Indio, Calif. — Knoebel Construction has completed construction of new Marshalls and Burlington retail stores at Indio Towne Center in Indio, Calif. Construction is underway for new ULTA Beauty and Five Below locations, which are scheduled to open early fall 2019. The 560,000-square-foot shopping center, located off the heavily trafficked I-10 freeway in Southern California, is the largest in the region, serving the east end of the Coachella Valley. The developer is Red Mountain Group, which acquired the shopping center in summer 2018. Knoebel converted and expanded an existing retail …
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Cincinnati — LSI Industries Inc., a leading U.S.-based manufacturer of outdoor and indoor lighting and graphics for commercial, industrial and multi-site retail applications, has named a new national sales manager for retail national accounts: Doug Cotter. Cotter will work with distributors of LSI Industries’ lighting lines to expand lighting product sales, manage customer satisfaction, and provide distinguished service. Cotter will also work to expand product offerings to each of LSI Industries’ distributors, with a new focus on smart tools, digital, and safety and security products. Prior to joining LSI Industries, …
Eastvale, Calif. — Meghan McConaghy Chane of Riverside County, Calif., is the first home cook to be granted a permit to open an at-home restaurant in the United States. She is partnering with food-focused startup Foodnome to make it happen. “I was too afraid to work on a food venture before this,” says Chane. “We’d talked about a food truck, catering or a restaurant. The fear of the financial risk and the money you need up front, as well as all of the regulation and hoop jumping, felt really overwhelming.” …
Short Hills, N.J. — Schutz, the popular Brazilian shoe brand since 1995, has opened a new store at The Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills. Cushman & Wakefield’s Manhattan-based retail team — headed by Laura Pomerantz, Betty Ende and Heather Reihs Keller — represents Shutz exclusively in North America and arranged the 1,800-square-foot, long term lease. Schutz is located on the second floor of the mall, which is owned by the Taubman Company. “We were so happy that the Pomerantz Team brought Schutz to The Mall at Short Hills, …
Tipton, Pa. — New Pig Corporation, the world’s leading provider of revolutionary products that keep floors clean and safe, is kicking off National Safety Month (June) by launching an annual program to honor customers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to promote floor safety. Named the Pig Safe Floors Spotlight, New Pig has selected Reading, Pa.-based Redner’s Markets as its inaugural honoree. “Since our founding in 1985, we’ve made it our mission to create ingenious products that clean up messes and help companies avoid common workplace …
Los Angeles — FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc. has successfully completed the acquisition of Elevation Burger for $10 million, which was funded through a combination of sellers’ notes and cash. With the acquisition, FAT Brands now franchises more than 400 restaurants around the world with annual system-wide sales exceeding $400 million. Elevation Burger was originally conceived in 2002 by Hans Hess as a healthier burger offering. Delivering authentic, sustainably prepared food, Elevation Burger offers grass-fed, free-range options that are better for consumers and for the environment. Elevation Burger franchises …
Boca Raton, Fla. — Office Depot, Inc. has released its 2019 Corporate Sustainability Report, incorporating sustainability information for Office Depot, CompuCom and Grand & Toy. Additionally, the report contains the company’s public-facing sustainability goals around energy consumption, transportation emissions and local communities. “We are committed to decreasing the company’s environmental impact through waste diversion programs, greener packaging, transportation innovations and product solutions that extend throughout the lifecycle,” says Gerry Smith, chief executive officer for Office Depot, Inc. “We look at sustainability as another challenge we can help our customers address. …
Moorestown, N.J. — Marla Ryan, by mutual agreement with Destination Maternity’s board of directors, stepped down as chief executive officer on June 13, 2019. Additionally, Destination Maternity has appointed Gene Davis to chairman of the board. Ryan will remain with the company to assist with the transition and will also assume a new role as president of product design, sourcing and merchandising. The Destination Maternity board has created an interim Office of the CEO, which will provide ongoing leadership and oversight of the day-to-day operations of the company while a …
Frederick, Md. — Roy Rogers® Restaurants has successfully rolled out a new store design at its Westminster, Md., restaurant. The restaurant remained open throughout the renovations. Roy Rogers will next undertake updates at its test kitchen store in Frederick, Md., after which it will remodel one additional restaurant and open two new ones with the design before rolling it out systemwide. The new format features new lighting illuminating an exterior boasting a bolder logo presence, natural stone towers and new pylon and building signage. Inside, upgraded furniture, fixtures and equipment …
Aston, Pa. — Action Services Group has created an online Lighting and LED Product Education Center. This interactive education center offers an in-depth look at lighting applications. Commercial building owners, on average, will spend 22% of their operational costs on power and water. According to the EPA, 35% of a building’s energy costs go toward lighting. If your building is operating old or outdated lighting applications, this percentage could be much higher. With non-LED lighting applications, you have the added operational costs of higher energy consumption, lighting maintenance costs and …