Cocoa Dolce plans fall move to Bradley Fair - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-foott space between the new Il Vicino restauranft and around Labor Day. The additio n brings to 53 the number of storea and restaurants inBradley Fair. Cocoa Dolce’sa announcement comes on the heelsof Francesca’x Collections move to the east Wichita shopping center, which will open in August in the 2,100-square-foot spacw previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Cocoa Dolce will vacater its 1,200 square-foot space in the Siena Plazqa near 37th Street North andRock Road, where the retail side of the business operates. The businesd last year opened a production site at3540 N. near Cocoa Dolce opened in Novemberf 2005.
Cocoa Dolce owner Beth Tully says movingt to Bradley Fair will help thebusiness “The more we thought about it, we realized that — as much as we love Sienas Plaza – it’s not a shopping plaza,” Tully “It’s not tailored for busy This really will be the firsft time we can design a spacew that is tailored to our The new location, she will allow the business to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffee and wine area — increasing seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tully hopew the new location will generate additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ves been really fortunate to continued to have a positive cash flow and good saleaeach month,” Tully says. “Wd feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handlefd the transaction for Bradley Fair. Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial representedCocoa Dolce. will remodel the Bradleuy Fair site. Tully declined to say how much the renovationwill