Peter Harding Email & Phone Number

Greater Denver Area

Four Corners, Inc. specializes in helping you develop your brand-right store environment and finding the best real estate locations where your customers live, eat, shop, and play.Throughout his career, Peter has contributed to every significant aspect of bringing retail to reality in virtually every major market of the country. Partners include big-box retailers such as Best Buy, Golf Galaxy, and Target; food retailers such as Caribou Coffee, Einstein Bros. Bagels, and Noah’s NY Bagels; and specialty retailers such as education and mobile phones. Development proficiency in Design, Architecture, Construction, Market Strategy, Site Selection, and Lease Negotiations.While most consultants specialize in a particular discipline of the process, Peter has had the privilege to cultivate expertise in all of the disciplines required to successfully develop retail. He is uniquely qualified to identify, hire, and manage partners to address any or all the aspects of defining your retail store environment in a cost-effective manner, and then develop and manage a market expansion strategy tailored to your brand.

United States

Yardbird outdoor furniture brings the highest quality patio furniture to the homeowner looking for a distinct design at the best value. Providing expertise for the expansion of their bricks/mortar footprint including: site selection, broker management, assist with lease negotiations, manage architecture and construction process.

Denver Metropolitan Area

Collaorated with executive leaders to develop and launch the National Accounts platform for the largest healthcare tenant representation real estate firm in the US. Provided high-level brokerage support to clients.

Greater Denver Area

Teriyaki Madness is an emerging Fresh Asian Bowl quick serve restaurant with plans for controlled yet fast growth. The company has retained my services to bring strategic real estate influence to the process in which the company assists franchisee's in securing quality leaseholds that tend toward a high likelihood for success.

Greater Denver And Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Direct national real estate expansion of Caribou Coffee and company owned bagel brands: Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels, Bruegger's Bagels. Develop and execute strategy. Manage Real Estate Committee approval process with Sr. Management. Drink lots of coffee, eat bagels.

Minneapolis

Real Estate and culture leader. Direct strategy development and execution for rapid growth education company. National footprint expansion through organic growth. Liaison with legal and construction teams resulting in efficient opening process and rapid profitability.

Member of Best Buy Mobile management team responsible for developing and executing real estate growth strategy and supporting strategic initiatives of emerging mall based cell phone concept, a joint venture with European partner Car Phone Warehouse.

Member of Management team, provided leadership to Company by supporting strategic initiatives including new store growth, IPO, and acquisition by Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.Responsible for developing and executing retail real estate strategy by extensively touring most major U.S. markets, creative negotiations, and managing brokers for 15,000 sq.ft. stores.Managed lease negotiations/execution, capital/expense budgets, and staff to build out stores.

Managed Store Planning and Purchasing departments supporting Real Estate organization during years of rapid expansion.