National Beauty Corp. (954-717-8680) is planning to open 150 "HairMax" salons over the next five years. The company also is planning to open 25 locations in FL.

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group (781-830-3000) is planning to open 16 stores this year, 40 in the fiscal year 2003 and as many as 60 more in 2004 and beyond. The company operates stores typically in the 8,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft range.

Boscov’s Department Store, Inc. (610-779-2000) is planning to open a Boscov’s store at TownMall in Westminster, MD. The 178,545 sq.ft. store will be located at a site formerly occupied by Montgomery Ward. The center is co-anchored by a 70,060 sq.ft. Sears and a 65,282 sq.ft. Belk. The company currently operates 39 stores.

CiCi’s Pizza (972-745-4200) is planning to open 100 restaurants in CO over the next 10 years. The company currently operates 375 locations in AK, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. A typical unit is 4,000 sq.ft. Nationwide, the company plans to open 50 restaurants annually during the next three years.

ACE Cash Express, Inc. (972-550-5000) plans to open eight to 10 stores and close two to four stores this year. The company operates more than 1,178 financial service stores consisting of 999 company-owned stores and 179 franchised stores in the U.S.

Champps Entertainment, Inc. (800-461-5965) plans to open four restaurants of 7,500 sq.ft to 9,000 sq.ft., including one in Littleton, CO by the end of this year, and others in Cleveland, OH, Houston, TX and Lincolnshire, IL in 2003. The company operates more than 30 restaurants.

MetroPCS (888-863-8768) opened three stores throughout Metro Atlanta, GA. The stores will be located on 741 Town Park Lane at the Kennesaw-Town Center in Cobb County, GA; at 4006 LaVista Road in Tucker-Northlake in DeKalb County, GA and at 3330 Piedmont Road in Atlanta-Buckhead in Fulton County, GA. Plans call for additional store openings.

CBRL Group, Inc. (615-444-5533) is planning to open 20 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations and nine Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants this year. The company currently operates 457 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations and 84 company-owned and 12 franchised Logan’s Roadhouse locations.

Hong Kong Buffet, c/o Gadinsky Real Estate, LLC (786-276-2387) is planning to open a location in southern FL. The company currently operates locations in Oakland, CA, northern FL and GA. The restaurants occupy spaces of approximately 7,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in supermarket-anchored centers and freestanding locations. Demographic requirements include a population of 100,000 within three miles earning $40,000 as the average household income. Leases running 10 years with two five-year options are typical.

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue (808-951-9888) opened five locations in Long Beach, Cerritos, Costa Mesa, Hercules and San Diego, CA. The openings are part of the company’s plan of expanding to the mainland with 15 to 20 openings annually. The company currently operates 55 franchise locations in CA, HI and OR.

Sonic Drive-In (405-280-7654) is planning to open a restaurant at Pecanland Commons on Interstate 10 in Monroe, LA. Completion is slated for October.

Wendy’s International, Inc. (614-764-3100) and Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant (970-224-1009) are planning to open locations at the Oak Ridge Commons Shopping Center in Oak Ridge, NC. Wendy’s operates 6,000 locations in the U.S., Canada and international markets. The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant will be located at the intersection of Highways 68 and 150. The company currently operates locations in Mayodan and Eden, NC.

Bojangles Restaurants, Inc. (888-300-4265) is planning to open as many as 35 Bojangles Famous Chicken ‘n Biscuits restaurants this year. The company also is planning to open as many as 50 restaurants annually for the next five years. Currently, the company operates 300 restaurants. Corporate growth is going to be restricted to Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Greenville-Spartanburg, NC.

Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. (502-874-1000) opened a Yan Can Restaurant in San Francisco, CA. The company plans to open five Yan Can Restaurants by year’s end.

BP (630-836-4264) is planning to open a 4,200 sq.ft. BP Connect store at the intersection of Roosevelt and Wabash in downtown Chicago, IL. The company currently operates more than 40 BP Connect stores in the Chicago, IL suburbs. Plans call for 25 or more openings by year’s end. During the next five years, the company plans to build five BP Connect convenience stores in Chicago.

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey (856-439-0200) opened a 32,000 sq.ft. thrift store in Stratford, NJ. The company currently operates 13 stores in NJ and plans to open as many as three stores over the next four years. The Stratford store will take over the space formerly occupied by a Phar-Mor drugstore on White Horse Pike.

Sportique Scooters LLC (303-402-1700) is planning to open Sportique Scooters locations in the Rocky Mountain region. The company currently operates locations in Denver and Boulder, CO.

Buffalo’s American Grille (800-828-3325) is planning to open a 15,800 sq.ft. restaurant this month at the intersection of University Boulevard and Greensboro Avenue in Tuscaloosa, AL. The company currently operates five restaurants in AL and FL. Buffalo’s American Grille plans to add another 30 locations, focusing on cities that are home to Southeastern Conference universities.

Total Entertainment Restaurant Corp. (316-634-0505) is planning to open as many as 12 units this year. The company recently opened restaurants in Westminster, CO and Richmond, VA, bringing the total number of openings this year to six. In addition, three units are under construction. The company currently operates 49 restaurants under the Fox and Hound and Bailey’s brand names.

Delia’s Corp. (212-807-9060) is planning to open 11 Delia’s stores during fiscal 2002.