David DiTota

Latest News: Specialty retailers (vape shops, smoke shops and cigar shop) cluster in low-income areas, rural tracts have fewer shops despite higher smoking prevalence and that additional vape shops increase overall visits. https://bit.ly/4hZ77Hy

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Retailers continue to expand across New England, and national brands like Aerie by AEO, Inc., Bath & Body Works, Ulta Beauty, The Wendy's Company, and Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers are strengthening their footprints in key Northeast markets. Our Boston retail team is proud to support this momentum through a series of recent openings across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York, representing both tenants and landlords. From new apparel and beauty locations to banking, auto parts, and restaurant expansions, we’re helping clients secure strategic positions in high-performing trade areas. SRS Real Estate Partners Boston Retail Team: Jonathan Lapat - Brian Nadler - Christian P G Janelle - Bryan Wright - Samantha Mazza - Joseph Quinn 🌐 Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g3Q_3Wua #SRSRealEstatePartners #QSR #BostonRetail #TenantRep #RetailExpansion

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Effective merchandising isn’t about showing it all—it’s about showcasing what matters most. Learn how B2B marketers can take cues from retail merchandisers to: ✅ Declutter their portfolio ✅Refine their focus ✅Create better balance Read on: https://lnkd.in/gNU-Zpc9

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Asianfresh Brings Freshness, Value and Assortment Depth to New Jersey Key Points • New Market Entry: Asianfresh Food Market soft-opened its Cherry Hill, New Jersey, location on Sept. 3, its first store in New Jersey and second location overall after Philadelphia. The official grand opening is scheduled for Sept. 12. • Fresh Food Focus: Large produce displays and a substantial seafood department featuring fresh selections and live tanks put fresh food at the center of the store experience. • Warehouse-Style Value: Pallets and large case stacks of rice, coconut milk, beverages and other staples create a warehouse-like presentation while reinforcing the retailer’s value positioning. • Assortment Depth: Long grocery aisles feature noodles, sauces, seasonings, snacks and beverages associated with Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Filipino and other Asian cuisines, including brands and formats that often receive limited space in large U.S. grocery chains. • Consumer Alignment: NIQ reports that meat, fruit, prepared foods and seafood account for outsized shares of Asian American consumers’ food spending. The group also over-indexes by more than 2-to-1 in warehouse-club shopping. • Competitive Market: Asian Americans represented 11% of New Jersey’s population in 2023. Asianfresh enters a Cherry Hill market that already includes H Mart and Hung Vuong Food Market, with Asianfresh located less than two miles from H Mart’s recently renovated store. What It Means ✅ Assortment Can Be a Destination Strategy: Asianfresh is building the entire store around cultural breadth rather than treating international products as a limited specialty section. That creates a stronger reason for shoppers seeking authentic products and deeper selection to make a dedicated trip. ✅ Freshness and Value Can Work Together: The combination of extensive fresh departments with bulk displays and aggressive opening prices shows how retailers can position quality and value as complementary rather than competing propositions. ✅ Warehouse Merchandising Has Broader Appeal: Case stacks and bulk-oriented merchandising reinforce price perception while matching shopping behaviors that NIQ says are particularly strong among Asian American consumers. ✅ Competition Is Raising the Bar: With H Mart and Hung Vuong already serving the area, Asianfresh will need to differentiate through assortment, freshness, value and the discovery experience. For shoppers, that competition can mean greater choice across products, formats and price points. Progressive Grocer | https://lnkd.in/gMm6P-9m #retail #supermarkets

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