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INDUSTRY NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AroundtheIndustry Hospitality Dream Hotel Shopoff Realty Investments and Contour Real Estate plan to turn 5.25 acres of vacant land on the south Las Vegas Strip into Dream Hotel Las Vegas. The 450-room luxury property will include ballroom and meeting space, 56,000 square feet for food and beverage, a rooftop nightclub, pool, spa, and more.

Four Seasons Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will unveil six hotels as it continues its expansion trend. New properties will be planned for Tokyo, Bangkok, Madrid, San Francisco, Napa Valley and New Orleans.

Hyatt Hyatt expects to open some 200 hotels in the Americas region by 2022, with some locations in the US and others in countries, including Canada and Mexico.

Kempinski Hotels Kempinski Hotels intends to increase its portfolio to 100 hotels and add the new 7Pines brand to the mix as well.

Hilton Hilton has plans to open a new hotel flag, Tempo, in Louisville as part of a larger development at Jefferson and Shelby streets in NuLu.

Hyatt Centric Hyatt Centric has announced plans for the first UK property under its lifestyle Hyatt Centric brand. The 150-room property will be located within the University of Cambridge’s Eddington development, and is expected to open in 2021.

Choice Hotels International Choice Hotels International has launched a new-build, midscale, extended-stay brand called Everhome Suites, offering apartment-style space that guests can customize to their liking. Choice has development agreements for 13 hotels in the Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, markets.

Rosewood Hotel Group Rosewood Hotel Group boasts a best-ever pipeline of 32 projects as it pursues expansion across three brands in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Branded residences are an emerging priority for the firm, which has 40 hotels and resorts in 19 countries.

Atari Video game pioneer Atari will begin construction of a branded hotel this fall in Phoenix. Plans are also afoot for Atari hotels in Austin, Texas, Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Jose, California, and Seattle.

Restaurants

7-Eleven 7-Eleven is investing in tech, including mobile checkouts, a digital loyalty program and product delivery, to make its store model even more convenient. The retailer plans to use its digital 7Rewards program to offer entertainment, including augmented reality gaming.

P.F. Chang’s After opening its first of 20 planned P.F. Chang’s To-Go locations in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, P.F. Chang’s has its sights set on a second spot in New York City. The 2,000-square-foot storefront has no tables for dining in, and third-party services. DoorDash, Grubhub and Postmates will handle delivery.

Chicken Salad Chick Chicken Salad Chick plans to reach 400 restaurants by 2025. The brand is targeting 50 openings in 2020, with growth in states such as North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

Hungry Howie’s Hungry Howie’s plans to open new pizzerias in its home state of Michigan after partnering with Buxton Predictive Analytics and discovering new opportunities for growth.

Noodles & Co. Noodles & Co. plans to add 22 new locations between 2021-2032.

Ahold Delhaize As it enters the final year of fulfilling its 2020 sustainability goals, Ahold Delhaize has outlined a new set of targets aimed at building its own brands, helping shoppers make healthier choices and cutting back on waste across the board.

Hy-Vee Hy-Vee will convert four QuikTrip convenience stores it recently acquired around Des Moines, Iowa, into its Fast & Fresh Express stores. The stores will feature fuel pumps and standard convenience store fare, along with a small-scale grocery. The brand also will replace all 22 of its in-store Market Grille restaurants with Wahlburgers units. Hy-Vee has been a partner with the Wahlberg brothers since 2017.

Smokey Bones The 61-unit Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill barbecue chain is aiming to broaden its sales network through the launch of two “virtual” delivery-only concepts, Wings Experience and Burger Experience, now available in 30 locations.

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Guzman Y Gomez Mexican fast-casual concept Guzman Y Gomez is set to open its first US location.

Sainsbury’s Sainsbury’s has unveiled a brand new city convenience store concept known as On The Go, with plans already in the works to roll it out to other locations as part of a trial.

Safeway Safeway plans to expand in northern California with four new stores in San Jose, Hercules, San Francisco and El Dorado Hills. The Albertsons banner also plans to renovate 20 stores in the region this year.

Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts Farmers Markets plans to open 20 stores in 2020, adding to the 340 it already operates in 22 states.

Sushi Sake Sushi Sake, a hibachi and sushi concept that is open late, plans to grow to more than 100 restaurants in five years. The company has 15 locations in Florida, with plans for units in Orlando, Florida and Houston.

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new Chicago eatery features a walk-up window where customers who order ahead can grab their to-go orders. It is one of several new prototypes the chain plans to test, including about 70 locations with drive-thru lanes for pickup of mobile orders.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Red Robin Gourmet Burgers will roll out a new prototype next year and put Donato’s pizza on the menu at all of its 550 eateries over the next three years.

Giant Food Stores After nearly a century as Giant Food Stores, the grocer will be known as The Giant Company, featuring modernized logos for its Giant, Martin’s, Giant Heirloom Market, Giant Direct and Martin’s Direct banners.

Famous Dave’s BBQ Holdings’ two-pronged approach to growth includes acquiring new brands such as Granite City Food & Brewery, as well as carving out a smaller footprint for its Famous Dave’s chain.

Marugame Udon Japanese noodle concept Marugame Udon plans to open two units in Dallas.

El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco will roll out its L.A. Mex concept at 300 new and remodeled locations in the coming years.

Publix Super Markets Publix Super Markets plans to spend about $1.6 billion on building new stores, renovations and technology enhancements, as well as acquisitions of new shopping center sites where the grocer would serve as an anchor tenant.

Retail

Kohl’s Kohl’s plans to open two new stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year. The retailer has been focused on expanding its lineup of smaller stores and, at 55,000 square feet each, the locations will be smaller than the first Kohl’s stores that opened in the market about two decades ago.

Sephora Sephora plans to add 100 stores this year in suburban retail strips, with locations slated for second-tier markets like Charlotte, Nashville, Tennessee and San Jose.

Walgreens Walgreens Boots Alliance has invested about $800 million in digital initiatives and has struck partnerships with companies including Kroger, Humana and UnitedHealth.

Payless After closing its US stores for bankruptcy protection, Payless plans to emerge from the situation and focus on Latin America and other global markets instead of the US.

CVS Grocery chain Schnuck Markets will sell its pharmacy business to CVS Health, which plans to close 11 locations and transfer the files to nearby CVS stores. The other 99 in-store pharmacies will remain open and be rebranded under the CVS banner.

Vitamin Shoppe/L.A. Fitness The Vitamin Shoppe has opened 300-square-foot shops inside nine L.A. Fitness facilities, selling items including vitamins, supplements, nutrition products and healthy snacks. The retailer plans to monitor performance of the locations before deciding whether to expand the partnership.

Staples Staples has created a co-working store concept called Staples Connect, which will include space for customers to record podcasts and host events. Premium services and office space comes with monthly memberships that start at $49 for virtual space and range from $299 to $999 for physical desk space.

INDUSTRY NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS Comfort food How brands are helping customers mimic their dining experiences Virtual lunchtime meetups. Chicken n Chill. Party pack deliveries. Dough to go. In a time of unprecedented change, finding a connection with your customers is critical. It is why they come to you in the first place. That is why some brands are doing everything they can to put the comfort in comfort food.

Chuck E. Cheese’s You want birthday parties—Chuck E. Cheese’s (still) has birthday-parties. Reach out to your local Chuck E. Cheese’s location and you can get a family fun pack and party pack delivered. The offering includes goody bags with toys, a doll, cake and gaming tickets for a future visit.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen’s “Fried Chicken N Chill” campaign features login information to the company’s Netflix account so that customers can stream shows with their at-home fried chicken orders. Customers are eligible to receive the password after tweeting “ThatPasswordFromPopeyes” with a picture of their food.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Thanks to virtual lunchtime meetups, Chipotle Mexican Grill is using its Twitter feed to invite customers to a Zoom-hosted lunch break. The online gatherings feature celebrities and Q&A sessions. Select participants even get codes for free entrees. The brand also is hosting gatherings on its Instagram feed, where you may get a livestream meditation or live concerts

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NEW DAYS COMING Changing consumer habits could alter convenience stores T hey are only a few minutes away. That is why they are called convenience stores. Regardless of today’s current retail climate, changing consumer habits were going to disrupt the industry anyway. Declining interest in cigarette smoking. The rise of GPS-enabled smartphones. More fuel-efficient vehicles. These factors, and others, are forcing today’s gas stations and convenience stores to rethink how they draw customers in. Just how prevalent have they been? For starters, 93% of Americans live within just a few minutes of one. One out of every three stores in America is a convenience store. And about 80% sell gas (with 80% of the fuel sold in the US purchased at convenience stores). Several ways in which gas and convenience stores are reinventing themselves rests in investing in food and more specialty retail. For example, regional chains such as Wawa, Sheetz and RaceTrac are competing with coffee shop and restaurant offerings.

»Correction 2020 Architect/Design Firms listings update The Greenberg Farrow company listing was omitted from our 2020 Architect/Design Firms Listing Report in the January/February issue of Commercial Construction & Renovation. Here is the listing that also impacts the “Top 10 Rankings” that is on page 54 of the issue. For an updated version, please see our digital version by visiting us online at: www.ccr-mag.com/ccr-currentand-past-issues/

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GreenbergFarrow Danielle Clark, Marketing/PR Coordinator 1430 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 (212) 725-9530 www.greenbergfarrow.com • dclark@greenbergfarrow.com Year Established: 1974, No. of Employees: 260 Retail Billings: $26,000,000.00, Hospitality Billings: N/A Restaurant Billings: $13,000,000.00, Healthcare Billings: $20,000.00 Multi-Housing Billings: $4,000,000.00, Federal Billings: N/A Other Billings: $4,980,000.00, Total Billings: $48,000,000.00 Completed Projects in 2018: 1402, Specialize In: Big-Box/Department, Grocery, Multi-Housing, Specialty Stores, Shopping Centers, Restaurants, High-Rise Residential, Mixed-Use Leading Clients: Texas Roadhouse, Murphy Oil USA, The Home Depot, L Brands, Circle K, Starbucks, Kitchen United, Prism Construction Management, Guggenheim Partners

The numbers game

20.5

The percent increase that serviceoriented retail establishments grew between 2002 and 2017, while the number of stores selling products dipped 4.5% in the same period. Businesses in the service category now fill 52.6% of total US retail space. (JLL)

86

The percent of grocery shoppers who say their goal is to get in and out of a store as quickly and efficiently as possible. (IRI Q4 2019 Consumer Connect Survey)

53

The percent of consumers who say they would spend more on items if they had more unattended retail options like vending machines, selfservice kiosks, self-serve gas stations and cashierless stores like Amazon Go. (Pymnts and USA Technologies)

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