St. Louis — Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., plans to retire as CEO. The company also plans to close 50-60 stores in 2013 and 2014 and remodel/relocate 40-50 locations.
Chicago — Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction has hired Michael A. Podgorny, Sr. as director of construction to build the firm’s presence in the high-end retail and restaurant markets.
Boston — In a major remerchandising of the popular Cape Cod shopping center, Kohl’s and Whole Foods Market will be opening new stores at Hyannis’ Southwind Plaza in 2013 and 2014.
Philadelphia — Value retailer Five Below, Inc. will expand into Texas in 2013, with plans to open four to five stores in Austin and 10 to 12 stores in Dallas by late summer.
Atlanta — Care-A-Lot® Pet Supply recently installed more than 200 indoor and outdoor LED luminaires and poles and digital controls in its new 20,000-square-foot store in Virginia Beach, Va.
Chattanooga, TN — In 2013, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. plans to complete multi-million dollar renovations at three market-dominant CBL malls in North Carolina, Virginia and Louisiana.
Dallas — Tuesday Morning Corporation, a leading closeout retailer with more than 830 stores across the U.S., has appointed operational expert John C. Rossler as executive vice president and COO.
