perform sign and exterior lighting service and maintenance for 73 of their franchise units.

  • Bob Evans to deploy workforce management solution from JDA

    Scottsdale, Ariz. -- JDA Software Group announced that Bob Evans Farms will deploy a JDA workforce management solution (formerly RedPrairie WFM) in approximately 565 Bob Evans restaurants.

    Bob Evans selected JDA to help improve forecasting and scheduling of labor, drive proper placement of staff throughout the course of the day and provide exceptional service to every customer.

  • BJ's Restaurants opens in Puyallup, Wash.

    Huntington Beach, Calif. -- BJ's Restaurants said Wednesday it has opened a new restaurant in Puyallup, Wash.

    The 8,500-sq.-ft. BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse opened Monday  at South Hill Mall, a 1 million-sq.-ft. Cafaro Co. property.

    "We are very excited to open our first restaurant of fiscal 2013 in Puyallup, a suburb of the Seattle market," said Greg Trojan, BJ’s president and CEO.

  • GBT Realty completes construction at McPherson Place

    Laredo, Texas -- Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty said Wednesday it has completed construction of a new shopping center that is home to four new retailers. The fully occupied McPherson Place, in Laredo, Texas, is tenanted by James Avery, Orange Leaf, Starbucks Coffee and AT&T. All four stores are open for business.

    “The quality of this location allowed us to completely fill the center with an outstanding list of retailers,” said Fraser Schaufele, VP leasing at GBT.

  • Dominick's Real Italian to open in Cortaro Plaza

    Tucson, Ariz. -- Commercial Retail Advisors said Tuesday that Dominick's Real Italian is opening a restaurant at Cortaro Plaza, located in northwest Tucson.

    The 1,600-sq.-ft. Italian pizza and pasta place is slated to open June 1.
     

     

  • RMC Property names leasing exec

    Tampa, Fla. -- RMC Property Group said Wednesday it has named Jannie DelRio as a leasing executive, specializing in tenant representation.

    DelRio previously worked with a Tampa-based brokerage firm representing tenants such as Great Clips for Hair, Smoothie King, It’s a Grind Coffee House, Dunkin Brands, Quizno’s, Stride Ride and Papa John’s Pizza.

    At RMC, DelRio's tenant representation assignments in Southwest Florida include Bull Chicks, a Texas-based fast casual concept, and Firehouse Subs.

     

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