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This Week on The Street: February 23, 2012

A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations. By Harold V. Shumacher Barraged by daily messages of economic stagnation, rising gas prices, foreign economic and military crises, lagging employment and  slowed new residential construction it’s easy to lose perspective on what we really have going for us in Atlanta.  At least that […]

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This Week on The Street

 This Week on The Street    January 3, 2012 (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) First things first.  We wish all of you a happy and prosperous 2012 and appreciate your continuing interest in The Shumacher Group. Look for even more information in the coming year including our annual trends and […]

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This Week on The Street

This Week on The Street    December 1, 2011 (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) Is Retail Back?                                                 “It’s better than it was.”  “ I saw some […]

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This Week on The Street

This Week on The Street    October 18, 2011  (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher Is Fine Dining Back (at least in Buckhead?)            With this month’s opening of two new upscale eateries and the long anticipated announcement of a third it appears […]

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This Week In The Street!

This Week on The Street    October 4, 2011   (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher Are Hot Dogs About to Get Their  Due? Face it, ever since the publication of  The Jungle  a century ago hot dogs haven’t got much respect.  Oh sure,  people eat them especially […]

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Shumacher Newsletter Fall 2011

Since 1987, we’ve been distributing this publication to Atlanta’s leading real estate developers, landlords, brokers, restaurant owners and operators and vendors to the food service industry. It’s provided us an excellent means to keep in touch with our core audiences and make them aware of who we are and what we do.

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This Week on The Street – August 10, 2011

This Week on The Street    August 10, 2011 (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher The Patient is Better but…..             A year, or so ago, we used the analogy of a hospital patient in intensive care when discussing the local and national […]

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This Week on The Street – August 10, 2011

This Week on The Street (A more-or-less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher Around the Country with RBN… The economy may still be struggling but the restaurant sector continues to expand. At least that’s the consensus of the 80 members of The Retail Brokers Network’s Restaurant Council. On the groups […]

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This Week on The Street

(A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) July  15, 2011 As we reported a few weeks back the mood at Recon 2011, the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual gabfest and networking extravaganza , was distinctly upbeat from the previous few years.  The momentum has seemingly changed to the positive and […]

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This Week on The Street

This Week on The Street (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher June 27, 2011 More Reason for Optimism July 1st may prove an interesting day for Atlanta area restaurateurs. According to an e-mail circulating among the city’s leading operators and owners that day has been pegged […]

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