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Target to Open Mini Apple Stores in 17 Locations, Expand Online Offerings

by Katie Sloan

Minneapolis — Target (NYSE: TGT) has announced plans to open small-scale Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shops inside 17 of its stores this month, with additional locations scheduled to open this fall. The company will also expand its online Apple product offerings over the coming weeks.  The new Apple in-store experience will offer a mix of products and accessories in a dedicated space designed for guests to see new products and view demonstrations by Target Tech Consultants, who will receive specialized training from Apple. Each shop will feature new lighting fixtures and displays for …

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Chicken Salad Chick to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Atlanta

by Katie Sloan

Atlanta — Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant chain, will relocate its headquarters from Auburn, Alabama, to Atlanta. The move is slated to take place during the first quarter. Chicken Salad Chick’s new office will be located in the city’s Vinings district at the Overlook II building, which is situated at 2839 Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. The company’s new office is 21 miles north of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Scott Deviney, president and CEO of Chicken Salad Chick, says the company’s decision to move to Atlanta is …

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Aldi to Open 100 New Grocery Stores in 2021 Coast-to-Coast

by Katie Sloan

Batavia, Ill. — Aldi, a discount grocer based in Essen, Germany, is continuing its nationwide expansion with 100 new stores to open this year. The grocer plans to grow its footprint in select markets in Arizona, California, Florida and the Northeast U.S. Aldi also plans to add curbside pickup service to 500 additional stores this year, bringing its total number of stores with curbside options to 1,200. Nearly all U.S. Aldi locations offer delivery services through its partnership with Instacart. Additionally, today marks the groundbreaking of Aldi’s 564,000-square-foot distribution center …

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U.S. Division of L’Occitane Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Plans Store Closures

by Katie Sloan

New York City — The U.S. arm of beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close several stores in an effort to optimize the company’s 166-location U.S. footprint.  At least 23 stores are being targeted for closure in the U.S. and the company is taking a closer look at its other leases in hopes of better positioning L’Occitane for success over the next few years, according to reports by the New York Business Journal. Stores are set to remain open through the …

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AMC Theatres Raises $917 Million of Investment Capital, Says Bankruptcy is ‘Completely Off Table’

by Katie Sloan

Leawood, Kan. — In effort to remain financially afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) has raised or signed commitment letters to receive $917 million of new equity and debt capital. The Leawood-based movie theater company says the increased liquidity should enable it to survive well into 2021. Of the $917 million, AMC raised $506 million of equity from the issuance of new common shares. Additionally, the company executed commitment letters for $411 million of incremental debt capital from upsizing and refinancing its European revolving credit …

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American Eagle Outfitters to Close 225 Stores, Bolster Aerie Brand to $2B Revenue

by Katie Sloan

Pittsburgh — American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) has announced plans to close hundreds of its flagship American Eagle stores over the course of the next few years, while seeking to grow the company’s more successful lingerie and active-wear brand, Aerie, into a $2 billion business. The Pittsburgh-based company’s chief financial officer, Michael Mathias, announced plans to close 200 to 225 of the company’s 880 existing American Eagle locations over the next two to three years during a virtual investor meeting held Thursday, Jan. 21. “Our primary focus for the next few …

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Winn-Dixie Parent Company Moves Forward With Initial Public Offering

by Katie Sloan

Jacksonville, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers Inc., the Jacksonville-based parent company of grocery brands Winn-Dixie, BI-LO, Fresco y Mas and Harveys Supermarket, is moving forward with its initial public offering (IPO) that it filed in mid-October. Founded in 1924, Southeastern Grocers operates 638 grocery stores, pharmacies and liquor stores across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. According to Market Watch, the company has 36,000 employees and its expected listing date for its shares of common stock is next week under the symbol “SEGR” on the New York Stock Exchange …

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Francesca’s Receives Approval to Enter into Bankruptcy Sale Agreement, Will Keep 275 Stores Open

by Katie Sloan

Houston — Apparel and accessories retailer Francesca’s has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to enter into a sale agreement with TerraMar Capital and Tiger Capital Group. Under the new ownership, the Houston-based retailer will open about 275 stores, or roughly half its total count, for business and retain its current management team, according to The Wall Street Journal. Under the terms of the agreement, known as a stalking horse asset purchase agreement, the buyers have agreed to purchase substantially all of the Francesca’s assets for approximately $17 …

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Taubman Announces CFO Transition as Simon Leopold Departs Company

by Katie Sloan

Bloomfield Hills, Mich. — The Taubman Co. LLC has announced that Executive Vice President and CFO Simon Leopold will depart the company effective Jan. 31. Benjamin Meeker, who currently serves as vice president, capital markets and treasurer, will be promoted to senior vice president, CFO and treasurer. Meeker will report to Robert Taubman, who is chairman, president and CEO. Leopold will remain an advisor to the company to assist with the transition. Taubman is engaged in the management and leasing of 26 regional, super-regional and outlet malls in the U.S. and …

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Office Depot Parent Company Rejects Staples’ $2.1 Billion Acquisition Offer

by Alex Tostado

Boca Raton, Fla. — ODP Corp. (Nasdaq: ODP), the parent company of Office Depot, has rejected USR Parent Inc.’s off-market transaction offer to acquire the Boca Raton-based retailer. USR, the parent company of office products retailer Staples and affiliate of Sycamore Partners, offered to buy ODP for $40 per share in an all-cash deal that would equate to roughly $2.1 billion. In a letter to Stefan Kaluzny, managing director of Sycamore Partners and a member of the board of directors at USR, ODP’s chairman of the board of directors Joseph …

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