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Retail Today / Retail Renaissance: How do you survive in the highly competitive grocery sector? Sprouts Farmers Market is not only surviving but growing this exciting brand. This grocery concept is based on “fresh”, with a huge produce section, featuring fresh fruit and vegetables. In 2023 they opened 30 new stores as they continue to grow on the East Coast, especially the very competitive Florida market. With Florida’s amazing growth over the last few years, do they have room for: #aldi, #winndixie, #kroger, #albertsons, #wholefoods, #freshmarkets and the dominance of #publix ? Expansion plans: “There’s almost 100 stores in the pipeline”, and they are looking for new distribution centers to feed that growth. Sprouts Farmers Market now closing in on a $7 Billion in annual sales, with 401 stores with 32,000 associates. The future looks pretty bright! #retail #retailindustry #groceryindustry #retailtrends #retailstrategy #shoppingexperience #stores #brickandmortar #freshproduce #growthstrategy #sprouts Sprouts Farmers Market

Great article from The Shelby Report on Southeastern Grocers achievements and milestones in 2023. #groceryindustry #lookingahead #supermarket #foodbroker #cpgindustry #groceryretail https://lnkd.in/gG3QuEt9

On Market | Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers | LaGrange, GA Price: $2,632,000 CAP Rate: 5.70% - Located Within the Atlanta MSA in an Affluent and Rapidly Expanding Area - Long-Term 20-Year Lease | 10% Rental Increases Every 5 Years - No Landlord Responsibilities | Absolute NNN Lease - Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has 400+ Locations - Strategically Positioned Next to a Signalized Hard Corner as Outparcel to Walmart - Surrounded by Neighborhood Retailers | Walmart Supercenter, Target, The Home Depot, Publix Super Markets, Sprouts Farmers Market, Kroger and more - Average Annual Household Income of Nearly $150,000 Within a Five-Mile Radius | 20% Projected Population Growth Within a One-Mile Radius Over the Next Five Years Contact Julius Swolsky for more information on this listing and similar coming to market. Julius Swolsky | [email protected] #cre  #saleleaseback #listing #realestate #commercialrealestate #broker #realestateagent  #realestatebroker  #newdeal #investment  #creinvestment #investmentsales #investmentrealestate #nnn #absolutenet #saleleaseback  #1031exchange #1031exchanges #stnl

In an industry often marked by consolidation and competition from national chains, Town & Country Foods, a Montana-based independent grocery store chain, stands out as a beacon of growth. The Shelby Report #TownandCountryFoods #shelbyexclusive #marketprofile #grocery #independentgrocers #West #Montana #foodindustry

Recent Red Lobster 🍽 store closures and a looming chapter 11 bankruptcy has been tough to witness, given their long-dated roots to my home state of #Florida. Bill Darden founded and opened the first Red Lobster #restaurant in 1968 in the city of Lakeland, Florida, and over a 50 year span they went on to become the largest seafood chain in the US, while also expanding globally 🌎 to over 700 locations. It's just wild to me that a concept that big, with so much experience in the game struggled to adapt to current times. But after giving it some thought, I'm not really sure how they could have gone about it with the "Foot" of inflationary pressure being simultaneously placed across the "Necks" of #seafood, #labor, and #location. People might say, well they could have sold more of this or done more of that, but honestly it's like asking Toys-R-Us to stop selling toys and start selling car tires to kids. There was no way that Red Lobster could have completely avoided the macro snowball that was heading their way without principally destroying their concept. In the end - I think the Red Lobster concept simply got caught in the middle of a nasty dual ⚔, one that existed between food sustainability and sticky restaurant category growth (Fast Casual, QSR and High-End). And as the poker players of the world would put it, perhaps it's just a "BAD BEAT" after a really good run! What are your thoughts do you think they could have prevented store closures? #redlobster #sustainability #laborconstraints #foodinflation #seafood #restaurants #hospitality #macroeconomics

Groceryshop is in full swing. Top brands like Kroger, PepsiCo, Target, General Mills are sharing the importance of… 1. Scaling, but keeping the local feel 2. Unified commerce 3. Culture and corporate responsibility 4. Growth of AI and how we can learn to use it + use it responsibly

In the first of three installments, get to know the independent retailers behind KJ's Market, Maurer's Market, and Crop's Fresh Marketplace and learn what makes these retailers and their stores stand out. #indepdentgrocers #retailgrocery

For those in the industry, +1% on a several hundred million dollar business can be invested in many ways. For example - 1. Store remodel 2. Opening a new store (like Edwards did!) 3. Reward high performing employees 4. Launching a new loyalty program 5. Fund a favorite charity No matter how the profit gains are invested, always make sure that you employ software that delivers an ROI. #software #profits #retailsuccess

New offering Deno Bistolarides #nnn #nn #newtomarket #retail #investments #singletenant #multitenant #stripcenter #listings #popeyes #restaurantbusiness #restaurantindustry #restaurantforsale #cre #perry #floridarealestate #encorecommercialrealestate #encorerealestateinvestmentservices #encorereis

Specialty retailer Sprouts Farmers Market delivered impressive financial results for its first quarter ended March 31. Sales grew by 9%, with comparable-store sales increasing 4% and diluted earnings per share jumping 14%, compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share in the same period last year. store growth, the organic grocer opened seven new stores, ending the quarter with 414 locations across 23 states. It's on track to open approximately 35 stores by the end of the year. In June, it will introduce two new stores in Philadelphia, and one in Cliffwood, N.J. new store builds will continue to be based on Sprouts’ smaller-format design concept, measuring approximately 23,000 square feet. the company's gross margin in Q1 was 38.3%, an increase of approximately 80 basis points. “This improvement was primarily due to a significant turnaround in our fresh shrink performance Ryan Gomes Larry Finis Gregory Esslinger Holly Newberry Lauren Anderson Mark Saucedo #nynjfoodguru https://lnkd.in/eAe-y9ET