Pittsburgh — The board of directors of GNC Holdings, Inc., a leading global specialty retailer of health and wellness products, has appointed Ken Martindale as its permanent chief executive officer. Martindale succeeds interim CEO Bob Moran, who has been elected non-executive chairman of the GNC board.
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Dallas — Pie Five Pizza Co. will soon be expanding beyond the U.S. In a new master development partnership with Ali Shahid Butt and his partners at AR Pizza, LLC, Pie Five will open its first international location in Pakistan in 2018, with up to 40 more locations over the next 7 years.
Pittsburgh — DICK’S Sporting Goods will be opening eight new DICK’S Sporting Goods stores and two new Field & Stream stores in the first half of September. DICK’S will now have 711 DICK’S Sporting Goods locations and 34 Field & Stream locations across the country.
Sarasota, Fla. — A new restaurant is now open in Siesta Key: BRAVO Coastal Bar & Kitchen. Built from the ground up, BRAVO Coastal Bar & Kitchen is a distinctive twist on two popular restaurants: BRAVO Cucina Italiana and BRIO Tuscan Grille. Located at Westfield Siesta Key in Sarasota, Fla., the restaurant opened on August 31, 2017.
Katy, Texas — To support rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey, Texas-based Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors) has converted a section of its 500,000-square-foot headquarters into a unified command center and shelter that has housed more than 1,100 first responders.
New York City — Casper, the online sleep retailer that has upended the mattress industry, continues to reinvent the way Americans shop for sleep products with the launch of a multi-city retail expansion in over a dozen locations across North America. This marks Casper’s first significant investment in a company-owned retail presence across the U.S.
Cypress, Calif. — Real Mex Restaurants, a leading operator of full-service Mexican restaurants, including Chevys Fresh Mex, El Torito, Acapulco and Pink Taco, has appointed Judd Tirnauer as chief financial officer, effective immediately. He joins Real Mex from Wet Seal.