Boca Raton, Fla. — Office Depot’s global headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla., has been awarded Gold Re-Certification under the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)’s Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system.
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New York City — Foot Locker, Inc., the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, celebrated the grand opening of its flagship location in New York City’s Herald Square on August 30, 2016. Following a complete redesign, the new 34th Street location will house stores representing multiple brands under the Foot Locker, Inc. umbrella including Foot Locker and SIX:02.
San Francisco — On August 26, 2016, Sephora introduced its BEAUTY TIP WORKSHOP concept store to the Midwest with the opening of its new Michigan Avenue store. Chicago’s store will be the fourth Sephora BEAUTY TIP store in the U.S., joining San Francisco’s Powell Street, Boston’s Prudential Center, and Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre locations, which opened within the last year, and marks the beauty retailer’s 400th freestanding SEPHORA store in North America.
El Paso, Texas — Following its announcement in May that it would be growing from 29 to 100 locations by 2019, Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, a Dallas-based casual dining concept that combines a family-friendly restaurant and sports bar under one roof, is well on its way to achieving its goal with several recent openings and franchise signings.
New Albany, Ind. — FireKing Security Group has hired Debra Ayres as senior vice president, cash management solutions. Ayres will have broad responsibilities in this key management position including business development, strategic accounts and channel management for FireKing’s cash management solutions.