The New Retail Thread

[kz1000ps]

Lots of earth moving going on at the future Wegmans site in Chestnut Hill:

 

[kz1000ps]

Also in Chestnut Hill, demolition at the Shopping Center is mostly done:

Right next door to the above is this empty store......could this be where the Shake Shack will go?

 

[BosDevelop]

Right next door to the above is this empty store......could this be where the Shake Shack will go?

Yes. That is the former Rugged Bear store and will be the home of the Shake Shack.

 

[whighlander]

Might have made a nice site for the Boston History Museum that they're proposing for the Greenway!

Perect location for a museum of "Constrction food trucks"

 

[AdamBC]

A couple retail stories:

Tesla coming to Natick Collection:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2012/05/22/tesla-to-open-mass-showroom.html

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors will this year open its first Massachusetts showroom – which the company calls a "Tesla store" in the Natick Mall, a Tesla spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The Boston-area Tesla store will showcase the forthcoming Tesla Model S sedan.

Cinema De Lux confirmed for Chestnut Hill:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/2012/05/cinema-de-lux-coming-to-chestnut-hill.html

Norwood, Mass.-based National Amusements plans to open Cinema de Lux at the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center in Newton, Mass. in March.

The six-screen complex will be built at the former 120,000-square-foot Macy’s site. Its lobby will also include a bar and lounge featuring specialty foods and cocktails. An unnamed 40,000-square-foot restaurant is also planned.

 

[Ron Newman]

Six screens is small for a multiplex these days.

 

[BosDevelop]

Six screens is small for a multiplex these days.

It's not your typical multiplex. This is a $20 per ticket kind of theater where adults can enjoy alcohol (and food) during the movie served by waitresses at your seat.

 

[Ron Newman]

If so, this might induce the competing West Newton cinema to get a license to serve alcohol (as the Brattle, Somerville, and Coolidge theatres already do).

 

[palindrome]

Saw this today on chestnut hill ave. Not sure what it actually is.

 

[BosDevelop]

Saw this today on chestnut hill ave. Not sure what it actually is.

Coffeehouse

 

[JohnAKeith]

Update on 8 restaurant openings / expansions in the South End:

http://blockavenue.com/blog/boston/eight-south-end-restaurants-scheduled-to-open-soon/

 

[Ron Newman]

Name inspired by Diesel Cafe, perhaps?

 

[Matthew]

Ah yeah, Fuel is being opened by some of the ERC folks.

 

[Ron Newman]

what is ERC?

 

[Matthew]

Espresso Royale Cafe

 

[Ron Newman]

Did Espresso Royale leave the Boston area entirely? Their website now shows locations only in midwestern states, plus one in Santa Barbara, CA.

 

[Matthew]

I hope not. I just went there today. Twice, actually. Maybe it was a caffeine-fueled illusion?

http://pavementcoffeehouse.com/

 

[Ron Newman]

Huh, they changed their name or disaffiliated from Espresso Royale?

 

[Matthew]

Not sure. Been using this name for a few years I think though.

 

[isaacs]

ERC's in Boston are all being rebranded as Pavement Coffee (http://huntnewsnu.com/2012/03/espresso-royale-caffe-closed-for-shift-to-pavement-coffeehouse/)