Denver — In late August, Sage Hospitality Group welcomed Mercantile Dining & Provision to its portfolio. Located in Denver’s Union Station, the award-winning restaurant by James Beard Award Winner Chef Alex Seidel is joining a roster of more than 50 restaurants, bars and entertainment venues under Sage Restaurant Concepts (SRC). Mercantile will be an owned restaurant concept for Sage, alongside brands such as Urban Farmer and Departure, with plans to strategically grow the brand in suitable standalone restaurant locations. Additionally, Chef Seidel will be joining SRC as a collaborator, leveraging …
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— By Mani Kulasooriya — How e-commerce can help restaurants fight rising costs and challenges. Restaurant operators are often running an uphill marathon. From hiring and schedules to inventory management and food ordering, back-end operations can present neverending challenges. To make matters worse, according to the National Restaurant Association’s “2024 State of the Restaurant Industry” report, 97% of operators now cite rising food and labor costs as pressing issues. Fortunately, foodservice has entered a new leg of the race. E-commerce is emerging as a secret weapon to streamline operations and …
Dallas — Galleria Dallas, a 1.9 million-square-foot shopping center managed by Trademark Property Group, will have a new anchor in fall 2025: a hotly anticipated entertainment venue called Netflix House. This will be the first Netflix House in Texas, and only one of two to be announced in the United States. Netflix House will be a permanent experiential venue featuring Netflix stories and characters beyond the screen year-round. Netflix House will offer regularly updated immersive experiences, Netflix related retail merchandise and unique, Netflix-inspired food and drink offerings. “Welcoming Netflix House …
Annapolis, Md. — Annapolis Town Center plans to expand Life Time Annapolis to include 11 indoor pickleball courts. Construction is set to begin later this spring with completion planned by end of year. Once complete, Life Time Annapolis will expand to nearly 90,000 square feet, following its initial November 2022 opening. The project will transform the former Bed Bath & Beyond with the addition of the pickleball courts, a pickleball lounge and a viewing area, along with a new dedicated Alpha Signature Group Training space. “We’re thrilled about the expansion …
Los Angeles — BH Properties, a vertically integrated, value-add real estate investment company, has named retail expert Greg Sullivan managing director of the company’s retail properties division. Sullivan comes to BH Properties from Brookfield Properties, where he was vice president of big box leasing/development with a primary focus on large format entertainment, big box, junior anchor, restaurant transactions and vacant anchor store re-development. For the past 6 months, Sullivan has been operating as a retail consultant to BH Properties, advising the firm on several mixed-use retail acquisitions, most notably the …
Marlboro, N.J. — Pierson Commercial Real Estate, a leading commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property assignments, has promoted Robert Mackowski to the position of director, according to President Jason Pierson. The Hudson County, N.J., resident, who joined the firm in 2021, will continue to manage his diverse portfolio of retail properties while focusing on growing Pierson Commercial’s client base. Mackowski marks Pierson Commercial’s latest promotion of in-house talent as the firm continues to grow its retail-focused assignments throughout New Jersey, including the Hudson River Waterfront. …
Canton, Mass. — Destination XL Group, Inc., the leading retailer specializing in men’s Big + Tall apparel, has partnered with Beta Agency, a renowned commercial real estate brokerage known for its expert advisory services, to grow the company’s footprint in prime locations that resonate with the brand’s Big & Tall audience. With this partnership, DXL plans to open nine new stores in 2024. “Our partnership with Beta Agency is a game-changer for DXL, enabling us to accelerate our retail footprint buildout with a data-driven approach to retail location strategy,” says …
Chattanooga, Tenn. — CBL Properties has executed multiple deals with global lifestyle retailer MINISO, expanding the brand’s presence to a dozen new markets in the United States. The first wave of store openings started in November 2023 at Valley View Mall in Roanoke, Va., and Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem, N.C., followed by the January 2024 opening at Coastal Grand Mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Throughout the rest of 2024, stores will open in the following malls and locations: • CoolSprings Galleria (Nashville, Tenn.) • Hamilton Place (Chattanooga, Tenn.) • West …
— By Glen Greenawalt — 3 hospitality employment challenges facing the industry today. It’s ironic that “Down Under,” the 1980s anthem about a group of Australians traveling the world, is by the band Men at Work. In the song, the protagonists clearly are not working — just like much of today’s working age U.S. population. What’s going on with employment trends, and how can hospitality employers get the workers needed to ensure guests get a guest experience? Here are the top three workforce challenges our team sees facing the industry …
How to Prepare for the Inevitable Refresh or Remodel
It’s going to happen, and any quick-service restaurant (QSR) owner-operator knows it. Sometime not too far in the future, they’ll need a refresh or remodel of their properties. There’s no getting out of it. Here are some hints from two project managers from MaintenX, a provider of HVAC&R, plumbing, electrical, roofing, construction and general contracting for multisite retailers, restaurants, healthcare, multifamily and other industries. They cover key topics like assembling the correct refresh or remodel team, managing the process and keeping projects on track in the face of potential delays, with a …