Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVI No. III
January 21, 2011
Supermarket Chains Expand Nationwide Rouses Enterprises, Inc. trades as Rouse’s Supermarket at 36 locations throughout LA and MS. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. to 65,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites and is also looking to expand into the Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas of LA. The company will also consider smaller spaces. For more information, contact Donny Rouse, Rouses Enterprises, Inc., 1301 St. Mary Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301; 985-447-5998, Fax 985447-5563; Email: feedback@rouses.com; Web site: www.rouses.com. Food Markets Northwest, Inc. trades as Metropolitan Market at six locations throughout WA. The full-service supermarkets, featuring meat, seafood and deli departments, occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. to 32,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for one opening in Seattle, WA during the coming 18 months. Preferred demographics include a population of 30,000 within two miles. The company prefers to locate in areas with high vehicular and pedestrian traffic counts. For more information, contact Dale Chandler, Food Markets Northwest, Inc., 3301 South Norfolk Street, Seattle, WA 98118; 206-763-7949, Fax 206-767-8751; Email: dchandler@unifiedgrocers.com; Web site: www.metropolitan-market.com.
Brookshire Grocery Co. trades as Brookshire Food Stores and Super 1 Stores at 151 locations throughout AR, LA and TX. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. to 70,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout southern AR, LA and eastern TX during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 15 to 20 years. Major competitors include Albertsons, Kroger and Walmart Supercenter. A land area of five to six acres is required for freestanding locations. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact John Broderhausen, Brookshire Grocery Co., 1600 West Southwest Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701; 903-534-3000, Fax 903-534-2217; Web site: www.brookshires.com. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. trades as Winn-Dixie at 520 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, LA and MS. The supermarkets occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 50,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and lifestyle, power and strip centers, in addition to urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 20 years with options. For more information, contact Frank O’Sullivan, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 47 Cotesworth Place, Hilton Head, SC 29926; 843-342-3468, Fax 843-342-4468; Web site: www.winndixie.com. (continued on page three)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 17,643 locations with plans to open 1,544 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $296.1 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 46 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring ICSC Caribbean Conference Exclusives Suburban Real Estate Services has been named the exclusive leasing agent for a center in Naperville, IL......................... Pg. 3 New Construction Garden Commercial Properties is developing a 600,000 sq.ft. project in Mahwah, NJ........... Pg. 4 Buyers and Sellers Bobby Cox Cos., Inc. is selling Blockbuster Video properties throughout AR, MO, OK and TX................................... Pg. 5 EAD II, LLC is selling a shopping center in Port St. Lucie, FL................................ Pg. 7 Food Retailers Expand Panera Bread to open locations throughout central, southern and western VA....... Pg. 6 In the News Sharpe Properties formed a third-party management division................................. Pg. 7 Openings Lord & Taylor, LLC to open its first new store since 2001...... Pg. 8 Lease Signings Crosland negotiated leases throughout NC...................... Pg. 9 Sources of Financing George Smith Parnters provided a $17.2M loan for the redevelopment of a center in Oxnard, CA....................... Pg. 9 Lead Sheet Country Visions to open Apricot Lane stores nationwide............................ Pg. 11 Fred Meyer Jewelers, Inc. seeking locations in 14 states Pg. 14 Space Place........................... Pg. 16
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