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Target is reporting that they remodeled only 9 stores in 2015 of their total 1,793 locations. That is down from 39 remodels in 2014, and a high of nearly 400 in 2011. These numbers do not reflect the 274 small renovations completed, such as new checkout lanes for self-service, or small updates. One of the […]
The only grocery store in Victoria closes again. Victoria’s Market originally opened as Fresh Seasons Market in 2009, and has always struggled to gain a profitable foothold in the competitive world of supermarkets here in Minnesota. It closed in 2014, and reopened last year as Victoria’s Market, but this time with pickets by former employees […]
Now three locations to go for that Blucy burger (a big burger stuffed with cheese – bleu, American, cheddar, pepper jack, or even a breakfast burger). The Blue Door Pub has opened a new location in the Twin Cities at 1514 Como Avenue SE in Minneapolis by the University of Minnesota. Blue Door Pub also […]
Ace Hardware is opening another store in Minnesota, with their new location at 2286 Como Avenue in St. Paul. Frattalone’s Ace Hardware purchased the building and will operate this store. At 7,000 square feet, it is the smallest of the 21 Frattallone’s stores in the Twin Cities. The plan is to open this March. Jake and […]
Vacancy in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area retail market is below the Country’s average. This is our strongest year since the recession, fueled by grocery anchored centers and regional mall activity here. We believe Minnesota will continue to beat the U.S. metrics of GDP growth and consumer spending in 2016, as well as unemployment, and retailers […]
Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq has attracted a new type of food to the north end of Nicollet Mall. CWN Senior Director Kim Meyer represented building owner KBS in a new 2,231 sq. ft. lease for Five Guys Burgers and Fries on the first floor of RBC Plaza in downtown Minneapolis. It will be the first location for […]
Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq employees took home several big awards at the annual Minnesota Shopping Center Association STARR Awards, which honor the best and brightest in retail. Several CWN projects and employees were recognized as the industry’s best of 2015 at the event, held Dec. 1 at the Golden Valley Country Club, and multiple company […]
There has been lots of buzz around the first Shake Shack restaurant opening in Minnesota. The 2,800 sq. ft. restaurant will open at the Mall of America’s new North Food Court next summer. Their customers are historically very enthusiastic about their hamburgers, hot dogs, fries & shakes (which are simply great), and long waits in […]
Earlier this year Target was looking to expand its food selection and offer a wider range of more high-end options. Now it seems that Target would like to move into another aspect of the food business as well: grocery delivery. The proposed delivery service came up during the retailer’s vendor summit, where they also discussed how […]
As of July 29th, Kowalski’s opened its first new store in seven years. Located at Excelsior Marketplace, the new store is composed of 18,000 square feet. Even though that’s a little smaller than their typical store, it also has a few more amenities including a hot pasta bar, hot sandwich bar and expanded sushi program. […]