BELL TOWER ANNOUNCES NEW ‘POP UP & GROW’ INITIATIVE, HELPS LOCAL BUSINESSES EXPAND WITH TEMPORARY BRICK-AND-MORTAR SHOPS

MEDIA ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2021MEDIA CONTACTS:Deborah Blackford / blkfrd@earthlink.net / 714-280-8765Karen Franse / karenfranse@gmail.com / 386-649-1887BELL TOWER ANNOUNCES NEW ‘POP UP & GROW’ INITIATIVE,HELPS LOCAL BUSINESSES EXPAND WITH TEMPORARY BRICK-AND-MORTAR SHOPSWHAT: Bell Tower, a landmark shopping, dining, and entertainment destination centrally located in Fort Myers, Florida, has launched a brand-new initiative called “Pop Up & Grow” that will give local businesses and entrepreneurs a chance to expand their reach into a temporary brick-and-mortar space. The Pop Up & Grow format, which gives businesses a lease as short as two days and as long as one year, has a variety of spaces available, ranging from 850 square feet to 4,000 square feet. The program provides an attractive option for small local businesses, many of which were born online, to connect with customers in a physical space, and the shopping center is actively seeking participants including small businesses, entrepreneurs, designers and local artists. To learn more, businesses can contact the shopping center at www.BelltowerFl.comWHEN: Ongoing ProgramWHO: Bell Tower is a landmark shopping, dining and entertainment destination centrally located in Fort Myers, Florida. The open-air center offers a creative combination of brand-name retail favorites and exclusive boutiques that include popular grocer The Fresh Market, Williams-Sonoma, Bed Bath & Beyond, Talbots, Trader Rick’s for the Artful Woman, Ulta Beauty, Bath & Body Works, The Cheshire Cat Toy Store, and Brodeur Carvell. The center’s exceptional shopping is complemented by distinctive restaurants such as DaRuMa Japanese Steak House and Sushi Lounge, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Blue Pointe Oyster Bar & Seafood Grill, Cantina Laredo, T.G.I. Friday's, and Ice Spot, and by entertainment venues including Dave & Buster’s and a 20-screen Regal Cinemas complex making Bell Tower a true day-to-night destination. A longtime community partner and pet-friendly shopping-dining-entertainment adventure, Bell Tower is owned and operated by Madison Marquette, a leading real estate investor, developer and service provider. To learn more, visit www.BelltowerFl.com or follow Bell Tower on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.WHERE: Bell TowerDaniels Parkway & US 41 Fort Myers, FL 33907 https://www.BelltowerFl.com