Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVII No. XVIII
May 4, 2012
Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide Factory Mattress Direct operates 15 locations throughout TX. The stores, offering mattresses and related products, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call the openings of four units throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with options. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 20,000 within five miles earning $60,000 as the average household income. The company is also relocating and upgrading locations. For more information, contact Steve Frey, Factory Mattress Direct, 8409 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78753; 512-834-6464, Fax 512-8349455; Email: stephenaustinfrey@yahoo.com; Web site: www.factorymattresssales.com. Dunn-Edwards Paints operates 106 locations throughout AZ, CA, NM, NV and TX. The stores, offering paints and related supplies and equipment, occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in specialty and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months, with representation by Lee & Associates Commercial R.E. Typical leases run five years. Preferred cotenants include home improvement retailers. For more information, contact Bruce Heathcote, Lee & Associates Commercial R.E., 111 Pacifica, Suite 310, Irvine, CA 92618; 949-727-1200, Fax 949-727-1299; Email: bheathcote@lee-associates.com; Web site: www.dunnedwards.com.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams operates 14 locations nationwide. The stores, offering modern upscale home furnishings, including tables, desks, bookcases, rugs, lamps, wall art and home décor items, occupy spaces of 7,500 sq.ft. to 12,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and lifestyle centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA; the New York, NY metropolitan area; Dallas, TX and Seattle, WA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Thor High Street Advisors. For more information, contact Robert Draizen, Thor High Street Advisors, 25 West 39th Street, Eleventh Floor, New York, NY 10018; 212-4018635 Ext. 205; Email: rdraizen@thorhighstreet.com; Web sites: www.thorhighstreet.com and www.mgbwhome.com. Continental Rental, Inc. trades as Continental Rental at 22 locations throughout MI. The stores, offering the rental and sales of appliances, bedroom sets, electronics, furniture, computers and snow removal equipment, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact John Theiler, Continental Rental, Inc., PO Box 1308; Bay City, MI 48706; 989-686-7011, Fax 989-686-8785; Web site: www.buywithoutdebt.com. (continued on page five)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 26,681 locations with plans to open 1,214 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $116 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 5 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring Who’s Opening & Where Wawa, Inc., to open 20 c-stores next year................... Pg. 3 Mattress Firm, Inc. projects 100 new stores...................... Pg. 3 Food Chains Expanding Confucio Express plans to open 10 restaurants in southeast FL........................... Pg. 4 Pollo Tropical projects 20 openings................................ Pg. 4 Exclusives LMS Commercial Real estate is repping Amelia’s Grocery Outlet.................................... Pg. 5 Lease Signings The Zall Co. brokers Forever 21 lease in Santa Cruz, CA.... Pg. 6 The Cafaro Co. inks deal with Ross Dress For Less in Erie, PA......................................... Pg. 7 Making The News Johnson Capital promotes Chapman............................... Pg. 7 Buyers and Sellers Realty Pointe Co. acquiring in the southeastern states........... Pg. 8 Divaris Real Estate, Inc. brokers sale of Food Lionanchored shopping center in Richmond, VA....................... Pg. 8 Lead Sheet National Stores, Inc. looks to enter the Chicago, IL market Pg. 10 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet plans to enter IN............................. Pg. 10 Cavender’s Boot City takes on new territory in AZ, CO and MO....................................... Pg. 11 Space Place........................... Pg. 14
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