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JUNE 8, 2023

The post PE-backed Southpaw buys nearly 40 Taco Bell locations in greater Atlanta appeared first on PE Hub. Southpaw is an owner and operator within the quick service restaurants sector.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Snowbasin, Utah is just an hour’s drive from the Salt Lake City airport, [1] but its location is just remote enough to put off the masses. 1]-[9]: [link] The post Alternative Vacation Locations for Your Favorite Activities appeared first on Integrity Financial Planning, Inc.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JUNE 22, 2023

Musk even proposed a location — in Las Vegas. Billionaire CEOs Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fought on Twitter, and now they are talking about fighting in real life.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 13, 2020

What we have seen in this pandemic is that knowledge workers have been able to be comparably productive working from home and that has caused many large (and small) employers to consider different work/location options. Or will more idyllic locations like the mountains or the beach become the location of choice?

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Entrepreneur - VC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nike announced it will permanently close its factory store in Portland, Oregon, amid rampant and ongoing theft. The athletic giant's decision comes amid a series of retail closures across the country due to crime and shoplifting.

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Serent Capital

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The post Serent-Backed FranConnect Acquires Rizepoint, a Leading Provider of Quality Management Systems for Multi-Location Businesses appeared first on Serent Capital.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

At the same time, we see a growing number of our portfolio companies succeeding with scaling engineering/technical teams in secondary labor markets in the US, as well as going outside of the US to build engineering locations. The most important thing is not where you put your first remote location.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 7, 2024

Cava uses the same assembly-line approach with its Mediterranean food and has around 309 locations. Chipotle expects to open as many as 315 new locations in 2024. The restaurant chain opened 72 new locations. By comparison, Chipotle grew its location list in the high single digits. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 21, 2024

Image source: Getty Images Costco is a popular warehouse club with over 850 locations worldwide. Costco continues to build new locations, making its affordable deals available to more shoppers with every additional store it opens. The warehouse brand continues to expand, with new club locations being added regularly.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 25, 2024

Its international expansion is only just getting started As of this writing, Costco has 876 locations across 14 countries, with 69% of those stores in the U.S. Costco has six or fewer locations in six countries, representing massive growth potential. However, the company is rapidly expanding abroad. and overseas.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 7, 2024

locations are generating over $300 million in sales, with 40 producing more than $400 million. That's a lot of money, but it only happens because of the number of customers going to those specific locations. Galanti added, "But the volumes that we're now doing in these locations, we've got to bleed some of that off."

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 6, 2023

A Subway in Rincon, Georgia, is under fire after a photo of a sign outside the restaurant went viral for making an ill-timed joke about the Titan submersible implosion.

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Entrepreneur - VC

JULY 5, 2023

The Christmas Tree Shops is closing all 70 remaining stores after filing for bankruptcy. The chain started as a boutique in Cape Cod in the 1950s. Read more about the closures, here.

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The Big Picture

MAY 30, 2024

No, FUDDRUCKERS is not closing; all 92 locations were acquired in 2022. The CEO responded to “Viral Misinformation” about their locations in the US, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada, noting. Fuddruckers is experiencing growth, (but did close a few underperforming locations in the past year). thanks Joe!)

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The Motley Fool

MAY 21, 2024

This offer applies to all Planet Fitness locations in the U.S. Planet Fitness has over 2,400 locations nationwide. Planet Fitness membership costs vary depending on the location and membership type. Teens under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a waiver during sign-up. and Canada, excluding Puerto Rico.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 17, 2024

While it is unclear how many locations Chipotle plans to build internationally, I think it is reasonable for the company to hit a few thousand at some point over the next decade or two, especially if it moves to other markets such as Australia. McDonald's , for reference, has over 40k locations worldwide.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Costco is testing out EV charging stations In Costco's Q4 2023 earnings call , Costco CFO Richard Galanti says, "As it relates to EV charging, we're testing it in a number of locations." Redditors have reported a mix of Level 2 charging at a Torrance (California) location and fast charging at a warehouse in Colorado.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

At the end of 2023, Portillo's had 84 restaurant locations, the majority of which are in the Midwest. But it opened 12 new locations in 2023, emphasizing newer markets such as Florida, Texas, and Arizona. Its market research says it could ultimately have 600 locations across the U.S., million, which was up 7% from 2022.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 6, 2024

The company opened 12 locations in 2023 and wants to grow its unit count by at least 10% per year going forward. As the company scales to more locations, operating margins should slowly converge with restaurant-level profit margins as the company generates more revenue on its fixed corporate costs.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

The company has grown from roughly 500 locations to more than 3,400 today, fueling its revenue growth. But the top line has also benefited from higher sales per location -- average unit volumes more than doubled from $1.4 More locations and higher sales per location have led to explosive growth for Chipotle's bottom line too.

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MAY 29, 2024

At the end of the first quarter, Chipotle was about halfway toward this goal with 3,479 locations. These are drive-through locations designed for customers to quickly pick up orders placed online. The company aims to open at least 285 new locations in 2024, with 80% of them being Chipotlanes.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

That didn't change in 2023 -- 44 net new locations were opened, bringing its total across company-owned and franchised stores to 741 (a 6% increase from 2022) at the end of the year. In 2024, management expects 30 new company-owned locations and 14 franchisee locations to open, which would also represent about a 6% increase in store count.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

At the end of 2023, the company operated 831 locations in 16 states. Dutch Bros has achieved big things As the numbers above highlight, since going public less than three years ago, it has increased its store count by 360 locations. In 2018, the company set a goal of having at least 800 locations by 2023. But what's the plan?

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Much like my grandfather complaining about the things that no longer cost a nickel, it's hard not to feel nostalgic for that old McDonald's Dollar Menu when I dine at the double arches now roughly 20 years later -- my teenage order costs $7 or more today, depending on location. That said, company-owned locations do supply a lot of revenue.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 4, 2024

It closed all 15 locations in 2017. Its only location closed in 2018. Chipotle closed the last five locations in 2023. In the first quarter, Chipotle had 3,479 locations, which on average generated more than $3 million each in sales annually at a restaurant-level operating margin of nearly 28%.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 22, 2024

million in annual sales per location, on average -- and that's very high. These same consumers are demanding more food from Cava, but the company only had 309 locations at the end of 2023 from which to serve them. Growing to 1,000 locations won't be simple. Consider that the company's restaurants generate $2.6

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

Dutch Bros is opening lots of new locations When the company held its initial public offering (IPO), it operated 471 locations. By the end of 2023, Dutch Bros operated 831 locations. During the fourth quarter of 2023, Dutch Bros opened 37 locations; 32 of them were company-owned. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 28, 2024

AT&T's fiber network now passes 26 million locations, including homes and businesses. The company's long-stated target is to pass 30 million locations by the end of 2025. The consumer penetration rate for fiber is currently 39%, meaning that 39% of passed locations are paying customers. At the end of 2023, the service had 8.3

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 9, 2023

With help from authorities, Home Depot cracked open a crime ring that has accounted for $3 million in stolen goods across its Florida locations since 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported. Target plans to open a new location in central Harlem, but that can mean a half-hour walk or 20-minute bus ride for anyone near the old location.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 5, 2023

Chipotle operated more than 3,200 locations as of the end of Q1. and new investors will like that its 3,200 locations do not represent a saturation point. locations since it needs a population base of approximately 40,000 to support a location. Furthermore, it has only a few locations abroad. at a rapid pace.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

There are rumors that a recently acquired business unit could be on the chopping block, and there could be fewer pharmacy retail locations as well. The company has a lot of physical store locations, but that means a higher level of staffing needs and resources. It also comes with more costs and challenges.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

McDonald's is, of course, the planet's biggest restaurant chain, operating a little over 42,000 locations worldwide. Nearly 95% of its locations are run by franchisees, who, for most intents and purposes, are in business for themselves, even if not in business by themselves. billion of that into net income.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 27, 2024

To lay some important groundwork, at the end of 2023 Chipotle had 3,371 locations in the United States (and another 66 foreign locations). That's probably too fast, so it is appropriate that management is only planning on 48 to 52 new locations in 2024. However, this fact makes the comparison here pretty obvious. That's huge!

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

growth in same-store sales, as well as the opening of 165 net new locations. Of the company's 2,575 locations, less than 10% are actually owned by Planet Fitness. It has the financial resources to acquire favorable locations to open new gyms. Looking at the fundamentals Planet Fitness had a strong 2023. This was driven by an 8.7%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 21, 2023

With over 20,000 locations worldwide, Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) is Earth's biggest pizza company. As it turns out, Domino's owns only 1% of the company's 20,000 locations. The other 99% of Domino's locations are owned by franchisees -- independent third parties. 1 billion? $5 5 billion? $10 10 billion? and Canadian stores.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 18, 2024

It is reasonable for investors to wonder if it can break into the upper echelon of the industry, which includes customer favorites like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks as well as a plethora of mom-and-pop locations. It opened a near-record number of new locations. That said, Dutch Bros has been growing rapidly.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 3, 2024

31, there were 309 locations in total. Executives believe that by 2032, it can have 1,000 locations, translating into a more-than-threefold expansion from the current footprint. This is a key metric to watch for any retail-based enterprise, because it measures the success of existing locations. Same-store sales were up 17.9%

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