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

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The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-foort space between the new Il Vicinko restaurant and around Labor Day. The additionn brings to 53 the number of stores and restaurants inBradleg Fair. Cocoa Dolce’s announcement comes on the heelseof Francesca’s Collections move to the east Wichitaq shopping center, which will open in August in the 2,100-square-fooft space previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Coco a Dolce will vacate its 1,200o square-foot space in the Siena Plazaz near 37th Street Nort andRock Road, where the retailp side of the business operates. The business last year openex a production site at3540 N.
Comotara, near Cocoa Dolcs opened in November 2005. Cocoa Dolcwe owner Beth Tully says movingv to Bradley Fair will help thebusinesws grow. “The more we thoughr about it, we realized that — as much as we love Sienaq Plaza – it’s not a shoppinvg plaza,” Tully says. “It’zs not tailored for busy retail. This really will be the first time we can designb a space that is tailored toour business.” The new she says, will allow the businessw to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffeer and wine area — concept, increasingh seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tullhy hopes the new location will generatre additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ve been really fortunatr to continue to have a positive cash flow and good salezeach month,” Tully says. “We feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handled the transactiom forBradley Fair. Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial representedcCocoa Dolce. will remodel the Bradley Fair site. Tully declined to say how much the renovationwill cost.