Secaucus, N.J. — The Vitamin Shoppe®, a multi-channel specialty retailer and manufacturer of nutritional products, opened its first three franchise stores in Costa Rica on August 31, 2016, and two additional franchise stores recently opened in Panama.
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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.
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.
Toronto — Staples Canada has named Mary Sagat its new president, effective September 7, 2016. During her 19 years with the company, Sagat has served as senior vice president of finance and, most recently, as senior vice president of sales and operations. She will be reporting directly to Steve Matyas, president of North American retail.
Boca Raton, Fla. — Roland Smith plans to retire as chief executive officer of Office Depot, Inc. He will continue to serve as CEO until a successor is named, which is expected by the end of first quarter 2017. It is expected Smith will remain chairman of the board.