Retail Retold

On today's episode we have David Wright, Senior Real Estate Manager at Valvoline Inc.

David shares not one but TWO stories with us on today’s episode. The first is about a McDonald’s maneuvering into a baseball field and the second is about a Valvoline deal that turned into a corner piece as you enter the Atlanta Market.

Today's episode is part of our Real Talk Series. 

Our featured guest is Julia Raymond, Editor-in-Chief at RETHINK Retail, Podcast Host, and Global Director at Valtech

After spending 4 years in global marketing roles for the digital agency Valtech, Julia co-founded its media brand RETHINK Retail. By interviewing retail executives, academics and thought leaders, she delivers retail insights for leaders, from leaders.

In today's episode, Julia discusses 3 tips for podcasters, reimagining retail centers, her perspective on the retail market today and shares an endearing story about her grandmother. 

Today’s guest is Mark Norman the VP of Real Estate at Self Esteem Brands, LLC. 

Self Esteem Brands is the parent company of Anytime Fitness (the world’s #1 “Top Global” franchise) Waxing the City, Basecamp Fitness, and The Bar Method. In today's episode, Mark tells Chris the story of a Basecamp fitness studio that opened in his hometown of Edina, MN.

Mark has 17 years of experience in the Retail Real Estate Industry. Listen in as he dives into his own perspective on the market today for fitness and other service businesses.

Today we have, Ann Marie James, the owner of The White House Interiors. Ann Marie is also a real estate investor and the owner of Silver Real Estate and Crown Properties. She’s bought, remodeled and furnished more than 200 houses in Birmingham, the Lake Martin area and the Florida Panhandle.  

The White House Interiors is a charming, privately owned store in the Greystone area.  Listen in to her story now to learn how she has grown her new thriving business!

This episode is a deep dive into the LeasePilot software with the Co-Founder & CEO, Gabriel Safar.

LeasePilot is a cloud-based software provider that facilitates the preparation and abstraction of commercial leases. As a former real estate attorney, Gabriel is focused on promoting a paradigm shift in the way commercial leases are drafted, negotiated and consumed by real estate organizations.

Listen now to learn more about Gabriel's process in creating the LeasePilot program!

Leap is the leading platform for branded retail & emerging brands. By leveraging technology, world class store management and real estate expertise, the Platform makes retail turnkey for brands. We’ve made launching and scaling retail as simple as starting an online store — while turning it into a single line item.

Our guest Rebecca Fitts is the Director of Real Estate at Leap and the Co-host of the podcast ‘Retail is your Business'.

Rebecca shares the story of one of leap's latest locations in Chicago, IL. 

Today's guest is Brian Finnegan, Executive Vice President, and Chief Revenue Officer at Brixmor Property Group.

Brian actively serves in the International Council of Shopping Centers, including the Open Air Centers Committee, and was Chair of the 2019 OAC Summit. His leadership has been recognized in Chain Store Age’s “50 Under 40” and again in “10 Under 40” as well as Shopping Centers Today “Leasing Leaders”.

Brian and Chris discuss an array of topics including the current state of retail real estate, the importance of peer relationships, outparcel demand, how retailers might handle a second wave of COVID as well as his own personal tale of opening Chickie's & Pete's in Marlton, NJ.

Chickie's & Pete's, also known as the taste of Philadelphia sports, is a company full of history. The Chickie’s & Pete’s hometown flavor has expanded to 12 locations across Philadelphia and New Jersey and was voted ESPN’s #1 Sports Bar on the East Coast. Listen now to hear how Brian was able to help open up one of his favorite game time restaurants!

Today Chris is joined by John Dee and Stephanie Shriver-Engdahl of Placewise. 

Placewise delivers digital technology, data and e-commerce to shopping centers around the world.

In this episode, Chris, John and Stephanie discuss the relationship between the digital landscape, retailers and landlords as well as their thoughts. on the Top 5 Retail Trends in 2021.

Today's guest is Anne Mahlum the Founder, Owner and CEO of a fast-growing boutique fitness company she founded in DC in 2013 called [solidcore] In just 6 years, Anne has grown her company to more than 70 locations (entirely corporately owned) with more than 100,000 clients, including Michelle Obama. [solidcore]  has studios in DC, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, New York, Texas, Georgia, Minneapolis, North Dakota, Connecticut, Illinois and Michigan. In late 2017, Anne brought on Peterson Partners as a minority investor to help take the company to close to 100 locations by the end of 2020.  She has received notable media attention for her success as a woman entrepreneur and business acumen, including features in The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal and Runner's World.

November 1st marks the 1-year anniversary of the Retail Retold podcast!!! Woohoo, Happy (Almost) Birthday to us!

As an early celebration, we're flipping the script!

Adam Ifshin, DLC Management Corp. Founder & CEO, takes over the role of host in today's podcast and interviews Chris Ressa about one of his own favorite stories. Adam and Chris discuss the story of ShopRite in Vernon, CT along with some thought-provoking topics based on leadership and culture.

This is an episode you won't want to miss!