Foxtrot to reopen Austin, Dallas locations

• The stores "will maintain the same layout and merchandising, focusing on small and local makers," the company said.
• It's not clear which Austin locations could reopen.

What they're saying: "It's a totally new company starting from scratch, but (we) have the Foxtrot name and the (intellectual property) and a bunch of our locations," LaVitola told Crain's Chicago. "We're like a new startup again."

• "A new Foxtrot with some old friends. Coming soon," the chain wrote on its website and Instagram.

Catch up quick: Foxtrot bet big on Austin, opening popular locations at The Drag, South First, Burnet Road and Second Street that were filled with local artisanal snacks, a coffee bar and wine.

• The store closures came after the company's 2023 merger with specialty grocer Dom's Kitchen & Market.
• Store employees filed a class-action lawsuit against parent company Outfox in April, claiming it illegally fired workers without warning.