Following the reintroduction of its online store on June 3, the retailer opened five store locations on Thursday, including two in New Jersey.

MFV Expositions will host the International Franchise Expo at the Javits Center in New York May 30 through June 1, exposing an estimated 15,000 attendants to more than 400 emerging franchise brands as well as education on financing options.

"It’s encouraging to see the numbers being reported today," said Regional General Manager for New Jersey Glen Spencer. "It shows that when we set a goal and focus on achieving it, we can accomplish so much.”

Charles Knight assumed the role of interim chief financial officer on April 8.

Plans for the closing of the Mahwah-based retailer's 650 individual locations, including information about store closing sales, will be forthcoming.

Steven Temares has stepped down from his post as chief executive officer of Bed Bath & Beyond and resigned as a member of its board of directors after 16 years days after activist investors filed a complaint against the Union-based retailer in federal court.

Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids will open two additional salons in the state on the heels of the Essex County store's opening.

Legion Partners Holdings alleges that the Union-based retailer has made efforts to subvert the rights of shareholders in relation to the roster of director candidates that Legion nominated for the board at the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders, which has been reduced from 16 nominees to 10.

The Rockaway-based novelty purveyor will close stores from among its 870 locations across the country. The impending closures are not directly related to the helium deficit.

Mahwah's Ascena Retail Group Inc. has completed its sale of Maurices Inc., which was first announced in March.

Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport is getting an upgrade, with new stores slated to roll out in 2019 as part of efforts to enhance and expand customer services and options across the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's facilities.