15 MAY : JUNE 2016 — COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION
"Restaurant brands
need to be able to listen
and adapt to evolving
consumer expectations
in order to remain
relevant. That meant
going back to our roots
and what made the
brand so loved in
the frst place."
– Natalia Franco, executive VP & chief strategy and brand offcer,
on how California Pizza Kitchen is innovating
with an eye toward the future
25
The percent of retailers that will
open up to 10 new stores this year,
according a CBRE report. In addition,
23 percent plan to open as many as
20 locations and 17 percent will open
40 or more stores, the report found.
CIRCLE NO. 11