Bret McCormick is a Facilities and ticketing beat reporter at Sports Business Journal. He covers topics related to sports venues, fan experience, and ticketing, with a strong focus on commercial real estate and real estate development within the sports business sector. Bret's work has been featured in various publications, including Horror Society, Charlotte Business Journal, and Philadelphia Business Journal, among others.
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Bret's focus on sports business and venue management, with a significant portion of his coverage being press releases and private sector announcements, indicates that he is likely to be most receptive to pitches related to newsworthy developments in the sports industry. This could include announcements about stadium renovations, event technology innovations, or major deals within the sports retail sector.
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By: Bret McCormick
The conversion of two underperforming stands at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park by the venue's operators and Delaware North Sportservice demonstrates the rapid changes that can happen in sports venue food-and-beverage layouts these days.
Fans that made it out to the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa, for the Aug. 11 minor-league game between the Iowa Cubs and Saint Paul Saints
It keeps getting harder and more expensive to have fun, according to this — important for the sports industry but somewhat depressing — Bloomberg Businessweek story
By: Bret McCormick
The concessionaire at any new stadium in Buffalo, New York, must nail one dish in particular: chicken wings.
By: Bret McCormick
MARK STEFANACCI was named president and CEO of MetLife Stadium earlier this week, taking over for longtime head RON VANDEVEEN , who, after a decade
By: Bret McCormick
Nealry 100 fans took a very different route to Venezia FC's Serie A season opener Sunday against Lecce.
By: Bret McCormick
Sodexo Live has taken over the food and beverage business at Amerant Bank Arena after winning an RFP. The Florida Panthers' venue had been serviced by its in-house F&B vertical, Sanza, since 2018. The deal does not include the Panthers' other venues, such as the FTL War Memorial, Baptist Health IcePlex or the Ice Den. The deal was described as multi-year, though no further detail was given. The
By: Bret McCormick
AEG and Archer Aviation have agreed to a multiyear partnership that includes collaboration on downtown L.A.'s first vertiport. Publicly traded Archer is planning a widespread air taxi system in the greater L.A. area, which would now include a landing spot in the AEG-developed L.A. Live mixed-use development that includes Crypto.com Arena. The exact location within the development hasn't been selected. The deal arranged by AEG Global Partnerships makes Archer the exclusive air taxi partner of L.A. Live, and it dovetails with Archer previously being named the Official Air Taxi Provider of LA28 and Team USA.
By: Bret McCormick
A full-campus approach helped Aramark Sports + Entertainment take over Florida State athletics' food and beverage business in August
By: Bret McCormick
In the Aug. 10 edition of Sports Business Journal, Bret McCormick wrote about revenue generation moves the Missouri Tigers are making to keep pace
