Carolina Newswire:
Shane Bull, a Triangle commercial real estate advisor and broker with Richards Commercial Properties, recently assisted in brokering space for Smoothie King in Olde Raleigh Village. The store is the second to open in Raleigh and is operated by Louisiana native, Guy Catoir. Spencer Borders, a broker with CB Richard Ellis, represented the landlord.
Like several of Bull’s clients, Catoir was an out-of-state franchisee searching for a store location in the Triangle area. Being unfamiliar with the area, Catoir relied on his corporate office to provide him with local real estate contacts. He was quickly connected with Bull and George Richards from Richards Commercial Properties.
“Being out of town, I truly appreciated the extra effort that Shane took to ensure that I was familiar with the area and comfortable with my final decision,” said Catoir. “Shane also willingly shared several of his own contacts in order to help make my transition to North Carolina easier. I can’t tell you what it meant to have access to those kinds of personal and qualified referrals. Getting together with the right person, who is committed to professional courtesy, truly makes everything go a lot more smoothly.”
Smoothie King is a privately held New Orleans, Louisiana-area based franchise company and is the premier Smoothie Bar and Nutritional Lifestyle Center in the industry. Since 1989, Smoothie King has been named #1 franchise in their category 17 times and currently has 550 locations operating in the continental U.S. and Seoul, Korea. Bull says he is always particularly pleased when he gets the opportunity to work with an out-of-state client like Catoir.