L.A. Burdick Chocolates is now open at 220 Clarendon Street in Boston, MA. Get your valentine something special from the newest chocolate shop in the city. Check out photos of the new shop! Happy Valentine’s Day! Find all the pictures from the photo shoot on 2/13/12 here: L.A. Burdick Chocolates Boston
New England Real Estate Journal
Burlington, MA According to Linear Retail Properties, LLC, Deepa Krishnamurthy has been named partner at the Burlington-based retail real estate company. Krishnamurthy joined Linear Retail in 2004 as controller and was promoted to vice president – finance in 2007 and chief financial officer in 2010. As partner and CFO, she is responsible for overseeing the finance, accounting and human resource functions as well as a wide range of other corporate activities.
Krishnamurthy has 20 years of finance and accounting experience, mostly within the real estate and investment industry. Prior to joining Linear Retail, she served as portfolio controller for MacFarlane Urban Realty Company (MURC) in San Francisco, Calif.
My South End
European Wax Center is taking over the 1,402 square feet of retail space located at 1387 Washington Street at the corner of Union Park Street.
European Wax Center provides services for men and women and the South End location marks the first store in Boston. The chain has 170 locations nationwide.
“We have a unique product. We’re waxing only so we need a unique retail space in a happening part of the city,” said Debra White, franchise owner in a press release. “The Washington Street area was very attractive to us, and this space’s location at an intersection surrounded by great area retailers and restaurants is an ideal fit. We look forward to servicing the area community with superior customer service and a quality waxing experience.”
Wicked Local Wellesley
Wellesley College student artists sit in front of their sculpture display located in the storefront of the shop that was formerly Neena’s Lighting on Central Street, Wellesley.
Boston Restaurant Talk
It looks like a group of frozen yogurt shops in Montreal is going to be opening a location in Burlington, with a possible opening sometime around the end of the year.
According to the Montreal Gazette, Yeh! Yogourt Glace and Cafe is planning to open new outlets in the Boston area and Albany by Christmas, joining three other locations in Montreal. [November 9 update: According to Linear Retail, the new location will be at the Burlington Marketplace shopping center, which is across from the Burlington Mall on Mall Road in Burlington.] The shops are self-service, with customers picking from an array of flavors, toppings, and sauces, with the price being determined by weight. A few of the toppings offered at Yeh! Yogourt Glace and Cafe include strawberries, watermelon, wheat germ, graham crackers, coco puffs, marshmallow, yogurt chips, and truffles, while sauces include caramel, Irish creme, and maple syrup. Other items sold at the shops include smoothies, waffles, crepes, and tea and coffee.
Yeh! Yogourt Glace and Cafe first opened on Boulevard St-Laurent in 2008, eventually expanding to include two other shops in the city. At least one more Montreal-area outlet appears to be on the way, with this one coming to nearby Laval next spring, according to the article.
The address for this upcoming spot coming to Burlington will be: Yeh! Yogourt Glace and Cafe, 68 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803. The website for the frozen yogurt chain can be found at http://www.yehyogourt.com/eng/
ClickZ Marketing News and Expert Advice
Commercial real estate firms that specialize in consumer retail are picking up this too. Consider Boston-based Linear Retail, which added a smartly-integrated social platform to its business and marketing efforts. Built around existing social tools and platforms, it places its customers front and center as advocates in the firm’s marketing programs. The direct beneficiaries are Linear’s business customers, and by extension Linear Retail itself.
Boston Restaurant Talk Blog
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Boston Real Estate, Citybizlist
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Banker & Tradesman
Honey Dew Donuts has moved into a 1,887-square-foot store at 325 New State Highway in Raynham…
REDNews
One of the hot topics this year was Social Media; even Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks was at the show speaking about it. Schultz mentioned to the large lunch audience on Tuesday, that no matter the business size, everyone needs to educate themselves and embrace social media…