Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Home and garden retailer Orchard Supply Hardware® (OSH) will open its first East Coast store on October 25, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Currently its 77 stores are all in California or Oregon.
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Minneapolis — Restaurant Technologies is expanding its partnership with Denny’s AWashington Group, installing its total oil management system in 21 total locations. With fried foods comprising more than 44% of the Denny’s menu, the total oil management technology enables this popular dining spot to maintain the food quality and experience that diners expect.
Dublin, Calif. — Ross Stores has opened 25 Ross Dress for Less® and nine dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores across 16 different states in September and October. These new locations round out the company’s 2016 expansion plans to add approximately 90 locations during the year.
Nashville, Tenn. — Back Yard Burgers has opened its new prototype and restaurant of the future in Gulfport, Miss. The new restaurant, which is owned by Back Yard Burgers’ largest franchise partner, Ridgeland, Miss.-based Resolute Brands LLC, is the first to feature the new Back Yard Burgers logo, exterior and interior signage, interior color scheme and décor, open kitchen design, furnishings, outdoor patio and more.
Brentwood, Tenn. — Within the next 36 months, R-22 refrigerant will no longer be available to use on your air conditioning and refrigeration equipment; production will come to a complete halt. Equipment owners who still have R-22 equipment will no longer have access to this essential fluid to keep their clients, tenants, materials, or food cold and safe.
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings has promoted Jason Hollar to chief financial officer, effective immediately. The company previously announced in May that Robert A. Schriesheim would be leaving Sears to focus on his other business interests and pursue other career opportunities.
Dallas — Pie Five Pizza Co. will enter Knoxville, Tenn., with the opening of its newest restaurant on October 21, 2016. Located at 9313 Kingston Pike, the opening marks the first Pie Five location in Knoxville and the eighth opened by veteran Applebee’s franchisees Fred Gustin and Kurt Guttshall.
DeKalb Junction, N.Y. — National Pavement, the technology-driven paving division of Parker Line Striping, has added a new staff member to a newly formed executive position in the organization’s headquarters. Joe Fairley has assumed the position of executive vice president, corporate development and strategy, effective October 3, 2016.