NGKF to Accelerate Franchise Work

 CHICAGO—Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Retail has just added Jennifer Watson to their firm as Chicago-based senior managing director. Watson will use her expertise in franchises to help the national retail group continue serving clients such as Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King, among others. NGKF officials say she brings extensive experience in spearheading the strategic rollout and expansion of company-owned and franchise retail outlets in hundreds of U.S. markets.

“Jennifer understands the business perspective of franchisors and franchisees and how their real estate needs often vary greatly from corporate-owned outlets and from each other,” says Gregory Kirsch, executive managing director in the Retail group. “She will ensure our clients receive the full value of the investments we’ve made over the past several years. This is an exciting value proposition for our proprietary Franchise Focus platform, one that differentiates us in the marketplace.”