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Elizabeth, N.J. — Following the U.S. launch of the iconic British born accessories brand in fall 2017, and the opening of four successful retail stores in the last year, Radley London is opening its fifth store in partnership with Simon Outlet properties. The new store, which opened on September 30, is located in one of Simon’s top premium locations in the Mills at Jersey Gardens. The opening of four successful brand stores in the last year has provided confidence for further brick-and-mortar expansion. The move reflects the success of the …

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Miami — FRONTIER Companies, an experience-focused national investment, development, construction and management firm, recently completed the development of Wawa’s 100th store in Virginia, located in Fairfax. The 6,049-square-foot convenience store and gas station is also Wawa’s first in Fairfax. The store includes 12 gas pumps under canopy, 48 parking spaces and 12 electric vehicle charging stations. FRONTIER purchased the 1.82-acre lot in 2020, which was the former site of the Rodeway Inn Motel, and secured the location for Wawa to mark a milestone project. FRONTIER demolished the motel and cleared …

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Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree, Inc. has added Pedro Voyer to its executive leadership team as the company’s new chief development officer. He has more than two decades of executive leadership experience in the restaurant industry — from Starbucks to Burger King to Panera Bread — including operations and facilities management. “With more than 25 years of leadership experience in the domestic and international multi-unit food and beverage industry, Pedro has a strong track record in profitable new unit growth, portfolio asset management and facility management,” says Mike Witynski, president …

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Nashville, Tenn. — Southwest Value Partners and AEG, joint venture partners and co-developers of the Nashville Yards’ creative office, music venue and entertainment offerings, have reached an agreement with EVO Entertainment Group®, a leading operator of cinema-entertainment centers, to open a more than 48,000-square-foot experiential cinema and entertainment destination at Nashville Yards. Plans for EVO Entertainment Nashville Yards, slated to open in late 2024, include a 12-screen luxury dine-in cinema, eight lanes of bowling, a scratch kitchen and bar, private event spaces, and state-of-the-art gaming and attractions, gravity ropes and …

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Marlborough, Mass., and Noblesville, Ind. — BJ’s Wholesale Club, a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the Eastern United States, will open its newest club in Noblesville, Ind., on September 30, 2022. The opening will bring the retailer’s total number of U.S. locations to 231 and the first club location for BJ’s in Indiana. The new club will have a BJ’s Gas location on-site and offer members everyday low fuel prices, with the opportunity to earn extra savings through BJ’s Fuel Saver Program. The Noblesville BJ’s Gas station is …

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Salisbury, N.C. — Food Lion is expanding its Food Lion To Go grocery pickup service to 24 more stores in North Carolina and Kentucky, beginning Sept. 26. With the addition of these 24 stores, Food Lion To Go is now available at more than 600 stores across its 10-state footprint. This expansion follows Food Lion’s announcement in August that 15 additional stores would be adding To Go services. Food Lion is an omnichannel retailer with 1,100+ stores throughout 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Food Lion is the only company in …

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Vero Beach, Fla. — Boston Retail Solutions (formerly known as Boston Barricade) has hired Randy Ahlm as its new chief operating officer (COO). He will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations to help the company navigate what it expects to be a significant growth phase. “I’m thrilled to join the incredible team at Boston Retail Solutions. I am passionate about helping companies achieve their strategic vision by building great teams and effective processes that can scale. BRS is a leader in the retail construction and graphics space, and I …

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Grand Rapids, Mich. — For the second consecutive year, Meijer was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate out of all the GreenChill Partners over the past year. As an active participant in the EPA’s program since 2012, the Midwest retailer has made reducing its refrigerant leak rate a priority and is now 19% below the industry average. For the second consecutive year, Meijer was recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Program for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate …

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New York City — Macy’s, Inc. is providing an update detailing its achievements towards its long term sustainability goals — including initiatives that promote circularity throughout its value chain. Over the past year and a half, the company has also introduced several initiatives to reduce, reuse and recycle across its private and market brand product offerings and operations. “As a leading, omnichannel retailer, we understand the role we play in creating a more equitable and sustainable future for all. We are committed to promoting a more circular economy across our …

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— By Kristin Naragon —   Communicating a brand’s commitment to environmental impacts requires transparency in today’s omnichannel shopping landscape.     More so than ever, consumers are inundated with choices. For any given product or service, they have a seemingly endless list of options to choose from — meaning they have the ability to choose to support corporations whose values align with their own. It happens more often than you may think; according to this Global B2C Survey conducted by our team, half of the 3,500 survey participants said …

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