Undeniable Uncertainty (Read This Now)
Last week Vaugh Tan shared four principles for how businesses should respond to uncertainty at this moment (and generally) and it’s must read content.
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Take 2: Liquor License Buy-Backs
Liquor licenses are too expensive in the City of Boston ($450K) and serve as an unnecessary and enormous barrier of entry for most entrepreneurs in an already challenged market even pre COVID-19.
read moreOpen Space Relief
While normally not our primary preoccupation, the urban neighborhoods where Graffito has projects are proximate to some incredible parks. Typically, our focus is on the main streets and downtown business districts where people congregate around food, beverage, and entertainment. But during a pandemic, people #stayhome or safely seek fresh air.
read moreMore Thoughts on Supply Chains
As I continue to follow updates on supply chain impacts here at home and across the Globe, it’s clear there is a growing mismatch in the food being grown/raised (meat, produce, dairy, etc.) at this moment and where demand is coming from.
read moreHow to (NOT) Handle Tenant Requests
We’ve been aggressively warning our landlord clients since mid-March that failure to tactfully, sincerely, and immediately engage with tenants during this time of crisis possess a slew of risks — reputational, transactional and economic.
read moreUpdate #4: Tenant Realities & Planning
COVID-19’s impact on retail real estate will force us all to delve deeper into our tenant’s businesses than perhaps any of us ever have.
read moreAnother Reason For Restaurants To Worry: Supply Chains
With little hesitation, one of my favorite Indian restaurants in Greater Boston is Shanti Indian Cuisine with locations in Dorchester (the original), Roslindale and Cambridge.
read moreLove Thy Neighbor: A Current Snapshot of the South End
Since it became established in the late 1800’s, the South End neighborhood of Boston has been home to a vast array of race, religion, age, socio-economic levels, and sexual orientation.
read moreBaker Extends Order Closing Non-Essential Businesses
Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday extended the order requiring non-essential businesses to close their physical locations to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
read moreIt’s the first of the month: Talking to your landlord about rent and your lease
Next to concerns for the well-being of their staff members, the topic of rent payments on retail leases has dominated most of our conversations with both small business owners and our landlord clients alike.
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