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49-642: Somerset Mall may refer to: Somerset Collection (formerly Somerset Mall), an upscale mall in Michigan, US Somerset Mall (South Africa) , a large mall located in Somerset West in the Western Cape Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Somerset Mall . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

98-509: A Pajanimals kids' meal toy licensing arrangement with Chick-fil-A, said it would cease its business relationship, and donate the payment to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . Chick-fil-A stopped distributing the toys, claiming that unrelated safety concerns had arisen prior to the controversy. Chick-fil-A released a statement on July 31, 2012, saying, "We are a restaurant company focused on food, service, and hospitality; our intent

147-639: A play on the American English pronunciation of " filet ") is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches . Headquartered in College Park, Georgia , Chick-fil-A operates 3,059 restaurants across 48 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . The company also has operations in Canada, and previously had restaurants in

196-570: A 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m ) stand-alone store on Big Beaver Road in Troy, an affluent suburb 20 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. A one-floor upscale "Somerset Mall" designed by Louis G. Redstone Associates, was built onto the existing Saks, with a new Bonwit Teller store as the other anchor. Thirty five additional stores opened, including I. Miller , Abercrombie & Fitch , Mark Cross , and FAO Schwarz . Bonwit Teller markedly renovated its store in 1988, only to close in 1990 after

245-533: A breaded cauliflower sandwich. In May 2023, Chick-fil-A closed its original location in Greenbriar Mall, without stating a reason. Chick-fil-A's business strategy involves a focus on a small menu and on customer service. While many fast food chains offer many dishes, Chick-fil-A's is focused on selling chicken sandwiches. The name's capital A is intended to indicate that their chicken is "grade A top quality". The company's emphasis on customer service

294-978: A demand for chicken". On 26 June 2024, Chick-fil-A held the event in Singapore , the first Asian country to open the restaurant. On 17 October 2024, Chick-fil-A officially announced it would be opening in Singapore in late 2025, making the first Asian country to open the brand, and would be investing US$ 75 million into its first restaurant in the country for 10 years. In July 2018, Chick-fil-A announced it would be opening its first location in Hawaii in Kahului in early 2022, with additional locations in Honolulu and Kapoleo to follow. The first Puerto Rican location opened on March 3, 2022, in Bayamón . "Eat Mor Chikin"

343-524: A major Detroit shopping district. Various stores from Somerset have opened pop up shops on Merchant's Row in the 1200 to 1400 block of Woodward Avenue, generally open the last Thursday to Saturday of the month from June through August, and occasionally September. In 2012 this concept was extended to the Christmas season, with CityLoft Holiday "Yappy" Hour. Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A, Inc. ( / ˌ tʃ ɪ k f ɪ ˈ l eɪ / CHIK-fil- AY ,

392-445: A new three-story $ 30,000,000, 940,000 sq ft expansion across from Somerset Mall on August 11, 1996, designed by JPRA Architects. Michigan 's first Nordstrom and a Hudson's (became Marshall Field's and finally Macy's ) anchored the three-story expansion, named Somerset North. When Marshall Fields transitioned to Macy's in 2006, Somerset became one of only three malls in the country to host all four department stores. Connecting

441-554: A parking structure. The Crate and Barrel added an additional floor dedicated to sales of furniture, as did Banana Republic. In 2004, Somerset South was further renovated. The mall features lighting by Paul Gregory (Focus Lighting), a continuous skylight, glass elevators, and fountains designed by WET . The Somerset Collection includes several notable sculptures, including a Finnish Sorvikivi Floating Stone fountain. Mall at Millenia, in Orlando, Florida, also designed by JPRA Architects,

490-674: A pressure-fryer that could cook the chicken sandwich in the same time it took to cook a hamburger. Following this discovery, he registered the name Chick-fil-A, Inc. The company's trademarked slogan, "We Didn't Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich," refers to their flagship menu item, the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich. Though Chick-Fil-A was the first national chain to make a fast, fried chicken sandwich its flagship item, it has been shown that Cathy's claim to have "invented

539-633: A three-story 5,000 square feet (460 m ) restaurant in Manhattan . On December 17, 2017, Chick-fil-A broke their tradition and opened on a Sunday to prepare meals for passengers left stranded during a power outage at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport , and on January 13, 2019, a Chick-fil-A franchise in Mobile, Alabama , opened on Sunday to honor a birthday wish of a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and autism . On February 13, 2023, they began offering their first non-meat sandwich,

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588-489: Is reported to have contributed to its success and growth in the United States. Chick-fil-A builds and owns its restaurants. Chick-fil-A franchisees need a US$ 10,000 initial investment. Franchisees are selected and trained, a process that can take months. Chick-fil-A grossed an average of $ 6.71 million per restaurant in 2022, despite opening only 6 days a week, the highest sales of all fast-food restaurants in

637-448: Is the chain's most prominent advertising slogan, created by The Richards Group in 1995. The slogan is often seen in advertisements, featuring Holstein dairy cows that are often seen wearing (or holding) signs that (usually) read "Eat Mor Chikin" in capital letters. The ad campaign was temporarily halted on January 1, 2004, during a mad cow disease scare, so as not to make the chain seem insensitive or appear to be taking advantage of

686-616: Is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." In response to the controversy, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee initiated a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day movement to counter a boycott of Chick-fil-A launched by same-sex marriage activists. Many of the chain's stores reported record levels of customers that day. The United States Federal Aviation Administration also responded to two cities that were preventing Chick-fil-A from opening in their international airport, citing "Federal requirements prohibit airport operators from excluding persons on

735-621: The Dwarf House ), a restaurant opened by S. Truett Cathy , the chain's former chairman and CEO, in Hapeville, Georgia , a suburb of Atlanta , in 1946, which is near the location of the Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly Plant, for many years a source of many of the restaurant's patrons. It was later remodelled, reopening in 2022. In 1961, after 15 years in the fast-food business, Cathy found

784-993: The Greater Toronto Area over the subsequent five years. The chain's second Toronto location opened at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in January 2020. The company expanded to other areas of Ontario in 2021, opening standalone locations with drive-through restaurants in Kitchener in August, and Windsor in October. In 2024, the company opened locations in Alberta , one being in the Phase III food court of West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. and

833-546: The Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A has in the past promoted fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. They no longer offer this product. In February 2014, Chick-fil-A announced plans to serve chicken raised without antibiotics in its restaurants nationwide within five years, the first fast-food restaurant to make this commitment. This

882-751: The Atlanta-based company has sponsored the Peach Bowl , an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta on New Year's Eve . Chick-fil-A also sponsors the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference of college athletics. In 2008, Chick-fil-A was among the first fast-food restaurants to become completely free of trans fats . In October 2015, the company opened its largest restaurant,

931-534: The Christian religious beliefs of its late founder, S. Truett Cathy (1921–2014), a devout Southern Baptist . Reflecting a commitment to Sunday Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed for business on Sundays, Thanksgiving , and Christmas Day . During the Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A promotes fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. The company's conservative opposition to same-sex marriage has caused controversy ;

980-520: The Cincinnati metropolitan area and in parts of Tennessee, and expanded nationwide in spring 2023. S. Truett Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist ; his religious beliefs had a major impact on the company. The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." Cathy opposed

1029-711: The Somerset Collection North features a food court called The Peacock Cafes, featuring 10 restaurants and seating for 650 customers. Somerset provides valet parking and a full-service concierge staff. The concierge service includes a variety of services such as gift wrapping, stroller and wheelchair rental. Wi-Fi access is available in the Peacock Cafe, in addition to Wi-Fi access inside the Macy's and other stores. Special events are hosted at Somerset Collection year-round. The layout includes stages for

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1078-1353: The Somerset location as having “high growth potential”. In 2016, Chick-fil-A opened a location in the Peacock Cafe food court, the first location in Metro Detroit that was not at the food court of a college campus or airport. In 2017, Zara opened its first store in Michigan on the first and second floors of the Macy's wing. By 2023, since the government lockdown , Somerset Collection has added several newest additions, among them are Prada , Vuori , Gucci Men's Store , Moncler , Balenciaga , Breitling , Fabletics , Hermès , Diptyque , and Dior . The Somerset Collection contains 1,450,000 sq ft (134,700 m ) of gross leasable area with over 180 stores. The four department store anchors are: Nordstrom (240,000 sq ft (0.02 km )) and Macy's (300,000 sq ft (0.03 km )) in Somerset North, and Neiman Marcus (141,000 sq ft (0.01 km )) and Saks Fifth Avenue (160,000 sq ft (0.01 km )) in Somerset South. The third level of

1127-605: The U.S. Patent Office granted his application to trademark his "Eat More Kale" phrase. A formal announcement of his victory took place on December 12, 2014, with Shumlin and other supporters on the Statehouse steps. His public fight drew regional and national attention, the support of Shumlin, and a team of pro-bono law students from the University of New Hampshire legal clinic. After 22 years with The Richards Group, Chick-fil-A switched to McCann New York in 2016. Along with

1176-535: The UK from early 2025, investing over $ 100M over the following ten years in the UK. The chain said that it would apply its charitable policies, including a $ 25,000 donation to a local organisation on opening a Chick-fil-A restaurant and donation of surplus food to local charitable causes, to its UK branches too. Chick-fil-A opened its first location in Puerto Rico in 2022 and has now expanded to seven restaurants with

1225-495: The United Kingdom and South Africa. The restaurant has a breakfast menu, as well as a lunch and dinner menu. The chain also provides catering services. Chick-fil-A calls its specialty the "original chicken sandwich". It is a piece of deep-fried breaded boneless chicken breast served on a toasted bun with two slices of dill pickle , or with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Many of the company's values are influenced by

1274-528: The United States. (Raising Cane's was second with $ 5.44 million per restaurant average). In 2019, Chick-fil-A reported $ 11.3 billion in sales in the United States, behind only McDonald's with $ 40.4 billion in sales that year. To compete with Chick-fil-A, fried chicken chain Popeyes , followed by others, introduced a fried chicken sandwich in 2019, starting the Chicken Sandwich Wars . In

1323-527: The audacity to define what marriage is about" were "inviting God's judgment on our nation". Several prominent politicians expressed disapproval. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno said they hoped to block franchise expansion into their areas. The proposed local bans drew criticism from liberal pundits, legal experts, and the American Civil Liberties Union . The Jim Henson Company , which had

1372-600: The basis of religious creed from participating in airport activities that receive or benefit from FAA grant funding." In April 2018, Chick-fil-A reportedly continued to donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes , which opposes gay marriage. In a November 18, 2019, interview, Chick-fil-A president Tim Tassopoulos said the company would stop donating to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The popularity of Chick-fil-A's drive-throughs in

1421-472: The chain expanded by opening new locations in suburban malls' food courts. The first freestanding location was opened April 16, 1986, on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta, Georgia, and the company began to focus more on stand-alone units rather than food courts. Although it has expanded outward from its original geographic base, most new restaurants are located in Southern US suburban areas. Since 1997,

1470-437: The chain went bankrupt. In 1991-1992 the center was renamed Somerset Collection, a second level was added, and Neiman Marcus opened a 141,000-sq-ft store on the site of the razed Bonwit Teller. A 21,000-sq-ft Barneys , 13,000-sq-ft Crate and Barrel and luxury stores like Tiffany also opened over the course of 1992. Following the popularity of the revamped mall, co-owners Forbes/Cohen Properties and Frankel Associates opened

1519-448: The chain's former donations to charities supporting anti-LGBT rights causes. Chick-Fil-A said that they had always planned a short-term stay at the location. Later the company changed some policies, appointing its first head of diversity, in 2020, and focused its charitable activities on education and hunger alleviation rather than opponents of same-sex marriage. In September 2023 the company said that it planned to open five restaurants in

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1568-466: The chicken sandwich" is false. From 1964 to 1967, the sandwich was licensed to over fifty eateries, including Waffle House and the concession stands of the new Houston Astrodome . The Chick-Fil-A sandwich was withdrawn from sale at other restaurants when the first dedicated location opened in 1967, in the food court of the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta. During the 1970s and early 1980s,

1617-532: The company becoming public for religious and personal reasons. A company spokesperson said in 2012, "The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our Restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect –regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender." In accordance with the founder's belief in the Christian doctrine of first-day Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays , Thanksgiving , and Christmas . Cathy said "Our decision to close on Sunday

1666-467: The company began to loosen its stance on this issue from 2019. Despite numerous controversies and boycott attempts, the 2022 American Customer Satisfaction Index found that Chick-fil-A remained the country's favorite fast food chain for the eighth consecutive year, and it has the highest per store sales of any fast food chain in the nation. The chain's origin can be traced to the Dwarf Grill (now

1715-617: The cows, ads included famous people in history in a campaign called "Chicken for Breakfast. It's not as crazy as you think." Chick-fil-A has donated over $ 5 million, via the WinShape Foundation , to groups that oppose same-sex marriage . In response, students at several colleges and universities worked to ban or remove the company's restaurants from their campuses. In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A's chief operating officer Dan T. Cathy made several public statements about same-sex marriage, saying that those who "have

1764-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somerset_Mall&oldid=1212623070 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Somerset Collection On April 14, 1967, Saks Fifth Avenue opened

1813-640: The opening of a store at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading , UK. The store closed in March 2020 after The Oracle opted not to continue the lease of the location beyond the six-month pilot period in the face of continued protests over the chain's anti-LGBTQ stance. In February 2019, Chick-fil-A opened a store on a 12-month pilot scheme in Aviemore, Scotland . The store was closed in January 2020 amidst protest and controversy from locals and customers regarding

1862-707: The other being in Calgary located on Macleod Trail. In August 1996, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of North America by building a restaurant in Durban , South Africa. A second location was opened in Johannesburg in November 1997. Neither was profitable, and they were closed in 2001. A Chick-fil-A operated in Edinburgh during Spring 2018. On October 10, 2019, Chick-fil-A returned to Europe, with

1911-693: The performing arts. The special events include yoga classes, special savings, Santa visits during the Christmas season, fashion shows, and other events sponsored by the Collection and individual stores. In 2011, the Forbes Company debuted a group of pop-up mini-shops called Somerset Collection CityLoft in Downtown Detroit , specifically at the Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District, which had been

1960-483: The plan for up to 25 locations by 2030. The unique menu includes coffee 100% grown and roasted in Puerto Rico. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy announced in March   2023 that it planned to open restaurants in both Asia and Europe by 2026, and was set to expand to a total of five overseas markets by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was seeking countries with "stable economies, dense populations, and

2009-425: The scare to increase its sales. Two months later, the cows were put up again. The cows replaced the chain's old mascot, Doodles, an anthropomorphized chicken that still appears as the C on the logo. Chick-fil-A vigorously protects its intellectual property, sending cease and desist letters to those they think have infringed on their trademarks. The corporation has successfully protested at least 30 instances of

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2058-485: The spring of 2020, Chick-fil-A test-trialed the sale of two of their dipping sauces at some supermarkets in Florida, with all profits earmarked for a scholarship fund for company's store level employees. The trial was considered successful, and distribution was expanded nationwide by 2021. Two more sauces were added in 2023. In October 2022, the company trialed expansion of the program to include its salad dressings in

2107-428: The two malls is a 700 ft (0.21 km) enclosed bridge known as the "Skywalk" over Big Beaver Road. The enclosed, climate-controlled skybridge was one of the first of its kind in the country, featuring moving walks to move shoppers between Somerset Collection South and Somerset Collection North. Two years after Somerset North opened, Somerset South was renovated. In late 1998, Saks expanded by 40,000 sq ft and added

2156-551: The use of an "eat more" phrase, saying that the use would cause confusion of the public, dilute the distinctiveness of their intellectual property, and diminish its value. A 2011 letter to Vermont artist Bo Muller-Moore who screen prints T-shirts reading: "Eat More Kale" demanded that he cease printing the shirts and turn over his website. The incident drew criticism from Vermont governor Peter Shumlin , and created backlash against what he termed Chick-fil-A's "corporate bullying". On December 11, 2014, Bo Muller-Moore announced that

2205-495: Was based on Somerset Collection and is similar in design. Neither mall has kiosks. In December 2009, the Forbes Company acquired an adjacent site on which an open-air mixed-use development known as the Pavilions of Troy was proposed. Although plans were approved, the project did not move forward, and no further plans were announced. In 2012, calling it “strategic capital investments”, Saks renovated its store after it identified

2254-858: Was closed within two or three years. The company opened an outlet at the Calgary International Airport in Alberta in May 2014, and closed it in 2019. Chick-fil-A opened a restaurant in Toronto , Ontario , on September 6, 2019, in the Yonge and Bloor Street area. There were protests criticizing the company's violation of animal rights and "history of supporting anti- LGBTQ causes". Chick-fil-A announced that it would open two other locations in Toronto during 2019, and 12 additional stores in

2303-739: Was implemented by May 2019. Later the company stated that "to maintain supply of the high-quality chicken", they would shift from a policy of No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the spring of 2024. In March 2024, Chick-fil-A announced it would depart from the company's previous commitment of using only "antibiotic-free" chicken. In 2011, food blogger and activist Vani Hari noted that Chick-fil-A sandwiches contained nearly 100 ingredients, including peanut oil preserved with tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), made from butane . In October 2012, Chick-fil-A invited Hari to meet with company executives at its headquarters. In December 2013, Chick-fil-A said that it

2352-644: Was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business." In an interview with ABC News's Nightline , Truett's son Dan T. Cathy told reporter Vicki Mabrey that the company is also closed on Sundays because "by the time Sunday came, he was just worn out. And Sunday was not a big trading day, anyway, at the time. So he was closed that first Sunday and we've been closed ever since. He figured if he didn't like working on Sundays, that other people didn't either." Even Chick-fil-A locations at sports stadiums close on Sundays, although many games are played on Sundays. During

2401-590: Was removing high-fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes , and was testing a new peanut oil . Chick-fil-A, like other companies, does not publicly announce such changes unless already in the news, because it focuses attention on these ingredients. In September 1994, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States inside a student centre food court at the University of Alberta in Edmonton , Alberta . This location did not perform very well and

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