Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXV No. VI
February 12, 2010
Apparel Chains Expand Nationwide Pretty Girl operates 20 locations throughout NJ and NY. The stores, offering discount junior women’s apparel, occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in urban areas and outlet, strip, tourist and value centers. Plans call for 20 openings throughout the existing markets and AL, IL and PA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Eretz, Ltd. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred cotenants include T.J. Maxx and Target. Major competitors include Rainbow, Citi Trends and Ross Dress for Less. For more information, contact Ellaina Dreifach, Eretz, Ltd., 5916 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204; 646-457-9837; Email: ellaina@eretzltd.com. Eileen Fisher, Inc. trades as Eileen Fisher at 42 locations, Eileen Fisher Company Store at five locations, Eileen Fisher Boutique at two locations and Eileen Fisher Lab Store at one location with stores chainwide operating throughout AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, VA, WA and Washington, DC. The stores, offering women’s apparel, occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in downtown areas, upscale malls and lifestyle centers drawing an affluent clientele. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Karen Gray, Eileen Fisher, Inc., Two Bridge Street, Irvington, NY 10533; 914-591-5700, Fax 914-591-8900; Web site: www.eileenfisher.com.
David’s Bridal, Inc. trades as David’s Bridal at 320 locations nationwide. The stores, offering wedding gowns, accents and accessories, bridesmaid fashions and formalwear, invitations, gifts and other bridal services, occupy spaces of 5,500 sq.ft. and from 8,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and lifestyle, power, specialty and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 600,000 within 20 miles earning $45,000 as the average household income. The company also trades as Priscilla of Boston at 15 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, GA, IL, MA, MN, NJ, PA, TX and VA. The stores, offering wedding gowns, occupy spaces of 5,500 sq.ft. in lifestyle and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the West Coast and southeastern areas of the U.S. during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. Preferred demographics include a population of 500,000 within 15 miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. The company prefers site submittals by mail. For more information, contact Michael Mirsky, David’s Bridal, Inc., 1001 Washington Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428; 610943-5000, Fax 610-943-5046; Web site: www.davidsbridal.com. (continued on page six)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 18,010 locations with plans to open 1,413 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $46.1 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 9.55 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring Mountain States IDEX New Construction Garden Commercial is developing a mixed-use property in Fairlawn, NJ........ Pg. 3 Openings Whole Foods Market will open a store in Charlottesville, VA......................................... Pg. 4 Freshii looks for sites throughout Chicago, IL.......... Pg. 7 Buyers & Sellers United Commercial Realty is selling a number of outlots to Walmart Supercenters throughout TX....................... Pg. 5 Draper & Kramer is selling three centers located throughout IL......................... Pg. 5 Food Retailers Expand Kolache Factory looks for sites throughout CA, CO, IN, KS, MO and TX........................... Pg. 6 In The News Centro Properties Group appointed Warren Strietzel to senior vice president/ regional asset manager for the Midwest................................ Pg. 7 Exclusives National Commercial Brokers represents Ultimate Electronics throughout New England....... Pg. 8 Lease Signings Signature Associates negotiated a lease with Bounce House for space in St. Clair Shores, MI..................... Pg. 8 Lead Sheet The UPS Store looks for sites throughout WA...................... Pg. 11 Tractor Supply Co. looks for 140 to 150 sites nationwide.... Pg. 12 Space Place........................... Pg. 14
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