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How to Win the Olympics of International Retail Construction

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While most of us will accept delayed Olympic news due to the time zone difference, the same isn’t true when working with international brands and new retail construction. But it’s not just a difference in time zones that needs to be overcome in order to have a successful international retail construction project. So at 7 p.m.

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Five Retail Construction Tips from Zara’s New Magnificent Mile Store

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1. Hidden traps in retail construction approval process. There are a lot of cooks in the kitchen during the commercial construction approval process (landlord, city inspectors, alderman, etc.), With Zara, all the millwork and store fixtures came from Europe and the flooring from Asia. 5. Sleep is for sissies.

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Schimenti Announces Printemps Opening at One Wall Street

CCR Magazine

Millwork sourced from Italy, New York, and New Jersey helped unify the space across both floors. Schimenti coordinated ten agency inspections, including approvals from the FDNY, and successfully secured a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) on the first attempt.

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Construction To Begin: Mainland Companies Granted Luxury Garden Development

Bylt News

Mainland has received approval to build five 3-story attached residences which will range between 4,400 to 5,600 square feet. This is the 3 rd approved Germantown project for the company. Germantown, Tennessee – Construction is set to begin by Mainland Companies. The land was sold to Mainland for $2.4 million in 2021.

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The Commercial Construction Checklist to Successful International Retail Projects. Bon Chance!

HardHatChat

Time zones. So we engaged one of our favorite technologies for working in different time zones – Skype. Some international retailers prefer to ship materials from their country, while others let us fabricate millwork locally. But getting from point A to point B with foreign retailers takes a certain savoir faire. Expectations.