Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Café has appointed Barry Schnur as chief financial and administrative officer. In addition to his roles leading the company’s fiscal functions and day-to-day operations, Schnur will play a significant role in developing and implementing technology initiatives for the franchise system.
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Minneapolis — Target Corporation has hired Mark Tritton as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. In addition, Jason Goldberger will assume the newly created role of chief digital officer and president of Target.com. Both Tritton and Goldberger will report to Target’s chairman and CEO, Brian Cornell, effective June 5, 2016.
Charlotte, N.C. — Northwood Retail, LLC has expanded its North Carolina presence with the addition of a leasing and management office in Charlotte. The regional office will oversee operations at Blakeney, Blakeney Crossing and Latta Arcade in Charlotte, N.C., as well as support the leasing activity for Waverly Place in Cary, N.C. and Freshfields Village in Kiawah Island, S.C.
New York City — Natural French beauty retailer L’OCCITANE en Provence opened its fifth flagship store on May 16, 2016 in Disney Springs, a new waterfront district for shopping, dining and entertainment at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Dallas — Smoothie Factory and Gold’s Gym, both Dallas-based companies, have entered into an agreement to test several Smoothie Factory locations inside select Gold’s Gym® locations. The first Gold’s Gym Smoothie Factory opened in Cedar Park, Texas, in February 2016. The second location is now open in Richardson, Texas, and a third location is slated for later this summer.
Los Angeles — A new 5,511-square-foot GUESS flagship store will soon open in Moscow’s Europeisky Mall. Close to the city center and well served by the subway, the 1.9 million-square-foot Europeisky Mall is one of Moscow’s most popular destinations with more than 500 stores. The new opening is the fruit of a new joint venture established in February 2016 with a local Russian partner.