Wilmington, Mass. — Parterre Flooring Systems, a privately-held leader in the luxury vinyl tile segment of the flooring industry, has named Ralph Grogan as chief executive officer, effective immediately. T. Fred Roche will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors and will maintain an equity interest in the company.
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Fort Wayne, Ind. — Warewashing Systems has named Heritage Parts as the exclusive distributor of service parts for Jackson branded dishmachines in the United States. Based on Heritage Parts’ best-in-class customer service, extensive inventory, extended hours and 24/7 online store, this partnership will provide improved access and faster turnaround for the delivery of parts to Jackson’s network of authorized service agents and end-user market.
Middleton, Wis. — On November 11, 2017, American Girl Place New York opened at its new 75 Rockefeller Plaza location. The stunning 40,000-square-foot New York flagship store is filled with the popular products girls love — from the signature American Girl dolls and accessories to the brand’s hundreds of bestselling fiction and advice books.
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears has opened a new store dedicated to appliances and mattresses in Honolulu. The unique retail concept focuses on two of Sears’s strongest categories, appliances and mattresses, while continuing to offer the expertise and capability of its leading integrated services. The new store builds on the success of the first Sears Appliances & Mattresses store located in Pharr, Texas, which has been open since June 2017, as well as the Sears Appliances store, which opened in Ft. Collins, Colo., in 2016.