Store Expansion News: August updateWelcome to Store Expansion News, Chain Store Age's monthly roundup of brick-and-mortar expansion plans across the retail and restaurant industries. Six stores to reopen under Save A Lot banner across ChicagoSix underserved communities in the city of Chicago are getting a new grocery option. L.L.Bean in extensive reimagining of iconic flagship in Freeport, Maine The second most-visited tourist destination in Maine is undergoing a dramatic makeover. Woof Gang to open its first stores in California Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming is headed to the West Coast to expand its store count. Bad Ass Coffee to open first New Jersey shops Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is planning to enter a new state with three stores. Sukoshi Mart to enter U.S. with Roosevelt Field store One of Canada’s leading Asian beauty retailers is ready to expand into the United States. Hy-Vee upgrades ordering at Fast & Fresh stores Hy-Vee is entering a new partnership to expand digital ordering capabilities for consumers at its convenience stores. EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Jon Jenkins, VP of Amazon's Just Walk Out technology Amazon is actively expanding the presence of its Just Walk Out frictionless shopping platform in settings including stadiums and universities. California state lawmakers vote to ban all plastic bags California seems poised to join the list of states that no longer allow grocery stores to offer the option of plastic bags at the checkout. Foxtrot staging store comeback after all its locations went dark Foxtrot, the upscale urban convenience store chain that closed its doors unexpectedly in April, is set to make its comeback under the leadership of its co-founder. 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
