News: Retail
Posted: January 23, 2014
RM Bradley leases 4,300 s/f to MotoPhoto
Avon MotoPhoto, a full service photo store and portrait studio, has relocated to Avon Village Marketplace, according to RM Bradley. MotoPhoto has signed a 7-year lease for 4,300 s/f at 11 E Main St. Local businessman Joel Miller has owned the store for 12 years, currently located at 380 West Main St., since December of 2002.
MotoPhoto offers everything from photo prints to photo books including; high-end greeting cards, creative photo gifts, personalized wall art, archiving and video services - all created in house for fast turnaround. MotoPhoto's new store in Avon Village will open this month.
Avon Village Associates purchased Old Avon Village from the August family, the owners of the property for the last 40 years, in May of last year.
RM Bradley represented the landlord on this transaction.
Tags:
Retail
MORE FROM Retail
Retail
The Landing at Hyannis expands with additional retailers
Hyannis, MA The Landing at Hyannis continues its transformation with three new businesses joining its roster of retail and dining options. These brands, making their debut on Cape Cod, include fashion retailer Nordstrom Rack, physician-owned medical spa SkinMD, and eyewear retailer Warby Parker.
Quick Hits
Columns and Thought Leadership
Keeping the “there” there - by Carol Todreas
New zoning is a big topic for many communities. Whether it is to comply with the 2021 MBTA legislation calling for more multi-family housing in locales with access to T stations or to address other pressures from public-private entities, zoning for multi-family housing is believed to be a major part of the solution to the housing crisis.
Reimagining retail for the downtown - by Carol Todreas
Before COVID-19, downtown retail had been sliding downwards. A few restaurants and stores were hanging on, but the trajectory was headed south. Now with post- COVID-19 lifestyle changes, old-style retail anywhere has lost its market appeal.
Placemaking and retail in 2024 - by Carol Todreas
Placemaking. That is the word for 2024. While the concept has historical precedence in urban development, it became part of our current culture in the 1960’s when urbanists started to think about cities for people, not just cars.
Village centers and local retail: What the market wants - by Carol Todreas
Good news! Brick and mortar is alive and well. Many malls are coming back. Americans are flocking to Europe to walk, shop, eat, and enjoy much needed vacations. Visitors return and talk about the pleasures of walking and shopping in local shops in cities and towns all over Europe.