{"id":13804,"date":"2014-11-02T19:05:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2014-11-02T19:14:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T19:14:58","slug":"times-square-gets-build-bear-workshop-pop-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/times-square-gets-build-bear-workshop-pop-shop","title":{"rendered":"Times Square Gets A Build-A-Bear Workshop\u00ae Pop-Up Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/times-square-73295_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-13805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/times-square-73295_640-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"foot traffic times square retailers\" width=\"375\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe foot traffic in <strong>Times Square<\/strong> is legendary. Imagine having a store there. Imagine the revenue!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Times Square<\/strong> is one of the most sought-after commercial real estate locations in the world. I&#8217;m not going to even bother looking up the per square-foot prices. Just figure they&#8217;re out of this world.<\/p>\n<p>Thought: How could you possibly lose if you owned <a title=\"retail store franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/searching-for-a-franchise-retail-opportunities\"><strong>a retail store<\/strong><\/a> in the heart of <strong>Times Square<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Real Facts About Times Square<\/h2>\n<p>From <a title=\"times square wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Times_Square\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Times Square is one of the world&#8217;s most visited tourist attractions, hosting over 39 million visitors annually.\u00a0Approximately 330,000 people pass through Times Square daily, many of whom are either tourists or people working in the area&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Just counting tourists, rather than residents, it is the number two tourist attraction in the world behind the Las Vegas Strip.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/las-vegas-strip-3700_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/las-vegas-strip-3700_640-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"the strip in vegas\" width=\"470\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What about all of that neon in Times Square?<\/p>\n<p>The neon lights light up some of the highest-priced billboard advertising in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The ball drop at the annual New Years Eve Times Square Celebration started in 1904, and occurs at 11:59 pm at One Times Square.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little-Known Fact:<\/strong> Public restrooms are not available at the Times Square ball drop.<\/p>\n<p>Wow. I never thought of that. Of course, I&#8217;ve never been <em>in<\/em>\u00a0 NYC during the New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed those facts about Times Square. Hold onto them for future use. You never know if you&#8217;ll get chosen to appear on Jeopardy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Times Square Gets A Build-A-Bear Workshop\u00ae Pop-Up Shop<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/build-a-bear-Times_Square_Grand_Opening_Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/build-a-bear-Times_Square_Grand_Opening_Photo-320x213.jpg\" alt=\"build a bear Times_Square_Grand_Opening_Photo\" width=\"388\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/build-a-bear-Times_Square_Grand_Opening_Photo-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/build-a-bear-Times_Square_Grand_Opening_Photo.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The executives at <strong>Build-A-Bear Workshop<\/strong>\u00ae must be thrilled about having a Times Square location. I would have loved to be<a title=\"ray kroc fly on the wall joel libava\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/what-was-ray-kroc-thinking\"><strong> a fly on the wall<\/strong><\/a> during lease negotiations. They must have been intense!<\/p>\n<p>From a <a title=\"build-a-bear workshop press\" href=\"https:\/\/phx.corporate-ir.net\/phoenix.zhtml?c=182478&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1982549\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>press release<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Build-A-Bear Workshop\u00ae today announced the opening of a new store location in Times Square in New York City. This seasonal pop-up shop will be located at 1619 Broadway, in the historic Brill Building. The Times Square Build-A-Bear Workshop store will encourage families to share in a new holiday tradition by selecting and customizing a furry friend from a unique assortment of proprietary products, the latest licensed properties and New York City-themed merchandise<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulation, <a title=\"build-a-bear hospital locations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/friday-franchise-news-childrens-hospital-to-open-a-build-a-bear-workshop-franchise\"><strong>Build-A-Bear Workshop<\/strong><\/a>\u00ae!<\/p>\n<p>Your Times Square retail pop-up shop store should help your company&#8217;s bottom line this year.<\/p>\n<p>A lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foot traffic in Times Square is legendary. Imagine having a store there. Imagine the revenue! Times Square is one of the most sought-after commercial real estate locations in the world. I&rsquo;m not going to even bother looking up the per square-foot prices. 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