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The Big Biscuit Signs New Franchise Development Agreement With Multi-Unit Operator Steve Zahn, Fueli
(franchising.com - 9/18/2026)With this new agreement, the franchisee is moving toward his eighth and ninth locations, with development already underway in Oklahoma City and Norman ...
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Slim Chickens Signs Three-Unit Agreement for First Southern California Restaurants
(franchising.com - 9/18/2026)Slim Chickens announces a three-unit development agreement to introduce the brand to Southern California, with restaurants planned for Palmdale, Lancaster and Santa Clarita ...
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Shipley Donuts Targets Florida Growth at Ifa World Franchise Show
(franchising.com - 9/18/2026)The brand is currently seeking qualified franchise operators interested in available territories across Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, and Orange counties ...
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Cato Announces Additional Third and Fourth Quarter Store Closings
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/18/2026)CATO announced that they plan to close approximately 70 additional underperforming stores in the third and fourth quarters bringing total planned stores closures to approximately 120 stores in fiscal 2026 ...
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Why Chili’s is ready to open new stores
(restaurantdive.com - 9/18/2026)While the casual giant saw its same-store sales explode, its unit count stayed stagnant. Now Brinker International is investing in growing its storebase once more ...
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Ollie’s September Store Openings Advance Strategic Growth Priority
(homepagenews.com - 9/18/2026)Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings continues its expansion push with the announcement it plans to debut five new stores before the end of September, bringing its total to 15 for the month ...
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Natural Grocers eyes Texas for long-term growth
(grocerydive.com - 9/17/2026)The specialty grocer is reincorporating from Delaware to Texas, citing its existing footprint plus future expansion plans within the Lone Star State ...
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Clementine’s Ice Cream Launches Franchise Opportunity
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/17/2026)Clementine's prepares to open two new parlors in Missouri and Kansas. As the company continues to broaden its footprint, Clementine's is seeking qualified franchise partners in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, and Illinois ... (full story)
Convenience store giant closes 80 stores as it reshapes business
(thenewstribune.com - 9/17/2026)Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. closed 80 stores in the 12-week period ended July 19, 2026, bringing its total network to 17,220 locations ...
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Cheba Hut Lights Up the East Coast With First-Ever Virginia Joint in Midlothian
(restaurantnews.com - 9/17/2026)The group is also set to make its Michigan debut in 2027, becoming the first Cheba Hut franchisee to operate across five different states ... (full story)
Toys R Us accelerates store openings in time for the holidays
(retaildive.com - 9/17/2026)The toy retailer is making a major brick-and-mortar push with 120 locations opening across the U.S. ...
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Donatos targets 100 Texas locations as Dallas, Houston expansion grows
(pizzamarketplace.com - 9/17/2026)Donatos Pizza is accelerating its Texas expansion with a long-term goal of opening more than 100 restaurants across the state ... (full story)
Blending Up a Tropical State of Mind: Tropical Smoothie Cafe® Introduces a Brand Transformation to K
(franchising.com - 9/17/2026)Tropical Smoothie Cafe opened its 1,700th location in April and expects to top 1,800 cafes by the end of the year ... (full story)
Dunham’s Sports to open first Texas store at Port Arthur’s Central Mall
(kfdm.com - 9/16/2026)Dunham’s Sports has hundreds of stores and is best known in the northern U.S. and Midwest, but its first Texas location will open in Port Arthur at Central Mall ...
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How TXB plans to double its store count without losing its edge
(cstoredive.com - 9/16/2026)The retailer plans to more than double its store count, growing from 54 locations to more than 100 over the next five years ... (full story)
Discount retailer closes stores in several states
(thestreet.com - 9/16/2026)The retailer has closed at least four stores in 2026 as it pursues new store formats and markets ...
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Delta Crown Hair Extensions Accelerates Growth with Two New Franchise Agreements in Dallas ...
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/16/2026)Emerging Premium Hair Extension Brand Expands Texas Footprint with Experienced, Community-Minded Entrepreneurs ...
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Franchisees Take Over Grimaldi's Pizzeria Location
(franchising.com - 9/16/2026)The franchisees plan to open five additional restaurants across Sarasota, Lee, and Collier counties, expanding the brand's presence throughout Southwest Florida ...
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Del Taco Enters Indiana With Bedford Debut
(restaurantnews.com - 9/16/2026)The new restaurant is the first Del Taco in Indiana and introduces the brand to the greater Indianapolis region ... (full story)
Harris Teeter Announces $253 Million Investment to Enhance Stores and Expand Footprint Across ...
(stocktitan.net - 9/15/2026)Harris Teeter plans to invest approximately $253 million over the next three years to refresh and modernize select stores across the Charlotte, North Carolina, metro area and to develop three new locations ...
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Zaxbys Expands Mississippi Footprint with Two Franchise Agreements
(franchising.com - 9/15/2026)Zaxbys® has signed two franchise agreements to bring the rapidly growing Georgia-based saucy chicken chain to Winona and Kosciusko, Mississippi ...
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The Spice & Tea Exchange® Accelerates National Expansion with Five New Franchise Agreements
(franchising.com - 9/15/2026)The Spice & Tea Exchange is building on its national growth momentum with five new franchise agreements across North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana ...
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Grocery Chain Closing Locations Across U.S: See NJ Impacts
(patch.com - 9/15/2026)The Montvale store closure joins others in Alabama, Illinois, and Virginia so far this year ... (full story)
DD's Discounts to make Michigan debut in Dearborn
(freep.com - 9/15/2026)Michigan's first DD's Discounts store is set to open in Dearborn. Ross Stores plans to open about 25 new DD’s Discounts stores in 2026, part of an expansion that calls for about 110 new Ross and DD’s locations nationwide ...
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Target opening new stores soon, with dozens more ‘upcoming’
(wlns.com - 9/15/2026)These are the last of the more than 30 stores Target planned to open in 2026, but several more remain in the works ...
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Food Lion Adding 6 More Stores, Reaching 10 New In ’26
(theshelbyreport.com - 9/15/2026)Food Lion will open six additional stores in the Carolinas and Georgia by year’s end, bringing its 2026 total to 10 new locations ... (full story)
Longtime Famous Brands International Franchisee Expands TCBY® and Mrs. Fields® Presence Across ...
(morningstar.com - 9/15/2026)Expanded development agreement adds Georgia to existing North and South Carolina territory, with plans for 15 new locations ...
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Wienerschnitzel Expands Non-Traditional Growth with GoMart, Entering West Virginia
(prnewswire.com - 9/15/2026)The restaurants in Kanawha City and Ghent will mark Wienerschnitzel's entrance into West Virginia while extending its non-traditional growth into the travel plaza and convenience store sector ... (full story)
Spirit Halloween Opens 56 Stores In IL: Here's Where
(patch.com - 9/15/2026)Spirit Halloween will open 56 stores in Illinois, most of which pop up annually in empty retail stores ...
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Ford’s Garage Plans Expansion Into Carolinas
(fsrmagazine.com - 9/14/2026)Ford’s Garage is exploring long-term multi-unit development opportunities across Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina as well as in Columbia, Charleston and Coastal areas in South Carolina ... (full story)
Flying Biscuit Café Signs Multi-Unit Development Agreement for Two Cafés in Palm Beach County, Fla.
(franchising.com - 9/14/2026)Multi-unit operator will develop the brand’s first two cafés in Palm Beach County, bringing Flying Biscuit to 43 locations open and 13 in development ...
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Domino’s franchisee closes 13 Ohio locations
(pizzamarketplace.com - 9/14/2026)A Domino's franchisee has abruptly closed 13 restaurants in Northern Ohio amid reports of financial difficulties ... (full story)
Clothing retailer closes nearly all stores, leaving just 4
(thestreet.com - 9/14/2026)Superdry has been closing locations in the U.S. and other markets for several years as it works to reduce costs and restructure its business. The company now has only four stores remaining in the U.S., located in California, Florida, Illinois, and New York ... (full story)
United Franchise Group Reports Robust Growth in First Half of 2026
(morningstar.com - 9/14/2026)Global franchising leader signs 148 franchise agreements, welcomes 105 new locations and expands five franchise brands across 15 countries ...
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Spirit Halloween Opens 34 Stores In MA: Here's Where
(patch.com - 9/14/2026)Spirit Halloween is opening in 33 communities across Massachusetts. The Spirit brand operates more than 1,500 stores nationwide ... (full story)
49-year-old clothing chain closing stores as its shoppers shrink
(thestreet.com - 9/14/2026)It has already closed some, but dozens more are on the chopping block ...
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Popular Trader Joe's continues Texas expansion with 2 new stores
(chron.com - 9/14/2026)Are actively looking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country to open more new neighborhood stores each year; with plans for new stores in Fort Worth and Plano ... (full story)
After closures, Denny's bets on a comeback
(usatoday.com - 9/12/2026)In addition to the remodeling and updating of as many as 350 restaurants, Denny's expects to open as many as 20 new locations within the next year ... (full story)
Chatime and SunnyUp Open First U.S. Dual-Brand Concept Store in Katy, Bringing Taiwanese Tea, Cakes
(desmoinesregister.com - 9/12/2026)Chatime, the Taiwan-founded global tea chain with more than 1,400 locations worldwide, and SunnyUp, a popular Taiwanese sponge cake bakery, have opened their first U.S. dual-brand concept store in Katy, Texas ... (full story)
Fast-growing Wingstop chain adding three more San Antonio stores over coming months
(sacurrent.com - 9/11/2026)The company, which already has 20 San Antonio-area stores, is dropping nearly $1 million to open three new stores here this year ... (full story)
Camp Bow Wow Builds Texas Footprint With First-Time Franchisees
(franchisetimes.com - 9/11/2026)Dog care brand Camp Bow Wow signed a three-unit agreement for the Dallas-Fort Worth market ...
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Popular women’s clothing chain closes 177 stores
(thestreet.com - 9/11/2026)Now plan to close up to 180 underperforming stores this year — allowing us to reduce fixed costs and reinvest in areas that drive long-term growth ... (full story)
Final checkout nears for popular N.J. grocery chain planning to close 2 more supermarkets this fall
(nj.com - 9/11/2026)Two Stop & Shop supermarkets in New Jersey are scheduled to close this fall, the grocery chain confirmed ...
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Zumiez Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
(fool.com - 9/11/2026)The company plans to open five new stores in the U.S. while closing approximately 16 stores globally, including 10 in North America and six internationally ... (full story)
Burger chain plans 5 Palm Beach County locations. First up, West Palm
(palmbeachpost.com - 9/11/2026)It's the first of five planned locations of Smalls Sliders in the county under local franchisee ... (full story)
Lola Beans Signs 5-Unit Deal to Enter Miami Market
(finance.yahoo.com - 9/11/2026)Lola Beans has signed a five-unit development agreement to enter the Miami market, coming just one week after Lola Beans announced a six-unit development agreement for Delaware, and a 120-unit Texas agreement ... (full story)
Reformation charts path to double store fleet in 5 years
(retaildive.com - 9/11/2026)The brand expects to open nine to 10 stores in the second half of the year for a total of 15 to 16 new stores in total for 2026 ... (full story)
Zara owner Inditex looks to US for next phase of growth
(reuters.com - 9/11/2026)By the end of 2027 Inditex plans 20 expansion projects in the U.S., including new stores, expansions and refurbishments across Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti ...
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Designer Brands Inc. Reports Second Quarter of 2026 Financial Results
(prnewswire.com - 9/10/2026)During the six months ended August 1, 2026, the Company opened 7 new stores, closed 4 stores, and remodeled 3 stores ...
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Sparkle Grooming Secures $6 Million After Selling Over 600 Franchises in Two Years
(lexpress-franchise.com - 9/10/2026)With 600 franchises sold over the past two years and 10 locations currently operating, the brand is in an early buildout phase ... (full story)
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