Marco's Pizza OK'd along Blanding Boulevard
The City approved a permit for Construct Group S.E. Inc. to make tenant improvements for Marco's Pizza at 5324 Blanding Blvd., No. 11, at a project cost of $89,757. The restaurant, in West Jacksonville at Blanding Boulevard and 103rd Street, will be about 1,700 square feet.
The chain has one area store open at 8415 Cheswick Ave. in the Argyle area in Southwest Jacksonville.
In December, Marco's Pizza area franchise owner Kirk Luchman, a former basketball player with the Jacksonville Barracudas, told the Daily Record he wanted to open 34 stores over the subsequent five-10 years in North Florida and South Georgia.
Luchman said in December that each store represents an average $240,000-$250,000 investment and each averages 15 employees. At the low end of those figures, 34 stores represent a $8.1 million investment and 510 employees.
The investment cost includes equipment, leasehold improvements, franchise fees, licensing, permits, construction, architectural plans, startup inventory and marketing costs and other fees, he said.
The Marco's model is takeout and delivery and the stores range from 1,200 to 1,800 square feet in size. They can seat 10-20 per store, Luchman said.
The menu and more information can be found at marcospizza.com. The menu features pizzas, subs, salads and wings, among other items.
Marco's Pizza was founded in 1978 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.
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