Norcross, Ga. — Halco Lighting Technologies, a leader in LED lamp, ballast and luminaire solutions, welcomes Bart Mei as senior vice president, supply chain operations. Mei will assume global leadership of the Halco Lighting supply chain, supplier management and distribution operations.
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Houston — Transwestern represented MOD Pizza in a total of 23 new leases in the Houston area, bringing the retailer to 17 stores currently in operation and six more slated to open by year-end. To date, MOD operates more than 230 stores across the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Chicago — SMS Assist, an innovative mobile and cloud-based multisite property management company, has been named to the second annual Forbes 2017 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, developed in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners.
Kansas City, Mo. — CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. has selected Service Management Group (SMG) to measure the customer experience for 3,000 Hardee’s® and Carl’s Jr.® locations in North America. In 2018, the program will expand to include an additional 800 international locations across 41 countries. SMG is a global leader in customer experience (CX) measurement, helping more than 450 brands around the globe to listen, understand and act on feedback and behavioral data.
Nashville, Tenn. — Captain D’s, the leading fast-casual seafood restaurant, has signed franchise development agreements that will expand its presence in four states. This growth will bring five new restaurants to San Antonio; one to Jackson, Tenn.; and four to the Mobile, Ala./Pensacola, Fla., market over the next several years.
San Francisco — The Gymboree Corporation, following a comprehensive evaluation of its retail footprint, intends to close approximately 350 stores, mainly across the Gymboree and Crazy 8 brands. With the right size store base, the company will be able to focus resources on locations with the greatest potential and improve profitability.