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Hamburger restaurant brands still remain a safe tenancy bet as consumers are attracted to the feel-good comfort food pleasures that burgers provide. The burger restaurant industry is expected to grow by almost 16% this year alone. The industry has expanded to include higher-end brands that produce gourmet offerings, which appeal to the upper middle-class base. More

Madison Reed Preferred Sq. Footage: 1,800-2,200 s.f. Anticipated 12-Month Openings: 130-140 The beauty brand hopes to boost its unit count with eyes on new units in the Carolinas, Southern California and Arizona. New stores are also in the works for Chicago and Boston. Targeted locations include lifestyle centers in suburban markets, along with street-front units More

During the lockdowns, golf has seen a surge in popularity as an outdoor-themed exercise and natural social distancing activity. Consequently, there are now golf-oriented retail tenants performing especially well and expanding. There are also miniature golf-themed brands that are trending and expanding their footprints, adding a touch of upscale elegance and nighttime bar/dining ambiance to More

The Cheesecake Factory signed a lease to open a 7,350-s.f. unit at the former Cantina Laredo restaurant at the Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville, with plans to open by December 2021. This will be the second location in Alabama for the chain, its first being a unit in Birmingham that opened 17 years ago. More

Entertainment-themed tenants are hopeful the vaccine rollout will get more Americans into their establishments in the coming months, and there are signs that these brands are becoming bullish about opening up new units throughout the country. Americans in general are increasingly showing signs of COVID-19 lockdown fatigue. Entertainment based solely in the home, whether via More

Southern Tire Mart Preferred Sq. Footage: 40,000-100,0000 s.f. Anticipated Openings: 300 over three years Auto retailer Southern Tire Mart and convenience store chain Pilot Company reached an agreement to create a new alliance called Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J to be featured at truck stops and travel centers nationwide. The new alliance plans More

Shopping malls have been in a precarious position lately with trying to find new tenants for vacated big-box brands and having to adapt to the new reality of social distancing mandates. As a result, some interesting trends have been popping up recently, including creative big-box utilization and innovative contactless food pickup techniques. Look for gambling More

Powerhouse Gym will be part of Brightline Trains’ flagship “MiamiCentral” station — a mixed-use, transit-oriented development comprised of luxury residences, a Class A office building and 130,000 s.f. of retail. This lease was the perfect fit, as JLL was looking to bring in a tenant that would not only draw people to the station’s second More