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Blaze Pizza tops this year’s Fast & Serious list, our annual ranking of the 40 smartest-growing

The 300-location mark is a pretty big deal in franchising; it’s a milestone that few concepts ever reach. Just 108 franchised brands have grown beyond the 300 mark. It was a nice milestone at Blaze, but when the company ticked over 300 in November 2018, CEO Jim Mizes didn’t spend too much time patting his…

Marshall Retail Group opens speciality stores at New York LaGuardia and Los Angeles airports

Marshall Retail Group (MRG), the largest independent speciality retailer in the US airport, casino and resort market, has opened new stores at New York LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, and at Los Angeles International Airport Terminal 1. At LaGuardia, the 1,900sq ft (177sq m) District Market concept– among the first set of new retail options at…

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza Turns Six and Opens 300th Restaurant

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, the recognized world leader in fast artisanal pizza, today announced that it has opened its 300th restaurant — just two months after celebrating its sixth birthday.  Founded with two locations in 2012, Blaze Pizza has built momentum and developed a cult following as it has expanded from its California base into 42…

LeBron James on Blaze Pizza and how it’s the key to understanding his own brand strategy

Back in the old days, most pro athletes would sign almost any and every endorsement deal available. Hold the product, smile, cash the check. Those days weren’t all that long ago (and still not completely gone), but LeBron James says his relationship with Blaze Pizza represents the future, forged in a culture of social media.…

Las Vegas company spreading its wings in airport, resort retail

Gift stores with Las Vegas-branded cups and shot glasses. Candy stores with jelly beans and chocolate wasabi peas.  America-themed stores with T-shirts of the president atop a tank with a gun barrel bearing the inscription, “You’re fired.” These businesses may vary wildly, but they all share one thing — the same Las Vegas-based owner and…