Batavia, Ill. — Leading grocery retailer ALDI has earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its environmentally sustainable distribution center and regional headquarters in Moreno Valley, Calif.
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Boca Raton, Fla. — Office Depot, Inc. intends to sell its European business to The AURELIUS Group. Office Depot had previously disclosed its intention to explore strategic alternatives regarding its European business, under a process that began earlier this year.
Seattle — Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened the doors to its new store at CF Toronto Eaton Centre on September 16, 2016, marking the company’s second international flagship location since opening at Pacific Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, last fall.
San Diego — Petco has hired John Zavada as senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO) and added William Engen to the company’s leadership team as senior vice president, retail market expansion, a new role dedicated to optimizing the company’s investments in new retail store growth.
Sunbury, Pa. — Weis Markets, Inc., a Mid-Atlantic food retailer, plans to convert 38 Food Lion supermarket locations to Weis Markets stores. The company has completed the purchase of these locations operating in the states of Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, and plans to complete the conversion process by the end of October.
Burlington, Ontario (Canada) — IKEA Canada is planning a full-size store for Quebec City. Scheduled to open in summer 2018, the IKEA Quebec City store will be the 14th IKEA store in Canada. The store will take roughly 14-16 months to build once the ground has been broken in spring 2017 and will be approximately 340,000 square feet in size.