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BJ’s Wholesale Club Plans to Open 12 New Stores, 15 Gas Stations by Q1 2025

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BJ’s Wholesale Club will open five warehouse club stores in Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Indiana. The new stores will be located in: Maryville, Tenn., the second store in the Palmetto State; Palm Coast and West Palm Beach, Fla., BJ’s 38 th and 39 th Sunshine State stores; and Carmel, Ind.,

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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Power Up Shelf-Scanning Robots at All Locations

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all 237 stores. The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights.

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Save A Lot Completes Transition to Wholesaler with Sale of 18 Stores

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Louis-area stores are being acquired by Leevers Supermarkets , a current Save A Lot partner with 29 stores, and they will continue to operate under the Save A Lot banner. “As The time was right for us to step fully into our role as a licensed wholesaler and put all operations in the hands of our dedicated retailers.”

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BJ’s Wholesale Club President and CEO Dies at Age 48

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BJ’s Wholesale Club President and CEO Lee Delaney died unexpectedly on April 8 due to presumed natural causes. Baldwin, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. We are shocked and profoundly saddened by the passing of Lee Delaney,” said Christopher J.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. Bob’s leadership, strategic vision and deep knowledge of the business have been pivotal in driving BJ’s Wholesale Club’s transformation and record growth across all key metrics,” said Christopher J. Eddy also will join BJ’s Board of Directors.

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

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Boisson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins. The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer.

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Authentic buys Sperry, partners with Aldo Group

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The acquisition results in Sperry’s partnership with Aldo Group for wholesale, e-commerce, store operations, footwear design, production, and global distribution. Authentic Brands Group has acquired footwear retailer Sperry and will convert the brand into a licensed model.

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