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The changing face of the dollar store

Dollar General is in expansion mode with plans to add 900 stores this year, while rival Dollar Tree has struggled since its acquisition of Family Dollar last year. Both chains continue to benefit from brighter, cleaner stores and a lingering recession-era trend toward frugality, but

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Atlanta area chosen for 1st Tru by Hilton

Ground was broken this week in McDonough, Ga., for the first Tru by Hilton, a midpriced brand that Hilton Worldwide hopes will attract millennials. The Atlanta-area hotel is expected to be completed in 2017 and to include a social media wall at the front desk

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Dunkin’ Donuts signs franchisee for 20 new Mexico units

Dunkin’ Donuts has signed a franchise agreement with family owned Alimentacion Mexico Americana, part of Berny Group, to develop 20 new Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Mexico. This franchise agreement covers areas including the states of Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Tabasco, and Chiapas. Read the QSRWeb.com

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Dollar General sets sights on 15,000 stores

Dollar General will add 900 more stores this year and an additional 1,000 by the end of next year, which would give the retailer nearly 15,000 locations. Dollar General recently reported its 26th consecutive year with same-store sales growth. Read the Fortune story here

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Publix makes moves toward the D.C. market

Florida-based supermarket chain Publix is scouting sites for stores in Virginia, including Northern Virginia. The announcement by the retailer, which operates more than 1,100 stores in six Southern states, raised hopes that the popular chain will open in the Washington, D.C., area. Read the American

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$100 million worth of health care projects planned in Orlando

About $100 million worth of health care projects are planned for the Orlando, Fla., area. Work includes building a 30,000-square-foot cancer center and a 70,000-square-foot outpatient facility. The projects are expected to create more than 500 construction jobs. Read the American City Business Journals/Orlando, Fla.

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IKEA announces plans for a new Calif. store

Ikea has submitted plans for a new home furnishings store in Dublin that would open in about two years and employ hundreds of permanent workers. The store would open in mid-2018 and construction could begin as early as spring 2017. Dublin city officials must still

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