| Italian firm buys 7 percent of Tully’s parent Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., which bought Tully’s Coffee Corp.’s brand and wholesale business two years ago, is selling 7 percent of its stock to an Italian coffee giant. (GMCR) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Firehouse Subs plans big Kansas City expansion National restaurant chain Firehouse Subs is cooking up big expansion plans for Kansas City, planning to jump from two to 26 locations during the next several years. feeds.bizjournals.com |
William Glen to close by the end of the year Sacramento retailer William Glen announced Thursday that it is closing at the end of the year. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Java jolts Starbucks, Tully’s The rising cost of coffee beans, which reached a 13-year high this month, has prompted a number of retailers to raise the price of java. But two of the Seattle region’s biggest coffee chains, Starbucks and Tully’s, indicate they are holding prices steady and absorbing the costs. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Nordstrom building permit issued; opening expected in Sept. 2011 Contractors received a building permit Wednesday to begin finishing out the new three-story Nordstrom department store at The Mall at Green Hills. feeds.bizjournals.com |