Salisbury, N.C. — With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food Lion is expanding its Food Lion To Go grocery pickup service to 15 more stores in the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee, beginning Aug. 29. Food Lion is offering shoppers their first pickup for free. Customers can confirm availability and place orders through the Food Lion To Go website or the Food Lion To Go app. With the click of a button, shoppers can place an order, pick up their groceries on the same day and …
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New York City — Bloomingdale’s will open its second “Bloomie’s” store location in the greater Chicagoland area at the end of 2022. Bloomie’s, which opened its first location in Fairfax, Va., in 2021, is the retailer’s smaller store concept that provides a casual, contemporary and highly curated experience. “We’re excited to be opening our second ‘Bloomie’s’ location,” says Charles Anderson, director of stores, Bloomingdale’s. “The new concept remains authentic to the Bloomingdale’s brand yet reinterprets it on a smaller scale that is infused with energy and ripe for discovery. We’re …
Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree, Inc. has added a key member of its executive leadership team, as Jeffrey A. Davis will be joining the organization as chief financial officer. “I am extremely pleased to announce that Jeff Davis will be joining the Dollar Tree team as our new chief financial officer. For many years, Jeff has been recognized as a strong and collaborative retail business partner, driving superior financial and operational results,” says Mike Witynski, president and chief executive officer. “Jeff has a proven track record of strategic leadership, and …
Boston Heights, Ohio — Arhaus, Inc., a rapidly growing lifestyle brand and omnichannel retailer of premium artisan-crafted home furnishings, has hired Tim Kuckelman to join the company in the new role of chief operating officer at the end of September. He will report directly to John Reed, Arhaus co-founder and chief executive officer. Kuckelman, who has more than three decades of leadership experience in retail operations and logistics, will be responsible for enhancing Arhaus’ operational capabilities across the business, overseeing sourcing, planning, logistics, customer experience, manufacturing and information technology. “We …
Lincolnshire, Ill. — Camping World Holdings, Inc. has promoted Brenda Wintrow to the role of senior vice president of field operations. She joined Camping World in 2007 as a business development manager and served in a variety of leadership roles during her tenure such as regional director of business development and national director of e-commerce. Wintrow’s experience has led to executive roles such as vice president of sales and business development and most recently, senior vice president of sales and customer experience. She is also a member of the board …
New York City — As part of a planned succession process, Richard A. Johnson will retire as president and chief executive officer of Foot Locker, effective September 1, 2022. Mary N. Dillon, former executive chair and CEO of Ulta Beauty, Inc., has been appointed president and chief executive officer and a member of the Foot Locker board, also effective September 1, 2022. Johnson will continue as executive chairman of the board through January 31, 2023, and will step down from the board at that time, subsequently remaining with the company …
Katy, Texas — Academy Sports + Outdoors, a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is opening its first store in Virginia. Located in Richmond at The Corner at Short Pump, the 58,075-square-foot store will open on August 19. The Richmond location marks the third of nine new stores Academy will open this year and the first store in Virginia. Academy aims to open 80 to 100 new stores over the next 5 years. “Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to kickstart fun in the Richmond community by providing …
Menomonee Falls, Wis. — New for the 2022 holiday shopping season, Kohl’s Self-Pickup service is now available on eligible Kohls.com orders at all of Kohl’s more than 1,100 stores nationwide, furthering the strength of the company’s omnichannel foundation. The new Self-Pickup service creates a hassle-free In-Store Pickup alternative for a faster pickup, and no lines in sight. With 80% of Americans living within 15 miles of a Kohl’s store, millions of shoppers can now take advantage of this convenience on eligible In-Store Pickup orders. Ready within 2 hours, shoppers who …
Suwanee, Ga. — On August 19, Macy’s will open its third “off-mall” store format, Market by Macy’s, in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The new store will open at Johns Creek Town Center in Suwanee, Ga., a northern suburb of Atlanta. Market by Macy’s is a smaller format store, approximately 30,000 square feet, offering customers an immersive shopping experience that celebrates discovery and convenience. Customers will be able to shop at the “Trend Pavilion,” which highlights a constant flow of fashionable trends, must-haves and new merchandise throughout the season that will …
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. –– IT’SUGAR, the largest specialty candy ‘retailtainer’ in the U.S., has opened a 20,335-square-foot candy department store in a prime location in Times Square, N.Y. The experiential candy department store took over space vacated by Modell’s. The Times Square location is the second largest IT’SUGAR candy department store and 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. “Times Square is a major entertainment hub, and we are so excited to be a …