Petco (858-453-7845) opened 22 stores during the first quarter and closed five locations. The company is planning to open 45 to 50 stores for the remainder of the year. The company currently operates 617 stores throughout 43 states and Washington, DC. Petco also is planning to remodel up to 50 stores during fiscal 2003.

Famous Dave’s, Inc. (952-294-1300) is planning to open eight franchised restaurants, including six locations in the Milwaukee, Fox Valley and Green Bay, WI areas. The company currently operates 36 locations and franchises an additional 19 units in AL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MD, MN, NE, SD, TN, UT, VA and WI. The company has signed development agreements for an additional 61 franchised locations.

Roly Poly Sandwiches (954-525-4506) is planning to open two stores in the Wichita, KS area. One restaurant will be located at 2241 North Maize in the New Market Square Shopping Center, while the other will be located in the Tallgrass Shopping Center located at 7777 East 21st Street. The company also is planning to open another location in the Waterfront development that is slated to open during 2005.

Domino’s Pizza (888-Dominos) is planning to open a 1,625 sq.ft. location at Quorum Shops located at 1060 West Beta Street in Green Valley, AZ. The company also is planning to open a location in the Sahuarita/Green Valley area this Fall.

Whole Food Markets, Inc. (512-391-8400) is planning to open 20 stores this year. The company currently operates 140 stores throughout 25 states, Washington, DC and Canada. The company also is planning to open a 37,000 sq.ft. store in a space formerly occupied by Albertsons at the intersection of Arden Way and Eastern Avenue in Sacramento, CA. Whole Food Markets operates 36 stores throughout CA.

Dress Barn, Inc. (845-364-4500) is planning to open two stores and close approximately 10 stores during the remainder of the fiscal year. The company is seeking locations in both existing and new markets. The company currently operates 777 stores, including 200 Dress Barn stores, 58 Dress Barn Woman locations and 519 combo stores.

Brookstone, Inc. (603-880-9500) opened three stores, including two Brookstone locations and one Gardeners Eden store. The company also anticipates opening 15 to 20 stores, including up to seven airport locations, and plans to remodel 10 to 15 stores in fiscal 2003. The company currently operates 261 stores.

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (866-271-5862) opened 13 stores in the first quarter of 2003 and is planning to open 11 stores in the second quarter and 16 in the second half of the fiscal year. The company expects to end the fiscal year with approximately 243 stores.

Golden Chick (972-831-0911) is planning to open a restaurant located at the intersection of Babcock Road and Huebner Road in San Antonio, TX. The company currently operates 71 stores and plans to open more franchised restaurants throughout the San Antonio area in the near future. Opening for the latest store is slated for September.

Rugged Wearhouse, Inc. (800-698-3120) opened an 11,800 sq.ft. store at the August Square Shopping Center on Wrightsboro Road in Augusta, GA. The space was formerly occupied by S&K Menswear. Rugged Wearhouse offers discounts of up to 70% off the retail price on casual wear brands. The company has opened 20 stores in the past year across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Rugged Wearhouse is planning to aggressively expand into GA, with a focus on mid-to-large sized markets, including Albany, Waycross and Brunswick. The chain hopes to move into northern FL and hit the 100-store mark in the next year and a half. The company currently operates 54 locations.

CBRL Group, Inc. (615-444-5533) is planning to open an 8,000 sq.ft. Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Stassney Lane in Austin, TX. Logan’s currently operates more than 85 company-owned restaurants throughout 13 states. Other TX locations include the La Frontera project in Round Rock, as well as San Marcos, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas and Amarillo. CBRL Group also operates more than 400 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants throughout 36 states.

Max & Erma’s Restaurants, Inc. (614-431-5800) opened three restaurants during the last quarter and is planning to open three more locations for the second half of the year. Max & Erma’s currently owns and operates 70 casual dining, full-service restaurants throughout GA, IN, KY, MI, NC, OH, PA and VA. The company also franchises 15 restaurants throughout IN, MO, OH, PA and WI. The company also has three restaurants under construction in Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo, OH.

Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. (317-594-2100) is planning to open two supermarkets, one of which will be a new concept store. The company also is opening two O’Malia Food Markets on the south side of the Indianapolis, IN metro area and is closing a nearby LoBill Foods location. The company currently operates 67 Marsh supermarkets, 34 LoBill Foods stores, three Savin$, eight O’Malia Food Markets and 167 Village Pantry convenience stores throughout central IN and western OH.

Bennigan’s (972-588-5000) is planning to open two restaurants at the former Houlihan sites in Naples and Bonita Springs, FL. The company is planning to open the Bonita Springs store this month and the Naples store by early September. The company currently operates 360 restaurants nationwide.