CHARLOTTE, NC-The home improvement retailer says it will invest $800 million in its existing stores to make sure they stay "best-in-class.

SAN FRANCISCO-The parent company of Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn is furthering its expansion plans.

LEBANON, TN-The home-style restaurant chain sees sales drop 2.1% due to a decrease in guest traffic.

AMARILLO, TX-The entertainment retailer achieves same-store sales growth of 2.4% despite ongoing industry weakness.

JACKSON, TN-The home décor chain records a loss for yet another quarter, while revenues and comps improve slightly from last year.

FORT WORTH-The home décor chain is set to shutter 10 to 14 stores during its second quarter as part of its store rationalization strategy.

Memphis-based Lenny's Sub Shops recently opened its first stores in Las Vegas through its market developer LVNR. The new franchisee plans to build 25 restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley, says Bill Knight,the director of franchise development for the chain, opening up a new region for Lenny's. "Vegas is a big growth area and sets the stage for our expansion in the West," he says. In the US it has 600 new restaurants nailed down over the next five years

ATLANTA-In a move that shocked Wall Street, the home improvement chain says it will no longer report same-store sales.