Sales & Marketing

New York -- Muscle Maker Grill has moved from its Eighth Avenue Manhattan location, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, to Seventh Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets in Chelsea, according to Winick Realty Group. The new Muscle Maker will open in late summer or early fall.

Winick represented Muscle Maker, and Duell Management, the landlord, was represented in-house.

LOS ANGELES — Shopzilla, a leading source of sales and consumer feedback for online merchants and retail advertisers, is expanding its footprint with the launch of its new media solutions and audience targeting division Aisle A in Europe, which will offer marketers access to proprietary shopping intent data and evolving premium retail inventory. 

San Francisco -- Although most of the 16 electronics retailers scored by the Electronics TakeBack Coalition received an “F” grade, three companies – Staples, Best Buy and Office Depot – were deemed to have effective recycling programs.

More than half of the retailers failed the Coalition’s assessment, including Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Sam’s Club and Sears.

ATLANTA — Red Book Connect, a global, cloud-based software solutions company serving the broader retail and restaurant industries, has appointed Arnab Sur as SVP of global sales, a previously unfilled position since the formation of the company in January 2013.

Miami, Fla. -- Famous Footwear has renewed its 8,000-sq.-ft. lease at Kendall Village Center in Miami, Fla., according to Berkowitz Development Group www.berkowitzdevelopment.com. The transaction maintains the 95% occupancy level at the 426,000-sq.-ft. open-air shopping and office destination. Retail space totals 276,000 sq. ft.

Major tenants include the Regal 16-plex Stadium Seating Theater, Old Navy, Gap, Nova Southeastern University, Pier 1 Imports and LA Fitness.

Phoenix -- GDC/RE has leased a 47,036 former Phoenix Safeway to Epic Stores. The transaction marked GDC/RE’s tenth lease of more than 10,000 sq. ft. in the last 12 months.

“Arizona has been seen as the poster child of big-box vacancy in recent years,” says Joe Doucett, co-founder and designated broker of GDC/RE. “Our firm has re-tenanted every anchor and other large-format space in our portfolio.”

SAN DIEGO — Petco is showing customers that it takes the “Happier People” part of its motto seriously with its latest exclusive product offering from Kusin & Kusin Ltd.: Reviver Pets Freshening Swipes, the first-ever reusable, dry-application freshening swipe for use on pets and their humans.

Birmingham, Ala. -- Books-A-Million has teamed with On Demand Books to put Espresso Book Machines in BAM’s Portland, Maine, store; a second store is slated for installation at a later date.