New York City — Bareburger, an award-winning restaurant specializing in clean comfort food, is celebrating its first decade in business. The restaurant is marking this milestone with the introduction of a location reflecting a refreshed design in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea. The new Chelsea location at 184 8th Ave. has been added to a growing list of more than 44 Bareburger locations around the world. The grand opening was December 4, 2019. The new Bareburger location is stylish and environmentally responsible, with its interior doors and walls …
Oak Brook, Ill. — Let’s Pave, LLC, a leading national provider of specialized paving services and solutions, has hired three new employees to help lead its growing sales team and accounting department. Jim Breech, director of business development, has more than 20 years of experience in sales and sales management leadership. He joined Let’s Pave from a closely related industry where he built long term relationships with many similar accounts which resulted in extraordinary sales growth. Breech’s executive experience in corporate strategy and business development is valuable to his new …
Plano, Texas — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. has hired Karl Walsh, an executive with more than 18 years of e-commerce expertise, as senior vice president, chief digital officer. Walsh will report to Shawn Gensch, executive vice president, chief customer officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Karl to JCPenney as we drive the renewal of our company and showcase our brand strategy through exceptional, seamless experiences for our customers,” says Gensch. “Nearly 90% of shoppers begin their path to purchase online, so Karl’s background of building and executing digital strategies …
Lexington, Ky. — As A&W celebrates its centennial, the company is preparing for its next century with the recent opening of a new national learning center and prototype restaurant in Richmond, Ky. A&W, which was acquired by its franchisees from YUM! Brands in 2011, has welcomed more than 70 U.S. locations under the new leadership; a dozen more are in various stages of development. Located less than a half-hour from A&W’s headquarters, the Richmond restaurant is the first freestanding “Gen19” prototype that takes a holistic approach to guest engagement. The …
Raleigh, N.C. — Golden Corral, the nation’s largest grill-buffet chain, has launched an incentive for franchisees to remodel their current restaurants to the Golden Corral brand’s new Gateway design package. The comprehensive incentive program will support franchise owners with a reinvestment credit, a local marketing credit, and a people hiring and training credit. Currently, the company plans to remodel 60 franchise restaurants in 2020. Golden Corral first introduced the new Gateway restaurant design in December 2017, featuring a contemporary appearance with oversized windows, stacked stone fireplaces, redesigned buffet service areas, …
Canton, Mass. — Destination XL Group, Inc., a leading omni-channel specialty retailer of men’s Big + Tall clothing and shoes, has added Ujjwal Dhoot to its team as chief digital officer, effective December 16, 2019. He will report to Erica Thompson, chief marketing officer. Prior to joining DXL, Dhoot held senior marketing positions with FSAstore.com, Charming Charlie and PetCareRx.com. At DXL, he will be responsible for all digital initiatives, including building the brand digitally, driving traffic to stores, mobile commerce, e-commerce, and the company’s overarching digital marketing strategy. “We are …
Conshohocken, Pa. — Saladworks, a leading entrée salad franchise in the fast-casual space, has partnered with the United States Air Force to develop Saladworks restaurants on U.S. bases. “A couple of years ago, we embarked on a revamp of our military base food and beverage platform,” says Mike Baker, chief of strategy and innovation at the Air Force Services Center. “What we have attempted to do with this new model is really modernize our food and beverage options. A younger, more socially aware demographic is in service now, with millennials …
Miramar, Fla. — Konover South LLC, in partnership with Master Development Partners of Dania Beach, Fla., will break ground on its upscale 56,600-square-foot Miramar Park Place retail center in Miramar, Fla., west of Hollywood, in the first quarter of 2020. The center is slated to include a Flanigan’s Restaurant and Liquors, Pediatric Associates, a national coffee chain, plus neighborhood services when opened in the second quarter of 2021. “Konover South is excited to bring Miramar Park Place to this thriving community in partnership with Robert Shapiro and Terry Salzman of …
Atlanta — Hemingway’s, a Tampa, Fla.-based Cuban restaurant and winner of “Best Cuban Sandwich,” is opening a second location in Atlanta. Slated to open in spring 2020, the new outpost will be located inside Krog Street Market, a 30,000-square-foot food hall and market destination tucked in the Inman Park neighborhood, right off the Belt Line’s Eastside Trail. “I have wanted to expand Hemingway’s for some time, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring our food to Atlanta,” says Felicia (“Phe”) Lacalle, chef and owner. “As soon as you set …
Paris and New York City — LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH), the world’s leading luxury group, and Tiffany & Co., the global luxury jeweler, have entered into a definitive agreement whereby LVMH will acquire Tiffany for $135 per share in cash, in a transaction with an equity value of approximately €14.7 billion or $16.2 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the middle of 2020. For more than 180 years, Tiffany has been synonymous with elegance, innovative design, fine craftsmanship and creative excellence. Founded in 1837 when …