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    Anatomy of a Lease: honeygrow in Old Bridge, N.J.

    honeygrow, a Philadelphia-based fast-casual restaurant chain, signed a lease for an end cap in a retail building that is part of a new 360,000-s.f. grocery-anchored shopping center development that will be completed by early 2024. Honeygrow expects to open by late spring of 2024. More

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    Acai bowl brands surge in popularity – part 1

    Acai bowl establishments have seemingly popped up overnight and continue to be a growing national sensation. Native to Brazil, acai berries are served mashed up in a bowl with other healthy additions such as granola, fruit, sorbet, yogurt or peanut butter. The acai bowl trend began in the surf culture scene in Hawaii and Southern California in the early 2000s, and then gained acceptance within the health and fitness crowd along the West Coast. More

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    Grocery chain space runs the gamut

    The Crittenden Retail Tenants directory is continually updated, including providing the latest information on grocery stores. Any and all types of available spaces can accommodate today’s grocery chains, which can run as small as 19,000 s.f., or as large as 140,000. Here is a list of just some of the grocers found in our directory, along with their preferred square footage requirements. More

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    Shipping container retail centers are on the rise

    As the fluctuating costs of lumber affect development timelines, and with the subsequent higher rental rates keeping many potential tenants away, retail center developers are hoping to find a cheaper solution for all parties involved. In addition, today’s consumers, especially the younger Gen Z patrons, are constantly searching for whatever is fresh and exciting, and would therefore prefer a non-cookie cutter retail center that eschews the usual generic dime-a-dozen tenants. More

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    McDonald’s will encounter an alien invasion

    McDonald’s announced it will be testing out a small number of new restaurants in early 2024 that will be called CosMc’s (pronounced Cosmics), which refers to the CosMc alien character who appeared with Ronald McDonald in three separate McDonald’s television commercials that aired from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The restaurant prototype is expected to be a smaller and carryout/delivery express model with less space devoted to a dining room. More

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