NYC Parklets
Parklets are having their moment in the U.S., thanks to COVID. At a time when many patrons have been hesitant to dine indoors, restaurants have reveled in the additional outdoor space.
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Build A Burger
If you’re curious about how rising food costs (in restaurants) impact dishes, check out this analysis of a cheeseburger’s ingredients.
read moreUpdate #19: Urgency Examined
My major takeaway of 2021 is that the sense of urgency — the faster is better approach — that is embedded in much of our work is a major problem; and often a massive miss. It spurs project outcomes that are less thoughtful, calculated, and creative. Further, urgency in professional settings, especially at real estate firms, may result in processes that leave critical stakeholders behind, fuel flawed internal decision making, and perpetuate certain aspects of institutional racism in the staffing, permitting, underwriting, design, and marketing of projects.
read moreUpdate #18: 2021 Optimism (Mostly)
As we enter fall and look towards 2022, the Graffito team will be approaching all of what we do with the same intensity, commitment to learning, flexibility, and willingness to pivot as we did in 2020 when the pandemic first hit and these updates began.
read morePHL
Lots I could write this morning about this study, our work with Wexford, Philadelphia, and what it was like to be out in the world again (this is my first work trip out of Boston since Feb 2020). But instead I’m going to write about the to-go cocktail I was given by the team at Cheu in Fishtown last night.
read moreThe Graffito Podcast + International Women’s Day
We’re excited to announce that Season 2 of The Graffito Podcast will have a diverse, all-female guest list consisting of political activists, government officials, and entrepreneurs.
read moreUpdate #17: Happy New Year; and your favorite subject, Restaurants
2020 was a hard and intense year for us at Graffito, but at the same time it was a year filled with a lot relationship strengthening and a reset of our strategic goals.
read moreSimply The Best
Rather than reflect on the negative aspects of the past 12-or-so months, which we’ve all lost sleep over already, I wanted to share some of my favorite 2020 outcomes.
read moreUpdate #16: A Hole Lot To Think About
We have embraced the reality that there is no singular solution or approach we can successfully deploy to rebuild our retail leasing, real estate advisory, and marketing practices.
read moreChipotle Q3 Takeaways
I’ve been nerding-out this morning looking at Chipotle’s Q3 sales numbers, which came out last week. A couple major takeaways: 1) Q3 digital sales tripled year over year and 2) Digital sales currently account for 50% of Chipotle’s sales.
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