Handel’s Ice Cream & Yogurt
Preferred Sq. Footage: 1,600-2,000 s.f.
Anticipated Openings: 15-20 (per year over the next two years)
The Ohio-based ice cream chain wants to open 15 to 20 new units per year over the next two years. Three new units are planned for Texas in Flower Mound, Spring and McKinney, while another unit is set to open this fall in a street level space in an apartment building in Eugene, Ore. California will see new units in Lake Forest, Newport Beach, Pasadena and San Diego. This growth is fueled by a major investment from private equity firm ClearLight Partners late last year. The retailer prefers downtown, street-front, freestanding pad, shopping center and regional mall sites.
Mejuri
Preferred Sq. Footage: 1,000-1,700 s.f.
Anticipated Openings: 5-10 (per year over the next two years)
The Canadian jewelry brand hopes to add five to 10 new units per year over the next two years in the U.S. with eyes on Atlanta, Chicago and California. New units were recently added in San Francisco, Boston and Austin, Texas. Urban street-front sites in shopping district areas within major metropolitan cities are targeted and Mejuri prefers to open a pop-up shop in a potential market before opening a permanent store.
Rothy’s
Preferred Sq. Footage: 400-800 s.f.
Anticipated Openings: 5-10 (over the next two to three years)
The shoe brand began expanding into brick-and-mortar stores last year and hopes to add five to 10 stores to its existing five locations over the next two to three years. Rothy’s plans to enter new states with help from a $35M Goldman Sachs investment. Major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, Atlanta and Houston are targeted, along with possible additional stores in cities where it already has a presence. Small street-front inline space, along with shopping center, outlet center and grocery-anchored retail sites are desired.
Calii Love
Preferred Sq. Footage: 1,500-2,000 s.f.
Anticipated Openings: 25-30 (over the next two to three years)
The Canadian health food fast-casual brand plans its first U.S. unit at the Ivy Station mixed-use development in in Culver City, Calif., which should be completed by the end of the year. The brand also seeks additional sites in California along with New York and Washington. Downtown, street-front and shopping center locations are targeted.
