Chain Store News – August 3, 2015

Robbie Gale

In the "Chain Store News" we track news about major changes in various chain stores throughout the country such as broad store closings, openings, or acquisitions.  We then point you to our lists of relevant data so you can see how these changes might affect the retail landscape overall.

Sunoco LP Completes Acquisition of Susser Holdings  -July 31, 2015

     Related AggData:  Stripes Convenience Stores

Juice It Up! Targets Growth in Dallas and Orlando  -July 30, 2015
     Related AggData:  Juice It Up!

Fresh & Easy to Close 14 Stores Underperforming locations are located across three states.  -July 30, 2015
     Related AggData:  Fresh & Easy

Coffee Chain Expansions Still Brewing  -July 30, 2015
     Related AggData:  Starbucks,   Dunkin' Donut,   Caffe Bene,   TOM N TOMS Coffee

CVS and Walgreens are completely dominating the US drugstore industry  -July 29, 2015

     Related AggData:  CVS,   Walgreens

Del Taco Expands Into Tennessee  -July 29, 2015 

     Related AggData:  Del Taco

Jones New York bought by Grafton, will remain open and even expand   -July 29, 2015
     Related AggData:  Jones New York

7-Eleven Pruning Sites in 10 States Selling 25 locations that don't fit chain's current business model  -July 29, 2015
     Related AggData:  7-Eleven

Jamba Juice Announces Completion of Refranchise Agreement with Vitaligent, LLC for Sale of 73 Stores in Sacramento and San Francisco Markets  -July 29, 2015
     Related AggData:  Jamba Juice

Applebee’s sells remaining company locations in Kansas City  -July 28, 2015
     Related AggData:  Applebee's

Pie Five Pizza Heats up Expansion with 25 Store Multi-Unit Franchise Deal  -July 28, 2015
     Related AggData:  Pie Five Pizza Co.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Signs 77 Franchise Agreements, Reports Same-Store Sales Of Over 12 Percent In First Half Of 2015  -July 27, 2015
     Related AggData:  Tropical Smoothie Café

1851 Reports Smoothie King Ramps Up Expansion, Eyes Philadelphia for 40 New Locations  -July 27, 2015

     Related AggData:  Smoothie King

Starbucks 3Q global same-store sales rise 7 percent   -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  Starbucks

Dunkin' Donuts U.S. Q2 2015 Comparable Store Sales Growth of 2.9%  -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  Dunkin' Donut

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Second Quarter 2015 Revenue Increased 14.1% to $1.2 Billion  -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  Chipotle Mexican Grill

Food City Buying 29 Bi-Lo Stores, Will Enter Georgia With Purchase  -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  BI-LO,   Food City

RaceWay Puts 30 C-stores Up for Sale  -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  RaceWay

Loblaw looks to boost operating income by closing 52 stores  -July 23, 2015
     Related AggData:  Loblaws

Acme Markets to Buy 76 A&P Stores Will grow footprint both within, outside core geo turf  -July 21, 2015
     Related AggData:  Acme Markets,   Pathmark,   Superfresh

Franchisees Sun Holdings, GPS Hospitality buy 150 Burger King units  -July 21, 2015
     Related AggData:  Burger King

Key Food to buy Waldbaum's stores in Albertson, Glen Head  -July 21, 2015
     Related AggData:  Key FoodWaldbaum's,   A&P

Ahold to Acquire 25 N.Y. A&P Stores for $146M Will convert stores to Stop & Shop  -July 20, 2015
     Related AggData:  Stop & Shop,   A&P

A&P files for Chapter 11, plans to sell stores  -July 20, 2015
     Related AggData:  A&P

Ross Stores Opens 27 New Locations  -July 20, 2015
     Related AggData:  Ross Stores,   dd’s DISCOUNTS

Maui Wowi Franchisee Couple Ink Texas Deal  -July 17, 2015
     Related AggData:  Maui Wowi

Wawa Edges Out QuikTrip in Favorite C-Store Poll  -July 17, 2015
     Related AggData:  Wawa,   QuikTrip,   Sheetz,   Speedway,   ConocoPhillips

Starbucks to open stores in Ferguson, low-income neighborhoods  -July 16, 2015
     Related AggData:  Starbucks

Albertsons Planned IPO Would Impact Store Closings, Openings  -July 16, 2015
     Related AggData:  Albertsons

Rapidly Expanding Golden Chick to Add More Than 80 New Franchised Restaurants in Houston and Beaumont  -July 15, 2015
     Related AggData:  Golden Chick

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza Set to Open 80th Restaurant  -July 15, 2015
     Related AggData:  Blaze Pizza