LaForce Baker

Principal @BakerERetail | Making Retail Commercial Real Estate Happen Faster

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Southside, Chicago is getting it’s 1st Chick-Fil-A on April 17th 🎉

Almost 2 yrs ago I, alongside my former team at WBC, worked with them to identify this site in Pullman as viable site and flag to leaders at the City of Chicago that we should support it.

@BakerEretail

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Zoom calls all day talking about building a Grocery Store, a Restaurant/bar and a Coffee Shop. Nice to do these in the 71 degree sun 🙌🏾😎#Retail #commercialrealestatedevelopment

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While cities like Houston and others in the south have seen a lot of people move there, it’s nice to see #Chicago is one of the top northern cities for population growth in the past year📈🎉Source: @CrainsChicago / @WorldBizChicago

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This is quite concerning! I don’t know one #business leader that would support something like this. #Smallbusiness supports 51 percent of jobs in our economy, according to the United States treasury department. Punishing businesses for this seems counterintuitive. #ABetterWay

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🚨Chicagoland based retail chain @walgreens , under new management #retail #CRE #commercialrralestate

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#retail #grocery going crazy! New CEO just announced at 3rd largest grocery chain in the US, Albertsons, after 2nd largest grocery chain announced their CEO is stepping down yesterday.

Following to see how this effects Chicagos Jewel Osco #commercialrealestate #CRE

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Shakeup in #grocery #retail !

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Loved talking about how to grow #retail franchising in #Chicago w/ companies like @ChickfilA & @theproteinbar 🔥 #retail #commercialrealestate

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

If this is a tough time for you, just know that you are tougher and will get through this!

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Whether I am in a #meeting or event for #work, I am still never going to take for granted the little things, like a good cup of #coffee 🙏🏾 #grateful

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Shout out to @blackenterprise for providing the platform to share the word on great work going on in our communities during #blackhistorymonth and beyond 🙌🏾 This quote/article was an oldie from me from my 1st company, but are still valuable tips you can use today!

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

#focus = #success

[Baker Enterprises Retail @BakerEretail]

Great feature on our founder @LaForceBaker in @BusinessInsider 🔥

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

Thank you to @WorldBizChicago 🙏🏾 So grateful for all the amazing work I got to lead there with the team and excited to collaborate in the future to make our city and beyond even greater @BakerEretail !

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Thanks @BusinessInsider for covering me leaving @WorldBizChicago & leading the #retail strategy for America’s 3rd largest city, Chicago, for the last almost 4yrs to start my own advisory practice to bring more retail amenities to the city and beyond🔥

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay

[LaForce Baker @LaForceBaker]

#HappyBirthday @MichelleObama 🥳

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Wow! The things you see in #retail 🤯

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Let’s get to it!