Commercial Construction & Renovation

JUL-AUG 2016

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12 COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — JULY : AUGUST 2016 INDUSTRY NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AroundtheIndustry Retail Target Target expects to see better profits from its grocery section after an aisle-by-aisle reset to highlight its dry grocery offerings. The company debuted about 1,000 new items, transitioned its Simply Balanced brand into 30 more categories, and moved nutrition bars to the middle of the store. Uniqlo Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing will focus on raising its profile in the United States as it works to revive sales. The Japan-based fast-fashion retailer plans to grow to 100 U.S. stores. Kroger Kroger will spend $290 million to open new stores and roll out a program for online shoppers in its Columbus, Ohio, division. Toms Shoes Toms Shoes will open a 2,000-square-foot store at Minnesota's Mall of America before the holiday shopping season. Canada Goose Canada Goose will open its first branded retail stores in Toronto and New York City this year, choosing markets where the brand already has large numbers of fans. The brand sells online and through department stores. BJ's Wholesale Club BJ's Wholesale Club will start replacing its food courts with Dunkin' Donuts shops, starting with stores in Kearney, N.J., and Northbor- ough, Mass. The companies did not say exactly how many of the 183 BJ's food courts in the Northeast would be converted. Restoration Hardware Restoration Hardware will return to the Kansas City area after more than four years when it opens the country's fifth RH design gallery format in Leawood, Kan., this summer. The three-story, 55,700-square-foot store will feature a design studio, a Ben Soleimani rug showroom and a floor dedicated to the new RH Modern furniture line. Reformation Sustainable fashion brand Reformation will open a brick-and- mortar store in San Francisco this fall, after spending four years focusing on building online retail sales. The store in San Fran- cisco's Mission District will be the fourth for the brand, which operates locations in New York City and Los Angeles. Federal Donuts Philadelphia's local fried chicken and doughnuts chain, Federal Donuts, plans to expand to Nashville and Miami. The move could be the start of a growth period for fast-casual fried chicken concepts. Pei Wei Asian Diner Pei Wei Asian Diner has chosen four Tulsa, Okla., restaurants to test its revamped menu and store format. The four locations serve diverse groups of consumers and are expected to provide useful feedback about the changes. Pieology Pizzeria California-based Pieology Pizzeria has acquired smaller rival Project Pie, the first of what may be several acquisitions for the fast-casual pizza chain as competition grows. The deal adds Project Pie's 30 eateries to Pieology's more than 100 locations in the United States and Guam. Arby's Arby's will acquire 19 units in the Knoxville, Tenn., market from franchisee T.G.J. & Co., the latest move in its plan to buy up restaurants from small franchisees in markets it already operates company-owned stores. Its main growth focus is on the U.S. market, where it sees the potential to nearly double in size to 6,000 restaurants. Taco Bell Taco Bell will open a Taco Bell Cantina flagship on the Las Vegas strip this fall that will serve alcohol and stay open 24/7. The two-story eatery will feature a tapas-style menu, community seating and an outdoor patio to encourage guests to linger. Wendy's Wendy's has formed a partnership with Brazilian investment firm Infinity Services and U.S. franchisee Starboard Group to open the first Wendy's restaurants in Brazil. The first two units, which will open in Sao Paolo, are part of an international expansion plan targeting South America, eastern Europe and the Middle East. Frisch's Restaurants Frisch's Restaurants has unveiled a new look at its restaurant in Covington, Ky., and plans to roll out the brighter, more open design to most of its restaurants over the next five years. Restaurants

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