1、Top 10 Retail Brandsto Watch in 2022Rightsizing is a term that has come to be seen as a euphemism softening theharsh blow of announcing the closing of locations.Yet,for many,the approachis truly about optimizing a chains retail footprint.However,rightsizing is likelyjust as connected to those retail
2、ers looking to expand their presence.With that in mind,we broke down ten expanding retail brands to watch in thecoming year with an emphasis on those who seem to be hitting the mark withthe new,aggressive push.Raising Canes Chicken FingersDespite the overall downturn in dining visits over the past t
3、wo years,RaisingCanes Chicken Fingers has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever.The brand has benefited from two key trends in the restaurant industrypost-COVID:drive-thru and menu simplicity.The company has drive-thrus atnearly all its locations and is ahead of the curve with its multi-lane
4、drive-thrulocations,which will become more prevalent across the industry in the yearsto come.Raising Canes has been expanding like crazy and plans to grow its store fleeteven further in 2022 by adding another 100 stores to the approximately 600stores it has today.So far,the increase in locations doe
5、snt seem to havereduced the crowds at the brands existing venues the brands average visitsper unit numbers have climbed by 23.7%between Q4 2019 and Q4 2021,indicating that these new stores are likely to meet a ready demand.And contrary to the QSR industry movement toward more franchisedlocations,Rai
6、sing Canes growth is expected to come from an increase incompany-owned locations giving the company a major advantage whencompeting with less-capitalized franchisee groups for new properties.2022 Placer Labs,Inc.|More insights at placer.aiDutch Bros.CoffeeWere hard pressed to find a restaurant chain