Moline welcomes opening of new Olive Garden at SouthPark Mall Quad-City Times, by Jennifer DeWitt, Dec 11, 2017 [link] The Illinois Quad-Cities has craved its own Olive Garden for at least 20 years and the wait ended Monday when the Italian food chain restaurant opened at SouthPark Mall, Moline. Moline Mayor Stephanie Acri, who invited […]
Focus Trends: Casual Dining
FOCUS TRENDS is a monthly retail strategies article on a specific retail category highlighting growth and contraction within the market. For more information, please see our WEBINAR on Casual Dining. FOCUS TRENDS: CASUAL DINING Declining sales and closures have been the story of the casual dining sector for the past year. National “casual dining” chains […]
Success ~ Moline, IL: Future is bright
Quad City Times, by Jennifer DeWitt, published Apr 1, 2017 [link] SouthPark Mall manager: ‘Future is really bright here’ More than three years ago, the new owners of SouthPark Mall in Moline made a major commitment to reinventing the tired mall. Macerich Co. invested millions into a major remodeling, demolishing the closed Sears store and […]
