The Pandemic Transformed Brick-and-Mortar Retail
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — Nearly one year ago this week, Sandy Sigal gathered all of his employees and read a letter he wrote on the possible impact the coronavirus pandemic and government shutdowns might have on their retail business. "We're going into uncharted territory," said Sigal, the founder, …
The university village’s hottest new restaurant addition: hotties fried chicken
The University Village has recently welcomed a new addition to its growing list of restaurant venues with Hotties Fried Chicken. Hotties Fried Chicken specializes in chicken and has a very enticing menu with a spice meter ranging from no spice to mega. The restaurant is located at …
NewMark Merrill’s ‘Wave of Kindness’ Makes its 8th Run
One of the special aspects of the retail real estate business is that major malls and shopping centers become local focal points in scores, or even hundreds, of communities. General managers of big properties are often unofficial members of the community boards of the towns their properties …
NewMark Merrill Company and Local Restaurants Provide 800 Family Meals to Frontline Healthcare Workers and their Families
Woodland Hills, CA. (February 15, 2021) – NewMark Merrill Companies, a Woodland Hills, California-based retail shopping center development company, announced that it recently executed its eighth “Wave of Kindness,” working with its restaurant partners to provide 800 family meals to frontline healthcare workers and their families in …
NewMark Merrill Launches Second Phase of Together We Can Program
NewMark Merrill Companies’ motto is “No Tenant Left Behind” and that means helping its merchants, communities and customers come through this unprecedented time stronger and more connected. With that effort in mind, the company has started the second phase of its “Together We Can” program aimed at …
NewMark Merrill Companies Begins Second Phase of “Together We Can” Program to Help its Tenants
First phase helped over 500 tenants collect approximately $20 million in funds from the first round of PPP in 2020 Woodland Hills, Calif. (February 2nd, 2021) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has started the second phase of its “Together We Can” program …
Sweetgreen and Shake Shack are going all in on drive-throughs. And they’re not alone
Drive-throughs are on special order at many restaurants as owners race to put customers at ease during the pandemic and prepare for a food service future increasingly ruled by convenience. Quick-service specialists such as Sweetgreen and Shake Shack are planning their first stores with drive-through lanes, while existing …
Newmark Merrill Promotes Brent Sherman to Regional PM
NewMark Merrill Companies Inc. recently promoted Brent Sherman to regional property manager. Most recently, he served as portfolio manager. Sherman is responsible for overseeing the property management of almost two million square feet of shopping center space in Los Angeles County which includes Crenshaw Imperial Plaza, The Shops …