Pleasanton, CA — Ross Dress for Less® will enter the greater Chicago area with the simultaneous grand opening of 12 new locations on October 8, 2011.
Indianapolis — Simon Property Group plans to expand four of its most productive Premium Outlet properties by a total of 450,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2012.
Sheridan, AR — With a new logo and revamped website, RoofConnect has refreshed its branding in order to better represent its network of roofing services to national clients.
Rome — On July 30, Gap Inc. opened its first flagship store in Rome, Italy, on Via del Corso, the city’s premier shopping district. The company plans to open four more stores in Italy this year.
Rancho Cucamonga, Roseville and Temecula, Calif. — Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust plans three new Hobby Lobby stores in former Mervyn’s locations.
St. Louis — Dollar General improves on-site technology operations with managed cloud services from Interface Systems.
Miami — Southern Wine & Spirits appoints Gerald Rivero to lead new national Coastal-Pacific Group.
Boca Raton, FL — Office Depot has named Kevin Peters as president, North America. He joined the company nearly 4 years ago as executive vice president, supply chain.
New York City — 1 Stop Maintenance has hired Mark Junkin as its director of sales for North America. He joins the company from Cintas/Real Time Solutions.
Deerfield, IL — In underserved areas, Walgreens has committed to opening or converting at least 1,000 Food Oasis stores over the next 5 years.