Dealmakers Magazine | January 7, 2011

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Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate

Volume XXVI No. I

January 7, 2011

Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide The Sherwin Williams Co. trades as SherwinWilliams at 3,300 locations nationwide and internationally. The home improvement stores, offering paint and related products, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with three, five-year options. Preferred demographics include a population of 50,000 within three miles earning $50,000 as the average household income. Major competitors include Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Benjamin Moore. For more information, contact Ben Amoson, The Sherwin Williams Co., (Southeastern Division), 2191 Northlake Parkway, Suite 107, Tucker, GA 30084; 678-261-6840, Fax 678261-6848; Email: blamoson@sherwin.com; Web site: www.sherwin.com. Gillroy’s Hardware operates 26 locations throughout GA and MI. The stores, offering hardware, plumbing, electrical and lawn and garden supplies, occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact Bob Morgan, Gillroy’s Hardware, 6429 West Pierson Road, Flushing, MI 48433; 810-659-2291, Fax 810659-5019; Web site: www.gillroys.com.

R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. trades as R.P. Lumber at 46 locations throughout IL and MO. The stores, offering building materials and home improvement products, occupy freestanding locations situated on a land area of at least three acres. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the midwestern region of the U.S. during the coming 18 months. Major competitors include Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Menards and independent lumber yards. The company will only acquire sites. For more information, contact Jason Plummer, R.P. Lumber Co., Inc., 514 East Vandalia Avenue, Edwardsville, IL 62025; 618-656-1514, Fax 618-656-6785; Web site: www.rplumber.com. The Home Depot, Inc. trades as Home Depot at 2,247 locations nationwide and internationally. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 100,000 sq.ft. to 120,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. A land area of 10 to 13 acres is required. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact Mike LaFerle, The Home Depot, Inc., 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339-4024; 770433-8211, Fax 770-384-2917; Web site: www.homedepot.com. (continued on page three)

This issue contains information on:

* Retailers operating 40,458 locations with plans to open 4,248 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $100.9 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 11.3 million sq.ft. of retail properties

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Featuring Exclusives Katz & Associates represents Avenue nationwide............... Pg. 3 New Construction Welco Realty, Inc. is preleasing a one-million sq.ft. project in Edison, NJ.............. Pg. 4 Openings Nike, Inc. to open 250 to 300 stores during the coming five years...................................... Pg. 5 Food Retailers Expand Bravo Brio Restaurant Group seeking locations nationwide Pg. 6 Buyers and Sellers Faris Lee Investments is selling properties in CA.................... Pg. 7 Grubb & Ellis Co. looks to acquire grocery-anchored centers in the Austin, TX area Pg. 8 Lease Signings Mid-America Real Estate, LLC negotiated leases with Jimmy John’s for space in WI............ Pg. 8 In the News Marcus & Millichap promoted Bill Rose to western regional director, national retail group Pg. 9 Sources of Financing Commercial Business Lenders provides interest-only bridge loans for commercial properties.............................. Pg. 9 Lead Sheet Moran Industries, Inc. to open auto service centers nationwide............................ Pg. 11 Golf USA, Inc. seeking locations nationwide and internationally....................... Pg. 14 Space Place........................... Pg. 16

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