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7-Eleven, Inc. Completes Acquisition of 204 Stripes Stores

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Irving, Texas — 7-Eleven, Inc., a premier chain in the convenience-store industry, has completed its acquisition of 204 stores from Sunoco LP, which includes Stripes® convenience stores and Laredo Taco Company® restaurants. Located across West Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, these stores join the more than 13,000 7-Eleven®, Speedway® and Stripes® locations that 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses across the U.S. and Canada. With the closing, 7-Eleven now owns and operates all Stripes and Laredo Taco Company locations across the U.S. “Stripes and Laredo Taco Company have been a great …

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IT’SUGAR Opens Newly Expanded Flagship Store in Miami

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — IT’SUGAR, one of the largest specialty candy retailers in the U.S., is opening its newly expanded flagship department store in Miami at Bayside Marketplace. The new store, which spans over 16,000 square feet across two floors, epitomizes what the brand is known for: thousands of varieties of over-the-top sweets and humorous products, extravagant in-store displays and immersive candy experiences. “We are thrilled to expand our footprint at Bayside Marketplace and open our newest flagship store in Miami,” says Jarett Levan, president and CEO of BBX Capital …

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Propel Fuels Opens First Flex Fuel E85 Station in Washington State

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Wapato, Wash. — Propel Fuels, a leading low-carbon fuel retailer, has opened the company’s first Flex Fuel E85 station in Washington State, partnering with the Road Warrior Travel Center to introduce a new low-cost, high-performance fuel choice to the Yakima Valley. Propel and Road Warrior celebrated the availability of Flex Fuel E85 with a $1.85/gallon event on April 11-12 at the Road Warrior Travel Center located at 229 Lateral A Rd. in Wapato, Wash. Propel Fuels is a leading E85 retailer with a network of low-carbon fuel stations in California. …

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Walmart Health Expands in Texas with 18 New Locations

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Bentonville, Ark. — Three new Walmart Health centers have just opened in Pearland, Texas, Sugar Land, Texas, and Tomball, Texas. These locations are the first of 18 new Walmart Health centers coming to Texas this year, complementing the existing four sites in the state. The Sugar Land location marks Walmart’s 50th health center to open nationwide. “The grand opening of Walmart Health in Sugar Land, Texas, marks the 50th location in the United States, an important milestone in our effort to increase access to integrated care,” says Dr. David Carmouche, …

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Beyond Transactions

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— By Jaime Bettencourt — Creating destination stores for lasting connections. The meteoric rise of e-commerce has forced traditional brick-and-mortar retail to reckon with a new reality: physical stores must provide immersive in-store experiences. Retailers failing to integrate digital channels and offer the best of online shopping offline will struggle to stay competitive in this omnichannel environment. Major brands have learned the hard way that simply having a physical location won’t suffice, with some closing hundreds of underperforming stores because they weren’t offering customers experiences beyond mere product displays and …

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Batteries Plus Secures Signings for 22 New Franchise Locations to Close First Quarter

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Hartland, Wis. — Over the past several months, the Batteries Plus team signed 22 new territories across Michigan, Texas, Virginia, Ohio and Arizona. In addition to these latest additions to the franchise pipeline, Batteries Plus celebrated the opening of eight storefronts during first quarter, spanning Connecticut, Nevada, California, Colorado, New York and Florida. “The proven nature of our franchise opportunity continues to speak for itself; attracting a continuous stream of entrepreneurs wanting to be a part of a community-oriented, people-driven, profitable concept,” says Joe Malmuth, chief development officer for Batteries …

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Christy Sports Exits New Mexico Region, Will Close 6 Locations

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Lakewood, Colo. — Christy Sports, a premier outdoor rental and retail service provider, will close all store locations in New Mexico, effective upon the conclusion of the 23/24 winter ski season. Christy Sports currently operates six total stores in New Mexico, including four locations in Taos Ski Valley under the banners of Cottam’s, Alpine Xtreme and Bootdoctor’s, one location in downtown Taos under Cottam’s and one seasonal location in Santa Fe under Cottam’s. The company made the decision to exit New Mexico to prioritize investment in more profitable regions. Christy …

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UNIQLO to Open First Stores in Texas and Expand in California

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New York — UNIQLO will open its first stores in Texas in Houston and Dallas, and extend its West Coast presence, including new cities San Diego and Sacramento, Calif., this fall/winter. In total, the brand will open 11 new stores across Texas and California, a significant portion of the 20+ new store openings planned for North America in 2024. The upcoming openings will build on UNIQLO’s ambitious store growth plan to reach 200 stores in North America by 2027. “We are thrilled to be coming to Texas,” says Yoshihide Shindo, …

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Cooperative Growth

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— Interview with Jason Hipskind — With a retail cooperative model similar to franchising, Ace Hardware is uniquely able to continue its historic expansion with more than 200 new stores planned in 2024. Globally, Ace Hardware has opened more than 1,100 stores in the last 5 years — quite the impressive feat considering nearly half of that timeframe included a global pandemic. But as an essential business, the more than 100-year-old retail cooperative continued to open new stores, evolve its product offerings, expand its omnichannel presence, and refresh its physical …

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99 Cents Only to Close All 371 Store Locations

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Commerce, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores LLC plans to close all 371 of its stores and wind down its business operations. The company has entered into an agreement with Hilco Global to liquidate all merchandise and dispose of fixtures, furnishings and equipment at the stores. Sales under this agreement began on April 5. 99 Cents Only was founded in 1982 as a deep-discount retailer where every item cost less than a dollar. The company is headquartered in the southeast Los Angeles suburb of Commerce, and currently operates stores in …

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