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Position Imaging Expands Executive Team, Names SVP of Operations

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Stratham, N.H. — Position Imaging, Inc, a pioneer in package logistics and asset tracking technology, has added Lucas Carvalho as senior vice president of operations. Carvalho will lead all Global Operations, Service, Fulfillment and Human Resources across all of Position Imaging’s business units. The company is now adapting its tracking technology to retail logistics. Before joining Position Imaging, Carvalho, in his role as executive vice president of corporate resources, spent 17 years leading the team at BAMSI, an organization with over 2,000 employees operating out of 120 locations throughout Massachusetts. …

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Keeping Up With Kohl’s

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— By Katie Lee —   Kohl’s expands with smaller-format stores, including Sephora in-store shops; launches new digital conveniences; and reduces its environmental impact.     Kohl’s is going big …by strategically going small. While some traditional discount department stores might bring to mind giant power centers with huge parking fields, Kohl’s is betting on the trend that a smaller footprint can better meet the demands of today’s savvy shopper. Just because the physical space is smaller doesn’t mean big things aren’t happening. With more than 1,100 stores across the …

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Panera Tests New AI Ordering Technology for Drive-Thru Lanes

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St. Louis — On Aug. 29, 2022, Panera Bread began testing AI technology in drive-thru lanes with an aim to improve and enhance the guest experience. With support from OpenCity, select Panera bakery-cafes in the greater Rochester, N.Y., area have implemented OpenCity’s proprietary voice AI ordering technology, called “Tori,” for drive-thru orders, with the goal of maximizing efficiency and increasing speed of orders. Guests at Panera Bread cafes in Greece, N.Y., and Webster, N.Y., are the first Panera locations to experience this drive-thru innovation. Tori is installed at these select …

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Von Maur Department Store to Open First Location in Pennsylvania

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Davenport, Iowa — Von Maur Department Store plans to open a 118,000-square-foot store at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh. Scheduled to open fall 2024, the store will be the company’s first location in Pennsylvania. Located at the former Sears, renovations of the new two-level Von Maur store will begin this fall and will feature the company’s exterior brick façade and interior ambiance complete with original artwork, open-floor plan and music from the store’s grand piano. “The unrivaled shopping experience created at South Hills Village through its enticing mix of shopping, …

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REGO Restaurant Group Partners with BCubed Manufacturing

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Denver — As part of its brands’ continued transformations, REGO Restaurant Group — parent company of fast-casual sandwich chain Quiznos and regional Mexican chain Taco Del Mar, among other brands — has inked a strategic partnership and development deal with BCubed Manufacturing LLC, a Michigan-based manufacturing company that makes high-quality, fully outfitted freestanding drive-thru restaurants. With approximately 650-square-foot layouts designed for flexibility and efficiency, BCubed restaurants include both drive-thru and walk-up windows. Designed to fit on parcels of land that are too small for traditional restaurant development, BCubed restaurants contribute …

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Food Lion Expands To Go Services at 15 Additional Stores

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Salisbury, N.C. — With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food Lion is expanding its Food Lion To Go grocery pickup service to 15 more stores in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee, beginning Aug. 29. Food Lion is offering shoppers their first pickup for free. Customers can confirm availability and place orders through the Food Lion To Go website or the Food Lion To Go app. With the click of a button, shoppers can place an order, pick up their groceries on the same day and …

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Pokemoto Opens First Mississippi Location

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Burleson, Texas — Pokemoto, Muscle Maker, Inc.’s expanding Hawaiian poke bowl restaurant concept, has opende its first Mississippi franchise location in Oxford, Miss. The opening marks the first of three previously inked franchise deals in the Mississippi market. Being near “Ole Miss” provides exposure to Pokemoto’s core targeted audience: Millennials and Gen Zs. The location features Pokemoto’s brand new interior graphic design package, signage and menu items. “We are very excited to be opening our first Pokemoto location in Mississippi, especially in Oxford — the home of the University of …

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Bloomingdale’s to Open “Bloomie’s” Store in Greater Chicagoland Area

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New York City — Bloomingdale’s will open its second “Bloomie’s” store location in the greater Chicagoland area at the end of 2022. Bloomie’s, which opened its first location in Fairfax, Va., in 2021, is the retailer’s smaller store concept that provides a casual, contemporary and highly curated experience. “We’re excited to be opening our second ‘Bloomie’s’ location,” says Charles Anderson, director of stores, Bloomingdale’s. “The new concept remains authentic to the Bloomingdale’s brand yet reinterprets it on a smaller scale that is infused with energy and ripe for discovery. We’re …

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Heatcraft Refrigeration Products Names VP and General Manager

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Stone Mountain, Ga. — Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, LLC, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment and systems as part of Lennox International, has promoted Bob Landi to vice president and general manager. In this role, Landi will apply his proven operations and supply chain acumen to continue to grow the business and deliver customer-centric solutions. “There is no one more capable to serve in this position than Bob Landi,” says Gary Bedard, president and chief operating officer, Worldwide Refrigeration at Lennox International. “During his 20-year career with Heatcraft and Lennox, Bob’s …

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WaBa Grill Signs 20-Unit Development Deal for Northern California

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Anaheim Hills, Calif. — WaBa Grill, one of the nation’s leading healthy rice bowl chains, has signed a 20-unit Northern California development deal during its second quarter. Following an impressive first quarter, second quarter same store sales (SSS) rose to $43.7 million — up 2.2% from the previous year. Second quarter total system sales (TSS) reached $45.1 million — an increase of 4.3% compared to the same prior-year period. WaBa Grill is tracking toward a third-consecutive year of record growth. “The record-breaking success WaBa Grill experienced last year was phenomenal, …

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