Chip City, a New York-based cookie chain that first began expanding outside of its home state earlier this year, signed an NNN lease to open a unit on Newbury Street, within the affluent Back Bay neighborhood. More
In addition to a national trend of maintaining a healthy, holistic lifestyle through fitness and diet, there is also an overload of sweetness taking over retail space. New cookie brands, dessert restaurant concepts, ice cream parlors and candy shops are popping up all over the U.S. “In an increasingly challenging world, the simplicity and light-hearted More
The candy shop retail industry is currently undergoing a renaissance. Many candy retailers are now beginning to introduce larger, more experiential-type stores in order to boost the fun factor and bring in traffic. Candy retailers tend to perform especially well in tourist-type locations, as consumers are already in a relaxed mood and are more likely More
Here’s a list of the newest automotive industry contacts in the Crittenden Retail Tenants directory. More
Placer.ai just released its latest report, in which mall traffic intelligence data was analyzed over the last three years, from 2019 to 2022, at different types of retail centers (grocery anchored centers, open air lifestyle centers, etc.). Although many of the findings were predictable — such as traffic picking up at all types of retail centers from Black Friday until the end of December, or that the pandemic restrictions had a major impact on traffic overall — there were still some surprising results. More
This summer, Condado Tacos will be opening its first restaurant in the state of Alabama at the Cahaba Village mixed-use center, which has condominiums above ground-floor retail. The national trend of higher real estate taxes had affected the ability to lease the space immediately, but Centennial patiently waited until a best-in-class operator could sign on. More
Charging station development concepts are still in their infancy. Today, electric vehicle users can find charging stations sprinkled here and there in shopping center parking lots, especially in high-end suburban and urban retail center destinations in areas where EV car sales are high such as California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Colorado and Washington, D.C. Within the More
Travel center development is on the rise. These large plot gas station/convenience store spaces are generally found along highway thoroughfares in order to attract both truckers and long car-ride vacation travelers alike and offer conveniences such as showers and laundry facilities. The travel center customer base continues to grow. As inflation continues to affect the More
