Last updated on June 13th, 2024 at 05:13 pm
New Channels News In Brief…
Whole Foods Market has signed leases for three new 365 formats in Cedar Park, Texas; Cincinnati; and San Francisco. In July, Whole Foods announced new 365 by Whole Foods Market stores in Bellevue, Washington; Houston; Portland, Oregon; Santa Monica, California; and the first 365 store will be in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Three store locations will open in 2016 and up to 10 stores are expected to open in 2017. Whole Foods co-CEO John Mackey also says the company will increase promotional activity to drive sales…
MinuteClinic has opened its first retail clinics in Maine inside CVS/pharmacy stores in Portland and South Portland. MinuteClinic now has more than 1,000 clinics in 33 states and the District of Columbia inside select CVS/pharmacy stores. There are nearly 100 clinics in five New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Clinics are open seven days a week, including during weekday evening hours. No appointment is necessary…
Dollar Tree has completed the divesture of 330 stores to Dollar Express LLC, a division of the private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The divesture satisfied a condition required by the Federal Trade Commission in connection with Dollar Tree’s recently completed acquisition of Family Dollar Stores.
