Schuylkill Valley Sports (610-495-8813) is planning to open at least one store location every two years. The company currently operates 14 stores throughout eastern and central PA. The company prefers to open 3,600 sq.ft. to 9,700 sq.ft. stores in areas with a population of 30,000 to 50,000.

Tweeter Home Entertainment Corp. (781-830-3000) opened nine stores during the first quarter. The company also plans on opening three stores and relocating one store. Tweeter currently operates 174 stores.

Bed Bath & Beyond (908-688-0888) is opening a 25,000 sq.ft. anchor store at a 42,000 sq.ft. center located on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge, LA.

Great Clips (952-893-9088) is opening a salon at the intersection of U.S. Highways 82 and 75 in Sherman, TX. The company also plans to develop a minimum of five salons in Sherman and Denison, TX and in OK.

The Quizno’s Corp. (720-359-3300) is planning to open 40 franchised Quizno’s shops in Baltimore and Hanford Counties in MD by the end of 2004, including three in the next three months in Reisterstown, Owings Mills and Towson. The company currently operates 1,900 sub shops in the U.S. and 13 in other countries. Nationwide, the company plans on opening 800 locations this year.

Walgreens Co. (847-914-2500) is planning to open 450 stores during the current fiscal year. The company currently operates 3,954 stores throughout 43 states and Puerto Rico.

Target Corp. (612-304-6073) is planning to open four Target stores in the Raleigh, NC area by October. The company will open a Super Target in Wake Forest, NC. The company currently operates 1,148 locations nationwide.

Sportsman’s Warehouse (801-566-6681) recently opened in Coon Rapids, MN. The company, which operates 13 locations, also is planning to begin opening stores nationwide.

Montana Mills Bread Co. (585-242-7540) is opening the first of up to seven franchises in the Washington, DC area this year. These will be the first Montana Mills stores not owned by the Rochester, NY-based company, which has 31 stores in CT, NY, OH and PA.

The Loop Pizza Grill (904-268-2609) opened a restaurant in Winston-Salem, NC. The company now operates 21 restaurants in FL and NC, including 12 in Jacksonville, FL. Four additional locations are under construction or negotiation in AL, FL, GA and NC. The Loop will open its next restaurant on the campus of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA.

Kohl’s Corp. (262-703-7000) is planning to open several San Francisco, CA locations around the bay area. The company also is planning to open an 88,000 sq.ft. store in the 550,000 sq.ft. Gilroy Crossing Shopping Center south of San Jose, CA. Kohl’s currently operates 457 stores throughout 33 states.

Talbots (800-533-3201) and Linens ‘n Things (973-778-1300) are planning to open stores at the Rogue Valley Mall in Medford, OR during April. Talbots is opening a 4,500 sq.ft. location, while Linens ‘n Things is opening a 30,000 sq.ft. unit.

IKEA (610-834-0180) is planning to open a store at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, GA.

Brinker International, Inc. (972-980-9917) is planning to open a Chili’s Grill & Bar restaurant during July in Palatka, FL on South State Road 19. Chili’s currently operates 865 restaurants nationwide. Brinker operates more than 1,200 restaurants nationwide and internationally.

LaSalsa, Inc. (800-527-2572) opened a La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill location in Fort Lauderdale, FL. It is the company’s first FL location. The unit is franchised by South Florida Cafes, Inc. and is the first of multiple locations planned for FL. La Salsa franchises, licenses and operates approximately 98 quick-serve units.

McCormick & Schmick’s (503-226-3440) is planning to open another restaurant on the Baltimore, MD waterfront. The company is considering space on the upper floor of Harborplace’s Pratt Street pavilion.

Albertson’s, Inc. (208-385-6200) is planning to open stores that cater to a Hispanic clientele. The company is looking in AZ, FL, NM and TX. The supermarket chain introduced three Super Saver stores, which offer brands familiar to Hispanic shoppers, in southern CA last summer.

Best Buy Co. (952-947-2000) is opening a store at the intersection of Highway 40 and Manchester Road in St. Louis, MO this year.

Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler (405-751-7787) is planning to roll out a chain of up to 25 smaller drive-in restaurants in OK. The first Johnnie’s Express will open near the intersection of Kelly and Danforth in Edmond, OK. The 2,200 sq.ft. restaurant is scheduled for a March opening.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. (404-765-8000) is planning to open 500 locations by 2006. The chain will add about 80 stores during this year, most of them freestanding locations, six in malls and about 15 on college campuses. Expansion will focus on the southeast, though some will be built in the Phoenix, AZ and San Diego, CA areas.

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (818-871-3000) opened a restaurant at the SouthPark Mall in Charlotte, NC. The company also plans on opening 14 restaurants this year. The Cheesecake Factory currently operates 59 restaurants.

El Taco Tote (915-584-3585) plans on opening eight to 15 restaurants throughout the southwest this year. The company currently operates four restaurants in the U.S. with three in El Paso, TX and one in Laredo, TX, as well as six restaurants in Mexico.

Sunny Caribbee Spice Co. (284-494-2178) is planning to open a store at 100 First Street in Neptune Beach, FL next month. The company is the first and only franchise of the original Sunny Caribbee Spice Co. on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The company also is planning to open a store in Ocean City, MD, as well as 10 more stores throughout FL during the coming five years. The company also is looking at other resort areas on the East Coast, including Hilton Head Island, SC; Myrtle Beach, SC and Savannah, GA.