Tampa-based Outback Steakhouse has done extraordinarily well in Brazil. According to CNBC, in the first half of 2023, Brazilian sales rose by 61 percent, foot traffic increased by 42 percent and the average check increased by 19.2 percent compared with … Continue reading →
Midtown and Lower Manhattan are nine percent and one percent below their pre-pandemic retail spending levels and 35 percent and 36 percent below pre-pandemic restaurant and bar spending levels, with foot traffic still down by 23 percent and 18 percent … Continue reading →
Permits and notices posted at 3503 Fairfax Drive indicate that the entity Haly Group Inc. will open a franchise of bb.q Chicken at the retail space formerly occupied by Cosi. The space is located on the campus of FDIC’s L. … Continue reading →
Italian marketplace/food hall chain Eataly has leased 18,353sf of retail space at 200 Lafayette for its third Manhattan location, according to the New York Post. The asking rent for the space, which was previously occupied by luxury appliance showroom Pirch, … Continue reading →
On October 23, 2020, CRE Worldwide filed a lawsuit against Thai Tanic (now Ammathar) et al. and the owners of 1326 14th NW (Michael Askarinam and Vahid (“Tony”) Askarinam). The matter concerns the alleged breach of a brokerage representation agreement … Continue reading →
Vancouver-based athletic apparel company Lululemon opened its first restaurant today in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood (944 W. North Avenue). Named “Fuel”, the restaurant is part of a 20,000sf store (the retailer’s largest) which also offers men’s and women’s merchandise and … Continue reading →
The total inventory of retail space in Eastern Massachusetts remained relatively flat between 2018 and 2019 with only a modest decrease of 0.2 percent (resulting from demolitions and re-purposing of space) to 195,979,300sf, according to the 2019 KeyPoint Report for … Continue reading →
One year after switching to fresh beef in its quarter-pound burgers, McDonald’s has gained market share in the “informal eating out” category for the first time in five years, according to Business Insider (citing a company report). The change from … Continue reading →
The 768,000sf mixed-use development at 655 New York NW incorporates 19 historic buildings and covers most of the triangle-shaped bock in DC’s Mount Vernon Square neighborhood. A joint venture between Douglas Development and Brookfield Properties, the project is expected to … Continue reading →
Blue Stripes Cacao Shop, an Oded Brenner concept which opened last June at 28 East 13th Street in Manhattan’s Union Square, intends to expand to DC, according to Eater DC. With an intended footprint of between 1,500sf and 2,000sf, the … Continue reading →