Just in time for its 50th anniversary, Schlotzsky’s rolls out two new prototypes with plans to build on lessons learned during COVID-19. — By Katie Lee — At Schlotzsky’s, the drive-thru has always been a driving force of its business. Eighty-five percent of its 339 locations already had a drive-thru — often with double lanes — and this positioned the sandwich chain well when COVID-19 changed the world in early 2020. Schlotzsky’s already understood customers’ evolving needs — and the pandemic accelerated that evolution. Several years prior to the …
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Los Angeles — Ruby Red’s BBQ, a new Texas-style barbeque restaurant, will be coming to Los Angeles in April 2021. The restaurant is owned by Steve Williamson of Ruby Red’s, Majestic Retail Group and Williamson General Contracting; Oculus Inc., a full-service architecture and interior design firm based in St. Louis, is designing the fast-casual restaurant that has a high-end feel. “We were thrilled when Steve chose Oculus to design his first restaurant,” says Brian Kern, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, principal and retail director at Oculus Inc. “We have a …
New York City — Luxury handbag authority Rebag has opened its third retail location in New York City and fifth brick-and-mortar location in the U.S., opening its first mall location inside the Westfield World Trade Center mall just in time for holiday shopping.
New York City — Cole Haan has opened its newest global flagship at Westfield World Trade Center in New York City. Located at the World Trade Center’s Oculus, this marks the first Northeast location to open with the new Cole Haan store design concept, second in North America following Dallas NorthPark.