Whether you manage properties across town or across the country, using a customer relationship management system (CRM) can help you keep track of all of your data and tie that to tasks and events so you can make the most of the contacts you have. And if you are reading this article, then you may already think a CRM is the right tool for you and your team. 

There are numerous reasons implementing a CRM is a good idea, but we’re outlining 5 common reasons we hear our customers leverage a CRM platform. 

1. See all of your team’s activities in one place.

One of the biggest challenges for any team is keeping track of everything happening, both for yourself and the group. Luckily, a CRM can help you do just this. In fact, you’ll hear many sales and leasing teams say “if it’s not in the CRM, it didn’t happen.” This is because for both individuals and the team, they want to ensure anyone can look at every interaction going on in the organization.

This helps ensure there's no overlap between team members, and helps everyone stay accountable for the things they said they’ll do. In the case of a brokerage or leasing team, this can mean staying on top of a prospect to push them over the line into signing a lease, or making sure two team members aren't reaching out to the same retailer about similar spaces. 

As a bonus, Retailsphere’s CRM is specifically built for CRE—which means the tools are all CRE specific and the activities being tracked are ready for your team to use right out of the box. 

2. Better manage your deal flow with more visibility.

While many people first think of a CRM as a contact management tool, it is really intended to help nurture the relationship between your business and the client. This means you can manage the stages of your deal flow and take specific contacts through the process more effectively.

With Retailsphere, the stages of the CRE deal flow are already built into a highly visual kanban board, allowing you to not only track your progress, but also see where every deal is at a glance. The platform also lets you connect your prospective retailers to specific sites, take notes, and track your commission if the deal closes (don’t worry, only you can see that information.) With all of your deals and information in one place, you can also start to better forecast which deals are soon to close, helping you and your team plan ahead for all spaces and prospects. 

3. See where your day or week is heading with task and calendar management.

Most CRMs let you integrate your Google or Outlook calendar, and link tasks to things like events or actions you need to take like emailing or calling a prospect. And by putting these things within your CRM, you now get a look at the items you need to accomplish each day and a look ahead at what you need to do in the coming days.

Plus, you're not wasting time planning each day when you look at your calendar in the morning. Everything is already set up, letting you hit the ground running with outreach, follow-ups, and ultimately more opportunities to close deals. 

If you use Retailsphere’s CRE specific CRM, we also let you link events and tasks to specific prospects, sites, or team members. This helps you and your team maximize the chances that a prospect isn’t forgotten and your spaces get filled faster. 

4. Advanced reporting helps you better manage your prospects, tenants, and sites.

Aren’t you tired of proving your worth to your boss and to your clients? With reporting, you can easily show the things you’ve done to try to fill vacancies, to retain current tenants, and to help your team stay organized. Once you export these types of reports, you may use it to help your team become more effective, or share it with a landlord so they can see your brokerage is more than on top of their specific space and retailer needs.

And because Retailsphere’s CRM is built for CRE, we also let you pull reports on specific prospects or spaces, giving you and your team more granular information on the types of activities that matter most to your business, right out of the box. 

5. Connect your prospects with specific sites and deals.

Ideally, you want to keep a clear record of all of your spaces - both filled and vacant - and continue to manage those relationships from outreach, to lease, to tenancy. This is even better if you can link your spaces to tenant profiles and track market trends to stay ahead of growth or closures of brands. 

While most CRMs do enable you to track the market over time, the information and data displayed is typically only what YOU are adding to the system. Retailsphere’s CRM is linked to our database, fueled by researchers who keep the information up-to-date, stay on top of trends, and are constantly fact checked. As a result, you'll never have to edit or filter out extraneous information because everything is custom built for CRE landlords and brokers. 

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CRMs exist to help you manage your relationships with both clients and potential tenants. They exist to help you manage daily, weekly and monthly tasks and events, and ensure that nothing is slipping through the cracks. 

Retailsphere’s CRM was built to make your CRE work more strategic, more impactful, and easier. If you’d like to see exactly how the platform functions for your specific needs, schedule your free demo today.

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Food halls are trending, and we're here for it. If you're never heard of a food hall, don't be so quick to pass it off as your everyday food court. They're so much more than that. Sure, it's designed in a way that resembles a food court, but you have so many more options than your typical fast-food chains. Food halls are filled with unique, local restaurants with food made from scratch. Some even feature dessert shops, butchers, bakeries, markets, and more.

They've been around for years, but have recently begun gaining more traction. From 2010 to 2017 food halls saw over 700% growth across the US. It's our bet that it'll only be a matter of time before food halls are in every city. Below are a few of our favorites. They are great examples of utilizing retail space in a fun and successful way, especially if you're interested in bringing more local offerings to your retail spaces. 

Chelsea Market (New York City, NY) 

NYC locals and tourists alike can’t get enough of Chelsea Market. This food hall is iconic amongst foodies and there’s a reason for it. It features various local restaurants, dessert spots, coffee stands, and more that keep customers coming again and again. Oh, and let’s not forget the markets, stores, and art attractions.

The Workshop (Charleston, SC)

This unique food hall calls themselves an exploratory food court. It features six rotating kitchens and the chefs experiment with different culinary concepts. Customers are always looking forward to the next restaurant rotation that keeps them coming back for new eats to try.

Faneuil Hall (Boston, MA)

The Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts has been around for 40 years and is the largest food hall in the United States. The food hall has over 100 restaurants, cafes, bars, and more. Similar to Chelsea Market, it also has shops and is a spot for local events and entertainment.

Grand Central Market (Los Angeles, CA) 

The historic Grand Central Market opened in 1917 and has been a local favorite ever since. Like most food halls, it features a variety of local restaurants, shops, and more that people can’t get enough of. People love meeting up here for coffee or drinks. Part of what makes this food hall so popular is the community events it holds such as rooftop concerts, trivia nights, and more.

Revival Food Hall (Chicago, IL) 

The Revival Food Hall takes pride in featuring all local dining. The food hall includes 15 fast-casual stalls and even has grab-and-go options for well-known sit-down restaurants. The food hall doesn't limit itself to restaurants, either. It also has bakeries, cocktails, coffee, books, and records.

If you can't tell from our list, food halls are a big hit all around the US, but especially in larger metros. If you're looking to fill a vacant retail space, you may want to consider opening one up. They are great ways to attract local food concepts that might not be able to fill a larger traditional space.

Already creating a food hall at your shopping center? Let Retailsphere help you find those new, exciting food and store concepts to bring into your new immersive retail experience. Sign up for a no-obligation demo today!

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Onyx Coffee Lab

In a mere seven years, Onyx Coffee Lab has skyrocketed in popularity from its humble beginnings in Springdale, Arkansas, and it’s not hard to understand why. Founders Jon and Andrea Allen have won countless awards for their barista skills and creative brews. They are one of the first roasters to play with lactic-acid-processed micro-lot coffees, which is a very fancy way of saying they live on the cutting edge. After catching the attention of dozens of national wholesalers, the obvious next step was for the Allens to open a new headquarters location. Slightly less obvious was their decision to do so in a massive, 110-year old building. Five other businesses call The 1907 home, but Onyx clearly dominates the space with its gorgeous coffee bar, roastery, and training lab. Whether you’re purchasing a bag of their honey-processed Tres Milagros beans, stopping in for a quick sip of espresso, or luxuriating over their coffee milkshake, you’re surely in for a treat.

Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters

Celebrated as one of the best brews in Cape Cod, Snowy Owl Coffee Roasters is well known for its ethically sourced and deliciously roasted coffee. Its popularity quickly outpaced its small grab-and-go café and founders Shayna Ferullo and Manue Ainzuain had to find a new location to call home. Now, they operate their roastery out of a barn-like building formerly known as The Herb Shop. The cozy little cabin makes every visit feel like a Christmas getaway. Although Snowy Owl has grown, the team maintains close partnerships with small growers that prioritize quality and environmental sustainability. Their commitment to farmers runs deep: Subscribe to their coffee club and a dollar from every shipment will be donated to Grounds for Health, a nonprofit that provides cervical cancer screenings to coffee-growing communities.

Mostra Coffee

When Beverly Magtanong and Jelynn Malone volunteered in the Philippines ten years ago, they witnessed both the country‚Äôs beauty and intense poverty. After speaking with representatives from the government, they realized that the best thing they could do to help was to provide better job opportunities to those who were struggling. Their decision to invest in the country‚Äôs coffee would lead them to found an award-winning roastery and a flourishing business that knows no bounds. Mostra Coffee not only creates high-quality micro-roasts, but also collaborates with other businesses around San Diego to brew delicious coffee beers, blend flavored cold brews, promote fitness classes, and host pop-up shops. Although their shop is only open two days a week, it is still nationally acclaimed and, of course, locally loved. Image from Mostra Coffee.

Treeline Coffee Roasters

Natalie Van Dusen founded Treeline Coffee Roasters after a Colombian farmer taught her how to roast coffee. She spent years roasting out of a food truck, until she was finally able to open a roastery and a standalone café in Bozeman, Montana. Entirely run by women, the warm and inviting shops were designed with the founder’s love of the outdoors in mind. The second location, for example, is built out of sustainably sourced timber and is framed by an open-air entrance. Van Dusen continues to visit and work with farmers all around the world in order to learn and maintain a tight-knit connection with her suppliers. For all her effort, Food & Wine named Treeline Coffee the best place for coffee in Montana.

Rise Up Coffee Roasters

Since 2005 when Tim Cureton opened his company out of a drive-thru trailer, Rise Up quickly grew into a nine-café chain that sells roasts all across the country. With its creative menu and commitment to ethics, it makes sense that Rise Up Coffee Roasters was named Maryland’s Best Coffee. Each and every bean is Certified Organic and Certified Fair Trade, so you know that your cup of joe won’t just taste good, but it will feel good, too. Even if you’re not a coffee drinker, you’ll surely still find something to love from the food arm of the company: the Mad Eggs menu features a diverse range of delicious bites that’ll help you get your morning started.

Think a coffee brand would be a good fit for your shopping center? Don't let innovative coffee brands like the ones listed above pass you by. Reach out to Retailsphere today for a demo and see how easy it is to find brands like these. We give you access to local brands you can't find on any other retail data platform. 

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Paired with Utah's diverse and stunning natural beauty, the state is quickly becoming a must-visit location for beer enthusiasts. Devoted patrons are known to take long pilgrimages to their favorite spots‚ which makes brewpubs a valuable addition to any retail space. And with over 20 breweries and distilleries in Utah, beer-lovers everywhere will find a match for their tastes. We're listing our top 5 favorite brew pubs, featuring unique retail space, delicious food, and ice cold suds. 

Wasatch Brewery
250 Main St, Park City, UT 84060
2110 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

The classic Utah Brewery, Wasatch was the first of its kind in the state back in the 80's. Check out their locations in Park City and Sugarhouse and you'll find something for everyone. Their beautiful spaces are perfect for gatherings large and small, making this brewpub a hotspot for live events. You'll also find tasty grub from brunch to dinner, making these well-established brewpub a true destination. 

Moab Brewery
686 S Main St, Moab, UT 84532

Moab Brewery is a popular and family friendly oasis in the desert of Utah. Sitting at the center of the food and drink scene in Moab, it's the perfect example of a brewpub bringing patrons from far and away to a brick and mortar.  Travelers can enjoy a frosty pint after a full day of outdoor adventuring, providing reliable traffic. Their handcrafted, award-winning ale is paired with a full menu and a distillery, providing something for everyone at the table.

Strap Tank Brewery
596 S 1750 W Springville, UT 84663
3661 N Outlet Pkwy, Lehi, UT 84043

Strap Tank's gorgeous design and vintage inspired space is a draw in and of itself. Both locations feature classic motorcycles, classic pub food, and classic drafts. Strap Tank brings sophistication to the brewpub scene, and elevates the retail offerings surrounding it. Enjoy live music every week and a mountain view from their covered patio. The family friendly brewery and restaurant pairs incredible ambiance with approachable drinks you're sure to love, making Strap Tank a winner. 

Red Rock Brewery
254 South 200 West Salt Lake City, UT 84101
6227 South State Murray, UT 84107
1640 W. Redstone Center Park City, UT 84098

With several locations throughout the valley, Red Rock Brewery is a hometown chain that showcases the brewpub's ability to fit in just about anywhere. Whether eating lunch downtown, or grabbing a drink in Park City, patrons will find this brewpub conveniently located next to arenas, retail shopping, a convention center, hotels and more. Elegant outdoor and indoor seating, a bottled beer shop, and a full menu make Red Rock high on the list. 

Uinta Brewhouse Pub
1722 South Fremont Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84104

The only adults-only location on our list, Uinta brings a beer forward approach to the brewpub. Their tasty ales inspire a weekly rotating menu that stays fresh, while staple burgers and sandwiches are also available. The Uinta General Store also provides a draw, selling branded gear and apparel, as well as a large sampling of their adult beverages.  You'll also find Uinta beer at certain grocers, spreading brand awareness, and making the pub a must visit for fans who'd like their suds straight from the tap. 

As you can see, Utah is full of tasty craft beer, and it's brew boom follows in the footsteps of a nationwide trend that's diversifying retail and restaurant space. As brewpubs continue to establish themselves across the country, there's no doubt these watering holes offer an exciting and innovative opportunity for retail. Brewpubs are the perfect tenants for attracting repeat customers, as well as beer tourists. Boost your foot traffic by anchoring your retail space with a brewpub, and discover their mass appeal.

Are you looking for a new way to track down the next big brew pub? Retailsphere can help you identify and attract these types of tenants to your shopping center. Sign up for a no-obligation demo today and see how we can help!

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As we continue to pivot in the retail economy and see an influx in experiences. Consumers continue to become accustomed to pop up retail shops and are craving new experiences. One type of experience that is growing across the US and specifically in the Mid-Atlantic region is Escape Rooms.

Perfect for social gatherings, corporate team building activities, out of the box bonding for families, and birthday parties, Escape rooms are becoming the new go-to entertainment experience. As they experience an increase in popularity, here are the top 5 in the mid-Atlantic region you can visit to amplify your social gatherings.

Clue IQ

Based in Frederick, Maryland, Clue IQ is all about IMMERSION. Frederick, Maryland is a place known mostly for its Civil War-era buildings that stand alongside specialty shops, museums, galleries, and theatres. Diversifying part of downtown Frederick with innovative entertainment, Clue IQ is situated in a fully renovated, old dry good grocer warehouse from the late 1870s. Standing out from your classic escape room experience, and ranked #1 in Fun & Games on Trip Advisor, Clue IQ teleports you into your themed room and that’s what makes the experience different. Each room provides you with a specific objective that goes along with the story, with unique high-tech gaming and set design the game timers, hints and game master interactions are created with the highest immersive experience in mind. With three curated room themes of Blitzkrieg, Conspiracy, and Excalibur, this immersive experience is a guaranteed hit amongst all. A mobile experience built to be brought to your office or event, Ruloco Island, is curated as a perfect team-building and bonding experience to highlight communication, camaraderie and problem-solving.

Escapology  

Located in Garwood, New Jersey this premium real-life escape game experience challenges up to 8 players by working together to find clues, solve puzzles, and pick locks that will free them from the game room. The 400+ acre borough of Garwood had a little over 4,000 residents in the population in the last 2010 Census count, touting attractions in town like recreational parks, arboretums, and an observatory. Providing the perfect new entertainment to a smaller town, Escapology offers more than 4 different rooms ranging in difficulties, it is the perfect team-building exercise for families, friends, and co-workers, and social activity for those looking for something different than what the town has to offer.

Escape Room Level 6

Hyper focused on personalization and attention, Escape Room Level 6, gives you personal attention from the moment you enter into the facility. Designed and built to focus on more than fun and games, there’s an interactive storyline for each room. Situated in Annville, Pennsylvania with a population of just under 5,000 this interactive but thought-provoking puzzle pieced experience is sure to get you thinking outside the box and inside the rooms. Part riddle, part scavenger hunt, part mystery, Escape Room Level 6 provides entertainment for residents looking to travel off the beaten path of parks and museums that the Annville community is touted to offer.

BrainXcape Manhattan

Rated the #1 escape room in New York City by Thrillist, groups of 2 to 10 can journey through history and sift through clues and puzzles as the clock ticks to defeat a Jailhouse Breakout or Haunted Hotel experience. Planted on the 3rd floor of 160 Broadway in New York City in the Financial District just blocks from Wall Street, the World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the escape room environment is created by innovative set designers who worked for haunted houses around NYC and famous Broadway shows. This escape room is sure to bring the thrill for first-timers and repeat escape room visitors alike. With three room experiences: Rikers 1932, Haunted Hotel and, Game of Gold - BrainXcape provides an immersive experience that utilizes your senses without jump scares but still terrifies you.

Axxiom Escape Rooms

The first, and largest escape room experience in Delaware brings the best fun in town with each room enriched with treasure, mystery, and tradition. Located in the Shops of Graylyn center plaza, it provides ample free parking and space for parties and social gatherings. With neighboring businesses like restaurants and banking, Axxiom Escape room provides entertainment in the perfect location for those seeking to break up their day of errand running, to stop in for an impromptu mind-bender. Axxiom Escape rooms have specific escape plans featuring rooms like Criminal Capture - The Zodiac Killer, Pharaoh’s Tomb, Sorcerer’s Quest and more. You must use your grandiose imagination, clue finding skills, problem-solving and most important - teamwork in order to crack the codes to escape the rooms provided in these dynamic historical experiences.

Clearly, the Mid-Atlantic region has a growing number of escape rooms. Think an escape room would be a good fit for your shopping center or empty retail space? Find brands like the ones above using Retailsphere. Sign up for a no-obligation demo today to get started. 

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Here are some of our favorite players in the space to keep an eye on and consider reaching out to these businesses if you're looking for a hot new food option to add to your vacant spaces.

BONCHON

Korean fried chicken is taking the food world by storm and Bonchon is leading the charge. A twist on traditional fried chicken, Korean fried chicken features ultra-crispy crust and a delicious, sweet and spicy sauce. A breakout hit in New York City, Bonchon is looking to grow at a steady pace of 20 percent over the next couple of years. Requiring a relatively small footprint of 1500-3000 square feet, Bonchon is a great option for landlords with locations in areas with large amounts of Millenials and young Asian Americans.

Yardbird

A southern brand, Yardbird specialized in offering the down-home comfort of Southern fried chicken. Yardbird focuses on current food trends of farm-to-table cooking and sustainable sourcing of ingredients. Typically, Yardbird is looking for mid-sized locations of 3,500-5,000 square feet. A growing upstart in the fried chicken space, Yardbird is quickly becoming a major player.

Wingstop

An expert in all things chicken wings, Wingstop is a great addition to any shopping center looking for a popular fast-casual restaurant. Wingstop deals well with both dine-in and take-out customers. Offering a wide variety of different chicken sauces, Wingstop has recently seen a major surge in expansion after going public in 2015. A great addition to a shopping center interested in filling a smaller retail space that draws big crowds.

Zaxbys

With over 900 units, Zaxbys is an incredibly popular Southern fast-casual restaurant that specializes in all things chicken. Headquartered in Athens, Georgia, Zaxbys is working to add over 100 new units over the next three years. Less expensive than some of the other options on this list, Zaxbys caters towards customers who are looking to maximize the value of their meal. If your customers are typically in a lower income bracket, this could be a great option for your space.

Gus's

A long-time staple of Memphis, Tennessee, Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken has recently moved towards expanding outside of the city that helped make its name. With almost thirty locations, Gus's is looking to the future and looking to expand. Focusing on a Tennessee-style fried chicken, Gus's is a great option for shopping centers with medium-sized vacancies looking to bring some Southern flavor to their customers.

Now we're hungry for some fried chicken! And we know your customers probably are too. Are you looking to bring a fried chicken restaurant to your shopping center or vacant space? Retailsphere can help you find the right fit. We have information on national brands, franchisees, and local concepts, so you can feel confident you're finding in the right tenant for you. Schedule your no-obligation demo today and see how Retailsphere can help.

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Experiential businesses give consumers hands-on experiences that weren’t previously offered in retail atmospheres and are not offered online. There’s a formula to make experiential businesses a hit: Interactiveness, originality, connectedness, unexpectedness, and reliability.

This hybrid is encouraging shoppers to move seamlessly between physical and digital retail, prioritizing engagement. Leading the pack in experiential retail convergence is Utah, and if you‚'e looking for some of the most abstract, new, and Instagram-worthy experiences, we've got you covered.

Golf Anytime

Utah is home to more than 75 golf courses around the state, but recently virtual golf has also taken a foothold. Just look at Anytime Golf in downtown Salt Lake City. Located to cater to the lunch time warrior who wants to hit a quick bucket of balls, their yearly membership is just $125. For that low price, you can use the space for up to 2 hours each day. Plus, the cold and snowy winters of Salt Lake City make it tough to hit the links. When you play at Golf Anytime, you never have to worry about being snowed out. They also host 18 hole tournaments, and other types of events to bring people into their space year-round. 

Utah Vintage Rentals

Established in 2017 after browsing an estate sale in downtown Salt Lake City,  Utah Vintage Rentals was born by falling in love with an 1800's Victorian rosewood settee. Inspired by her own elopement and missing out on the intricate details of wedding planning, including centerpiece decor, floral installations, and fancy decor; the couple began collecting charming vintage and specialty items to share with the world. Utah Vintage Rentals fills the gap by providing rental service to brides, and clients who want beautiful decor for their events. Based in American Fork, Utah Vintage Rentals includes modern styled rentals, bohemian rentals, rustic decor, Hollywood glam, and vintage decor rentals to style whatever your upcoming event may be. They provide an exquisite rental decor selection including hundreds of props, signs, and frames, seating, tables, pillows, and much more to choose from, as well as style and delivery services focused on enjoying your event. With an online showroom, they make it convenient to select the items you are interested in renting for your event, receive an online quote and have a seamless online to in-person retail experience.

Moon's Rare Books

Offering Mormon books, antique bibles from 1492-1899 AD, literary classics, historical artifacts, and fine art, Reid Moon is indeed offering a rare curated experience. Specializing in early Mormon books and documents that have contributed to Mormon and Utah history, Moon's Rare Books provide customers the opportunity to attend free monthly hosted lectures on the rare items as well as have personalized smaller groups seeing rare curated items of their choosing. Located in The Shops at Riverwoods in Provo, Utah, Moon's Rare Books is said to be a museum disguised as a bookshop. Surrounded by outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment with a mountain backdrop, this location is premier for the book lover looking for an out-of-the-box retail experience. Half of the items on display at Moon's bookstore are for sale while the rest are part of a permanent museum collection. The store specializes in four main categories: Bibles, classics, high points in literature, early Mormon books and documents, and early American and European history.

Kaci Lou Photography

Specializing in providing a niche photography experience, Kaci Lou Photography was established in 2017. Providing wedding, elopement, and underwater photography Kaci Lou gives photography experiences in small, outdoor destination weddings, adventure elopements, and underwater photography environments. The Utah based, traveling photographer presents a unique experience for all her clients from all over the southwest and beyond. She has photographed over 100 couples in 20 national parks with over 256k images delivered since starting her business. Not restricting her business to client-based photography business only, she also provides tools and resources for photographers that include workshops, portfolio reviews, mentoring as well as a quarterly Facebook Ad course.

Unite Fitness Retreat

Voted best weight loss resort in Utah in 2019, the 55,000 square foot sprawling space is the perfect setting for clients to get into shape. Unite Fitness Retreat, home-based at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah is a boutique weight loss camp experience aimed at providing a total life reset. The retreat is located at the base of Wasatch Mountain Range, where at the Marriott, clients have access to private guest rooms, eat chef-prepared meals together in a private dining area with mountain views, work out with the best training equipment to date, with high-end amenities and private fitness rooms that promote lifestyle changing habits. The experience provides private meeting space, life coaching, yoga classes, a spa, and unlimited recreational activities. With the perfect urban and nature mix, Unite Fitness Retreat promises the most effective live-in weight loss camp experience for adults.

People are always eager for new types of experiences, and are willing to go out of their way to find them. Are you looking to fill vacant space with a tenant who caters to these unique experiences? Retailsphere can help you identify and reach out to these new internet-proof types of retailers. Schedule a demo today to see how we make your retailer search simpler than ever. 

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Ippudo

Ippudo is known worldwide for its authentic pork-based Tonkotsu ramen, which utilizes a thin noodle with low water content to complement a creamy pork broth that's brewed to perfection for 18 hours. Born in Tokyo and expanding rapidly with the backing of partner Panda Restaurant Group, Ippudo also offers gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options. The chain plans up to 300 new restaurants internationally by 2025, many in the U.S. The average check at Ippudo, which attracts a relatively young customer base, averages $20 per person. Space needs range from a modest 2,200 square feet to a capacious 4,700 square feet, such as Ippudo's San Francisco outpost.

Jinya Ramen Bar

Ramen is really about the broth (okay, the noodles too) at Jinya Ramen Bar. Jinya combines chicken, pork bones or veggies with a deft balance of bonito, dashi and other authentic ingredients for rich, full-flavored and healthy broths. Noodles thick and thin are made fresh daily then aged three days to maximize flavor. The Japanese practice of "kaizen," or continuous improvement, has Jinya constantly honing its craft and creating new flavor combos for its signature build-your-own bowls. The chain has 35-plus U.S and Canadian locales, both dine-in and takeout, with dozens more planned. Full restaurants run 2,800-3,400 square feet.

Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Born in Japan, Hokkaido Ramen Santouka opened its first U.S. eatery in Bellevue, Washington, in 2014, and has expanded to 17 U.S. spots with multiple restaurants in California and locations in New Jersey, Chicago, Boston, Dallas and Honolulu, plus five in Canada. Hokkaido serves varied ramen broth flavors including shoyu (soy sauce), shio (salt) and miso. Bowls of wavy noodles are topped with dried fish, kelp, pickled red plums and kelp. Its signature dish is the rich Toroniku bowl with savory broth and noodles served with melt-in-your-mouth sides of roasted pork. Hokkaido seeks spaces of about 2,000 square feet and smaller food-court sites.

Kizuki Ramen

Kizuki Ramen dishes are fashioned similar to the way the French finesse their consommé. Kizuki roasts it meat bones before boiling them, yielding a fragrant, flavor-laden broth. Offering 10 or so different broths, including garlic Tonkotsu, meals are complemented by 15 different toppings, Kizuki’s strives to serve the best traditional ramen meals that diners can buy without flying to Japan. The expanding chain has 11 U.S. locations, in Oregon, Washington, Illinois and Indiana. For centers with a yen for Kizuki Ramen, restaurants typically occupy 2,000 to 2,500 square feet.

Ivan Ramen

Notable noodles: Ivan Orkin has won diners' and critics' hearts with his two New York City shops bearing his distinctive brand, Ivan Ramen, which is partnering with Corlex Capital to roll out a ramen empire of up to 100 worldwide locations in the next five years. Orkin, as seen on Netflix's Chef’s Table show, offers such signature dishes as his triple-pork/triple-garlic mazemen, comprised of crispy garlic, pork chashu in a deeply flavored pork sauce with thick rye noodles. Restaurant formats and sizes are to be determined though Orkin's two NYC outposts include one sit-down and one take-out format.

At this point, we imagine you're as hungry for a bowl of ramen as we are. That's just one more reason to use Retailsphere to find local ramen concepts to bring to your vacant retail space. It may be one of our "top 5" above, or could be something unique to your region. Either way, schedule your Retailsphere demo and see how easy it is to find ramen brands like the ones above.

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CorePower Yoga

CorePower Yoga is literally a hot concept: most classes are heated for ease of stretching and injury prevention. At any temperature, yoga promotes cardiovascular health, flexibility, mindfulness and stress-management, research shows. The industry leader with 200-plus national locations, CorePower offers modern spa-like surroundings and classes of varied skill levels. Heated Yoga Sculpt classes incorporate weights, while beginner-friendly classes have lighter offerings. The chain seeks studio sites throughout the U.S. and is space-flexible; locations stretch from 1,800 square feet to more than 5,000 square feet.

Orangetheory

Studio-fitness chain Orangetheory has grown at a heart-racing pace from one to more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states (and 23 countries) in just 10 years. It's done so by taking a HIIT - an acronym for high-intensity interval training - and tailoring workouts that are "science-backed and technology-tracked," ushered along by inspiring coaches. The Orangetheory theory: clients lose pesky belly fat faster this way than with low-intensity workouts, as they advance through five different colored heart-rate zones. Orangetheory seeks hundreds of new studio sites with an approximate 3,000-square-foot footprint, in upscale locations in both established and growing markets.

Pure Barre

Belly up to the Barre, developers. Pure Barre is a well-established chain of nearly 550 North American studios focused around the handrail - or barre - used in ballet. Its total-body workouts produce benefits similar to yoga and Pilates, including increased clarity and mind-body awareness. Barre strengthens and tones minus the bulk-building, and improves posture, balance and agility. Classes range from "low-impact" to "total-body." Studios tend to be 1,000 to 1,800 square feet with a sweet spot of around 1,500 square feet. Pure Barre is seeking hundreds of franchise opportunities around the country.

Solidcore

Targeting the human body's small-twitch muscle fibers for crucial stamina-building, Solidcore takes resistance training and full-body conditioning to new levels, while offering a souped-up twist on Pilates and boot-camp-style fitness disciplines.

Using exclusive patented machines, Solidcore offers intense 50-minute workouts to help clients build long, lean muscle. One of the fastest growing fitness firms in the U.S. with 70 studios and in excess of 100,000 clients (including former First Lady Michelle Obama), Solidcore is a fitting choice for modest-size spaces from 1,800-3,000 square feet.

SoulCycle

There's no spinning it, SoulCycle is among the top stationary-cycling studios in the U.S. (and Canada and England) with 100 high-intensity overall locales. The chain's cardio and muscle-toning classes, held in dark, candlelit studios, give patrons both a physical and mental boost; cyclists say they emerge from sessions feeling like their best selves. Patrons ride to the beat of one-of-a-kind music playlists led by "rock star" instructors as they experience out-of-saddle moments. An hour of high-intensity cycling can torch from 500 to 900 calories; bear weights and burn more. SoulCycle entered Michigan in 2020; its studios range from 2,000 to 5,500 square feet. Have a cardio party at your center.

Do you have 1,500 to 5,000 square feet available in your center? Luckily, all of the concepts listed above are expanding across the US. As people begin to look for activities post-coronavirus quarantine, they could be flocking to your center for a work out. Let Retailsphere help you identify and reach out to the right people to bring a new experience to your vacant space. Schedule a demo today. 

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Reserved Barking: With over 15,000 square feet of both indoor and outdoor areas to play, this doggie daycare has everything. Ranging from spa packages, nail trim, and even a dog training academy. It's no wonder they have an A+ rating on the BBB. With two convenient locations in Virginia, make sure to check them out.

Paradise4Pets: A dream come true for your pets is at Paradise4Pets. With 6 acres in a wooded area, 63 outdoor exercise areas, indoor runs, and more, this allows your dog to get the needed exercise to get all of their energy out. It's a perfect place for anyone in the Beltsville, MD area!

The Dog Stay: Whether you need doggie daycare or a place to board while you go on vacation, you have both options here. And while your pup is there, they can enjoy a spa day or an adventure in their outdoor arena. With their 5,200 square foot indoor space, the opportunities for adventure are endless.

Just Fur Pets: With 30 years of experience, this Springfield, VA doggie care has it all. From games, group activities, nap, and storytime, to even snack time, your dog will have endless entertainment. Plus, their breeders have 20 years of experience, so your doggie can always smell fresh after a long day of playing.

Les Pawtite: This cage and crate-free boarding facility provide the comfort that your small breed doggie needs to be able to call this place "home away from home". Just like at home, your dogs are given couches, beds, and even tv time, so it feels like the comfort of their own home. Whether you want indoor playtime, socialization, or even a relaxing environment for your pet, you can find this here.

What these five doggie daycare centers have in common is the love, dedication, and the desire to provide you and your dog with the best service out there. Whether going to work or out of town, pet owners need a place they can trust to take their animals. Adding more doggie daycares to shopping complexes, or even opening one yourself, can cater to a growing customer base. 

Let Retailsphere help you research and reach out to concepts like the doggie daycare brands listed above. With Retailsphere, you can compare national, regional, and local brands to find the right fit for your space. Sign up today for a no-obligation demo, and see how easy it can be to find tenants for your vacant spaces.

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