Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Hooters aims to make enough changes to the menu and decor to attract more women customers and keep them from exercising the veto vote, but it won’t change the signature skimpy costumers its servers wear. Read the Charlotte Observer (N.C.) story here.
7-Eleven is updating its stores and adding a slew of new quickservice food options, including pizza and tacos prepared in Turbochef ovens. The stores will showcase prepared foods in new glass-fronted hot-food cases and will also expand their heavily-trafficked coffee bars. Read the San Diego
Gap will open its first stand-alone store in Mexico, as the clothing retailer moves forward with its international expansion plans. The retailer previously operated in the country through a partnership with Mexican department-store chain Distribuidora Liverpool. The partnership allowed Gap merchandise to be sold through
As the Christmas shopping season approaches, retailers are sensitive to consumers’ fear of uncertainty. However, high-end retailers such as Saks and Nordstrom say they’re still seeing strong spending. Wal-Mart also says sales are not flagging there either as the company opens more scaled-down Express Stores. Read
Ohio continues to be the hotbed for testing of new signature looks. This time, Checkers/Rally’s has unveiled three remodeled restaurants there, part of a group of 10 test sites that will sport the new design by year’s end. The new look incorporates traditional signature elements,
Construction spending increased 9.3 percent compared with the same period last year, but was 0.9 percent below June’s level, according to data from the Associated General Contractors. The total value of commercial construction spending reached $834.4 billion in July. Read the American City Journal story
The Hotel Assets Group says it has completed the acquisition of 20 hotels out of a portfolio of 23 properties that it has agreed to purchase. The portfolio includes hotels under the Courtyard by Marriott, Candlewood Suites and Hampton Inn & Suites brands. Read the
The PwC Experience Radar 2012 report defines hotel features that customers value most, with in-room amenities and issue resolution as two things that customers would pay premium prices to receive. Of the guests surveyed online, 66 percent say they would not rebook a stay at
Bloomin’ Brands has ambitious plans to increase sales a month after going public, including an expansion of its Carrabba’s Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill chains. The parent of Outback Steakhouse will also encourage more of its brands to boost same-store sales by adding lunch and
Famed chef Wolfgang Puck is making a return to Detroit with plans for two new restaurants. Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria and Cucina will have a “warm and inviting atmosphere” with house-made pastas and specialty dishes, as well as a dozen of Puck’s signature oven-baked pizzas. Wolfgang
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