2024年北美明星餐饮市场研究报告英文版-仲量联行

Celebritybacked

restaurantssweep

acrossNorthAmerica

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Research

NorthAmericaMay2024

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Fourkeytakeawaysaboutcelebrityrestaurants

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Fameopensdoors,

butitdoesn’tclosedeals

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LowerBroad’sGreatestHits

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Celebrityrestaurantopeningsaren’tslowingdown

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Notablecelebrityfoodies

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Forsomeunscriptedseries,therestaurantistheshow

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Drivenbypassion,

camaraderieandmoney

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Ownerorlicensor?

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LasVegashotelsbankoncelebrityfooddraw

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Celebritiesarea

marketinggoldmine

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Afamousfaceintheburgercrowd

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Localstars:

thenextgeneration

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Famedrivestouristtraffic

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NashvilledeliversastringofCountrystarconcepts

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Fourkeytakeawaysaboutcelebrityrestaurants

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361celebrityrestaurantsopenedinfiveyears

Weidentified361restaurantopeningsintheU.S.andCanadabyfamousfolksfrom2019through2024.Thisincludescelebritychefs,actorsandmusicians.

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Openingstookoffin2021

Celebrityrestaurantopeningsdoubledfrom2020to2021,atatimewhere

overallU.S.restaurantopeningsonlyincreasedby13percent.*

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Celebrityrestaurantsaretouristattractions

Celebrityrestaurantsareoften

driventopopulartouristcorridorslikeLasVegasBoulevardand

Nashville’sLowerBroadway.

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Chefsandactorsopened69%ofcelebrityrestaurants

37%oftherestaurantopeningsinourstudyweremadebycelebritychefs.32%werebackedbyactors.

*JLLanalysisofYelptrenddata.

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Celebrity-backedrestaurantopeningsintheU.S.andCanada

Newstoresadded

Celebrityrestaurantopeningsaren’tslowingdown

90

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Therestaurantindustryishot.Therewere1,832newU.S.

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plannedrestaurantopeningsannouncedinthefirstquarterof

6770

67

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2024alone.*Inthiscompetitiveatmosphere,attractinginvestors,appealingtolandlordsandconnectingwithcustomersisabig

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challenge.Celebritieshavetheadvantageofnamerecognitionandlegionsofloyalfans.

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Thismaybeonereasonwhycelebrityrestaurantopeningstookabigleapin2021andhavenotsignificantlysubsided.

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•2021sawmorethantwicethenumberofcelebrity-backedrestaurantopeningsthan2020.

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•ThetotalnumberofU.S.restaurantopeningsincreasedbyonly13percentinthesameperiod.**

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201920202021202220232024

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

*JLLanalysisofchainrestaurantopeningannouncements

**JLLanalysisofYelptrenddata.

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Drivenbypassion,

camaraderieandmoney

Forcelebritychefs,newrestaurantopeningsareanaturalprogressionoftheircareers.Albeitforothertypesofcelebritiesthereareavarietyofmotivations.

Theyhaveapassionforfood.

•HoustonrapperBunBturnedhispassionformakingsmashburgersathomeintoTrillBurgers.

Theywanttodiversifytheirincome.

•FormerNFLquarterbackDrewBreesisaJimmyJohn’sfranchise

ownerandinvestsinWalk-On’sSportsBistreauxandSmallsSliders.Theywantaplacetohangoutandcalltheirown.

•ComediansPeteDavidsonandJasonSudeikis;musicianMarkRonson;andactorsNicholasBraunandJustinTherouxareallinvestorsinNewYork’sPebbleBar,locatedstepsawayfromthe

30RockefellerPlazastudiowhereSaturdayNightLivefilms.

Theywanttosupportabrandtheylove.

•AfteryearsofeatingsaladsanddrinksfromHealthNut,

KrisJennersignedonasaninvestortohelpthechainexpandbeyondSouthernCalifornia.

Newrestaurantopeningsbyservicelevel,2019-2024

u34%Fastcasual

u53%Fullservice

u13%Quickservice

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

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Celebritiesarea

marketinggoldmine

Savvycelebritiesaresocialmediamachines.Theycanusetheir

largefollowingstodrivedinerstorestaurants,givingthemalegupontheirbigcompetition.

•Thecelebritieswhoopenedrestaurantsbetween2019and2024hadanaverageof15.1millionInstagramfollowers.

Forexample,comedianKevinHartcanusehis179millionInstagramfollowerstopublicizehisfastcasualveganburgerHartHouseandcompetewiththelikesofMcdonald’s(5millionfollowers),Wendy’s(1.1millionfollowers)andBurgerKing(1.9millionfollowers.)

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CelebrityrestaurateurswiththemostInstagramfollowers

Instagram

followers(millions)

CelebrityType

Celebrity

Restaurant

KevinHartComedian179.0HartHouse

LeBronJames

Athlete

159.9

BlazePizza(franchisee)

Drake

Musician

146.0

Dave’sHotChicken(franchisee)

PriyankaChopra

Actor

91.0

SONA

JustinTimberlake

Musician

72.6

TheTwelveThirtyClub

SaltBae

Chef

53.8

NusrEt

Source:JLLAnalysisofInstagramaccountsofcelebritieswithrestaurantopeningsintheU.S.andCanadafrom2019through2024.

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Metroswith5ormorecelebrityrestaurantopenings,2019-2024

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LosAngeles Atlanta LasVegas Phoenix Chicago Toronto BostonMinneapolis NashvilleDallas

KansasCity Miami NewYorkWashingtonDC SanDiego Seattle DesMoines SanFranciscoDenver

OmahaOrlando

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Famedrivestouristtraffic

Signingabuzzycelebrity-backedprojectcanbeaboontoapropertydeveloper.Itdrivespublicinterestandgeneratesanoutsizedshareofearnedmediaandsocialengagement.Thismediaattentioninturndrivesfoottraffic.

•A2023study*byAmexGlobaltravelfoundthat40percentofrespondentshavebeeninspiredbyacelebrityinfluencertovisitaspecificdestination.

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

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*AmericanExpressTravel’s2023GlobalTravelTrendsReport

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Newrestaurantopeningsbycelebritytype,2019-2024

opensdoors,butit

Fame

37%Chef

32%Actor

w11%Musician

11%Athlete

4%Other

3%Influencer2%Comedian

doesn’tclosedeals

WiththeU.S.retailvacancyrateat4.1percent,*thecompetitionfor

restaurantspaceishighandavailabilityislow.Landlordsreceivemanyinquiresforeachvacantspace.Onewaytoincreasethelikelihoodofalandlordreturningacallistohaveafamousnamebehindthefood.Butasdiscussionsproceed,landlordswillgenerallyvetcelebrityrestaurantslikeanyother.

•Financials:Landlordswanttoknowthattherestauranthasthemoneytosupportthebuild-outandobligationsofthelease.

Averagesizeofcelebrityrestaurantopenings,2019-2024

Averagesize

Fastcasual

3,441squarefeet

QuickService

7,631squarefeet

Fullservice8,689squarefeet

•Historyofsuccess:Theywanttoseeanexecutiveteamwithatrackrecordofsuccesswiththisorotherconcepts.

•Therightconceptforthislocation:Landlordsarelookingforaconceptthatfitsinwiththeirvisionoftheneighborhoodordevelopment.

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

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*JLLUnitedStatesRetailMarketDynamics,Q12024

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Notablecelebrityfoodies

Whilechefsandactorstogetheraccountfor69percentoftheopenings,therearenotablerestaurateursineverycategoryofcelebrity.

Mostactivecelebrityrestaurateurs

Celebritychef

GordonRamsay,GuyFieri,JoseAndres

Actor

MarkWahlberg,RobertDeNiro,NormanReedus

Musician

Drake,Ne-Yo,JimmyBuffet

Athlete

ShaquilleO'Neal,CarlosDunlap,LeBronJames

Influencer

LisaVanderpump,TueNguyen

Comedian

KevinHart,GeorgeLopez

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Celebrityrestaurantopeningsbycommercialpropertytype,2019-2024

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Ownerorlicensor?

61%Retail

21%Hotel

7%Office

3%Casino

2%Mixeduse

2%Multi-housing1%Airport

1%Sports&Entertainment1%School

1%Other

Celebritiescanownallorpartofabusinessthatbearstheirname.Ortheymayhavesignedalicensingormanagementagreement.

Fullorpartialownership:Celebritiesinvesttheirownmoneyintherestaurantconcept,takingonsomeorallanownershipstake.

Licensing,managementandbrandingagreements:Acelebritychefmightsignanagreementtocreatethemenuanddesignthe

conceptandthenbecloselyinvolvedwiththerestaurantforagivenperiodoftime.Thechefmaybepaidafee,apercentageofsalesorsomecombinationofthetwo.

It’sunlikelythatadineratacelebrityrestaurantwoulddistinguishbetweenthesedifferentstructures.Whetherastarhasbeenpaidafeeorisanowner,inthediner’seyesit’sstillthestar’srestaurant.

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

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Afamousfaceinthe

Top10celebrityrestaurantcuisines

burgercrowd

111

Burgers

Chicken

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Theworldofburgersandchickensandwichesisultracompetitive.Acelebrityfacecancutthroughalotofnoise.

Wahlburgers,fromexecutiveChefPaulWahlbergandhisbrothers

American

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Southern

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SteakItalian

Seafood

DonnieandMark,openedthemostlocationsintheperiodofourstudy.ManyofthesenewlocationswereinsideHy-Veesupermarkets.In2018Hy-Veeannouncedthatitwouldbecomethechain’slargestfranchisee.Todaythereare89existingandannouncedlocationsinsideHy-Vees.

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Shaq’sBigChickentakesonthecompetitivechickensandwichspacewiththehelpofShaquilleO'Neal.Ithas36existingand

announcedlocations.

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Japanese

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ChickenGuy!isthechickentenderconceptfromGuyFieriandRobertEarlwith18locations.ChandiHospitalityGroupannouncedinMarchafranchiseagreementtoopen10unitsinNorthernCalifornia.

Mexican

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HartHouse,co-foundedbycomedianKevinHart,sellsplant-based“burg’rs”and“chick’n”sandwichesatfourCAlocations.

Source:JLLanalysisofnewopeningsofquickservice,fastcasualandfull-servicerestaurantsbackedbycelebritychefs,actors,musicians,influencers,athletesandothers.

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NashvilledeliversastringofCountrystarconcepts

Nashvillehaslongbeenthehomeofcountrymusic,butonlyinrecentyears

hasitsLowerBroadwaydistricttransformedintoacollectionofbarsand

restaurantsbrandedwithsomeofthebiggestnamesinthegenre.These

concepts,whichoftenfeaturemultiplestoriesandmusicstages,areespeciallyappealingtothemanytouriststhatdescendonthecityeachweek.

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LowerBroad’sGreatestHits

AlanJackson’sAJ’sGoodTimeBaropenedin2016.

FloridaGeorgiaLineopenedFGLHousein2017,withfourlevelsofbarsandarestaurant.

JasonAldean’sKitchen+RooftopBaropenedin2018.Itsmainbarfeaturesa19614020JohnDeertractor.

LukeBryan’sLuke’s32BridgeFood+Drinkhassixfloorsandopenedin2018.BlakeShelton’sOleRedhas26,000-square-footspaceandopenedin2018.

In2021,MirandaLambertopenedCasaRosa.

EricChurchopenedChief’sin2024withsixstoriesandarooftopbar.

JonBonJoviwillopenJBJ'sNashvilleina37,000-square-footspacein2024

MorganWallenwillopenThisBarandTennesseeKitchenlaterthisyearin30,000squarefeet.

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Forsome

unscriptedseries,the

restaurantistheshow

61percentoftourists*saidthey’dbeeninspiredtovisitarestaurantorstoreafterseeingitonashowormovie.Soimaginethemarketingpotentialwhenanentireseriesiscenteredaroundarestaurant.

VanderpumpRules(BRAVO,2013-present,11seasons)

Perhapsthemostexpansiveexampleisthecollectionofrestaurantsfeaturedin

the11seasonsofVanderpumpRules.restaurateurLisaVanderpumpleadsthis

RealHousewivesofBeverlyHillsspin-off,whichlaunchedwithafocusonthestaffatSURinWestHollywood.OtherfeaturedrestaurantsincludeTomTominWestHollywood,aswellasVanderpumpCocktailGardenandVanderpumpàParisinLasVegas.

Hell’sKitchen(Fox,2005-present,21seasons)

Thiscookingcompetitionseries,hostedbychefGordonRamsay,ismostlyfilmedonasoundstagedressedtolooklikearestaurant.Butwiththesuccessofthe

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show,sevenHell’sKitchenrestaurantshaveopened,basedontheshow.RecentseasonshavefeaturedsegmentsfilmedattheHellsKitchenatCaesarsPalaceinLasVegasIn2023thislocationwasthemostphotographedofanyrestaurantin

theU.S.onYelp.**

*AmericanExpressTravel’s2023GlobalTravelTrendsReport**Yelp,MostPhotographedRestaurantsof2023

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Wahlburgers(A&E,2014-2019,10seasons)

ThisunscriptedseriesfollowschefPaulWalbergasheexpandshisburgerchainwiththehelpofhismuchmorefamousbrothersMarkandDonnie.StartingwithasinglelocationinHingham,MA,theseriesfollowsthechain’sdomesticand

internationalexpansion.

FriendsinLowPlaces(AmazonPrimeVideo,2024,1season)

GarthBrooksandwifeTrishaYearwooddesign,buildandopena54,715-square-

foothonky-tonkalongLowerBroadwayinNashville,alongwithsiblingrestaurateursBenjaminandMaxGoldberg.

BigChickenShaq(FacebookWatch,2018,1season)

BasketballstarShaquilleO'NealopensthefirstShaq’sBigChickenlocationinLasVegas,inpartnershipwithJRSHospitalityandAuthenticBrandsGroup.

Today,thechainhas26locationswith9moreannounced.

Guy’sChanceofaLifetime(FoodNetwork,2022,1season)

GuyFierileadscontestantsthroughaseriesofchallenges.OnewinnerreceivestheirveryownChickenGuy!franchise

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LasVegashotelsbankoncelebrityfooddraw

Inacitywith172,830hotelroomsand40.8millionannualvisitors*,casinohotelsmustcompetetostandout.Celebrityrestaurantshaveemergedasabigpartofthatstrategy.

ProlificFoodNetworkpersonalityGuyFieriisknownforDiners,Drive-InsandDivesandmanyotherseries.

•GuyFieri’sVegasKitchen&Bar–TheLinqHotelandCasino

•ChickenGuy!–CaesarsPalace

•GuyFieri’sElBurroBorracho–RioLasVegasHotel&Casino

•GuyFieri’sFlavortownSportsKitchen–HorseshoeLasVegasHotel

BobbyFlayisknownformanyshows,includingBeatBobbyFlayandIronChefAmerica.

•Amalfi–CaesarsPalace

•BrasserieB–CaesarsPalace

•Bobby’sBurgers–3Vegaslocations:CaesarsPalace,Harrah’sLasVegasandParisLasVegas

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BritishchefGordonRamsayisknownworldwideforhiscookingchopsandstrongdemandforteamworkandperformance.

•GordonRamsayBurger–2locations:PlanetHollywood&Flamingo(OpensSummer2024)

•GordonRamsayFish&Chips–TheLinqLasVegas

•GordonRamsayPub&Grill–CaesarsPalace

•GordonRamsaySteak-ParisLasVegas

•Hell’sKitchen-CaesarsPalace

•Ramsay’sKitchen–Harrah’sLasVegas

BRAVOstarLisaVanderpumpopenedherfirstVegaslocationin2019.

•VanderpumpCocktailGarden–CaesarsPalace

•VanderpumpàParis–ParisLasVegas

•Pinky’sbyVanderpump–FlamingoLasVegas(Openssummer2024)

NobuMatsuhisaisknownfortheJapaneserestaurantsthatbearhisname.

•NobuLasVegas

–CaesarsPalace

–ParisLasVegas

–VirginHotel

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TLC's“CakeBoss”starBuddyValastrohasfourVegaslocationsandmanymorecakevendingmachines.

•Carlo’sBakery

•BuddyV'sRistorante–TheVenetian

•PizzaCake–Harrah’sHotel&Casino

•TheBossCafé–TheLinqLasVegas

•Carlo'sBakeryExpressATM–Cakevendingmachinewith15LasVegaslocationsSpanishchefJoséAndrésisknownbothforhiscookingandhumanitarianwork.

•BazaarMeat–SaharaLasVegas

•ChinaPoblano-TheCosmopolitanLasVegas

•ébyJoséAndrés-TheCosmopolitanLasVegas

•Jaleo-TheCosmopolitanLasVegas

SinceopeningthefirstSpagoinLAin1982,WolfgangPuckhasbeeninternationallyrenowned.

•Caramá–MandalayBay

•Cut-ThePalazzo

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•SpagoTheBellagio

•WolfgangPuckBar&Grill-MGMGrandHotel&Casino

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Localstars:thenextgeneration

AcrossNorthAmericathereisacategoryofchefsthatrisetotheleveloflocalcelebrities.Thoughwehaven’tattemptedtotracktheselocalheroesinthedataweanalyzedforthisreport,wedorecognizetheirimportance.

Manyoftheselocalcelebritieshaveappearedonindividualepisodesofoneormorefoodshows,mayhaveastrongsocialmediapresenceandaspiretomakethejumptonationalstardom.

Forexample,ShaneRoberts-Thomas,openedSouthernKitcheninRichmond,VAin2014.Therestaurantgainedearlyacclaimforitssoutherntakeontheeggroll.In2020SouthernKitchenwasfeaturedonGordonRamsay’s24HourstoHellandBack.Roberts-ThomaswasacontestantonFoodNetwork’sChoppedlaterthatsameyear.She’salsobeenonBravo’sRealHousewivesofPotomacandappearsregularlyonlocaltelevision.

Roberts-Thomasrecentlyleasedanewlargerspacesoshecanseat

morecustomers.Hergoalistocontinuetogrowherplatformwitha

foodshowofherown,morelocationsofSouthernKitchenandadigitalmultimediaplatform.

Roberts-Thomastoldus,“Onceyougetontelevision,it’suptoyoutotakethe

ballandkeeprollingit.Televisiononlygivesyouthejumpoffandit’syourdealtomakeitmakesomethingforyou.”

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About

thisreport

Thedata

TheJLLresearchteamassembleda

databaseofcelebrityrestaurantswithopeningsfrom2019through2024,

includingthosewithplannedopeningsin2024.Ourdatabaseincludesboth

ownedandlicensedcelebrityconcepts.

Theexperts

Thefollowingsubjectmatterexperts

kindlylenttheirknowledgetothis

report:EmilyDurham,BrianAdams,

ZachDemuth,GaryWoodward,Blake

Kaplan,TravisRobertson,PhilColicchio,KyleInserra,ShaneRoberts-Thomas,

KenHigman,KipperWorthingtonandWilliamShell.

SpecialthankstoJoshuaMorenoforcreatingourLasVegasmap.

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Researchauthors

JamesCook

AmericasDirectorofResearchRetailJLL

jamesd.cook@

KeishaVirtue

SeniorAnalystofResearchRetailJLL

keisha.virtue@

SaulLua

AnalystofResearchRetailJLL

saul.lua@

HeliBrecailo

ManagerofResearchRetailJLL

heli.brecailo@

ResearchatJLL

JLL’sresearchteamdeliversintelligence,analysisandinsightthroughmarke