Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVII No. XXII
June 8, 2012
Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide Hammond Lumber Co. operates 12 locations throughout ME. The chain, offering building materials and supplies, prefers to occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. Major competitors include Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement. A land area of five to 20 acres is required. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact Michael Hammond, Hammond Lumber Co., PO Box 500 / 2 Hammond Drive, Belgrade, ME 04917; 207-495-3303, Fax 207-495-2304; Email: mhammond@hammondlumber.com; Web site: www.hammondlumber.com.
Builders Discount Centers, Inc. trades as Builders Discount Center at 11 locations throughout NC and VA. The stores, offering building materials and related supplies, including lumber, siding and roofing products, as well as vinyl windows and cabinetry, occupy spaces of 60,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout NC, SC and VA during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact Glenn Perry, Builders Discount Centers, Inc., 1261 South Wesleyan Boulevard, Rocky Mount, NC 278034504; 252-442-2674, Fax 252-442-8059; Email: bdcgp@suddenlinkmail.com; Web site: www.buildersdiscount.net.
Butler Carpet Co. trades as Bob’s Carpet Mart at 16 locations throughout FL. The stores, offering carpet, hardwood, vinyl and laminate flooring, as well as window treatments, including blinds, shades and shutters, occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Limited growth opportunities are sought within a 50 to 60mile radius of the home office in Clearwater, FL during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with a five-year option. The company is site selective. For more information, contact Bert Butler, Butler Carpet Co., 10815 U.S. Highway 19 North, Clearwater, FL 33764; 727571-9998, Fax 727-571-3727; Web site: www.bobscarpet.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 and conversion spaces in shopping centers on a land area of at least two acres. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Midwestern region of the U.S. during the coming 18 months. Major competitors include Lowe’s Home Improvement, Home Depot, Menards and independent lumber yards. The company prefers to acquire sites. For more information, contact Jason Plummer, R.P. Lumber Co., Inc., 514 East Vandalia Street, Edwardsville, IL 62025; 618-656-1514, Fax 618655-7988; Web site: www.rplumber.com. (continued on page sixteen)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 26,861 locations with plans to open 2,775 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $119 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 2.62 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring Post-Show ICSC RECon 2012 New Construction Konover South is preleasing a 150,000 sq.ft. center in Delray Beach, FL................... Pg. 4 Horry County Planning & Zoning is developing a project in Myrtle Beach, SC............... Pg. 4 Who’s Opening and Where Whole Foods plans to open a supermarket in Savannah, GA Pg. 6 L.L. Bean to open at the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury, CT......................................... Pg. 6 Buyers and Sellers SRS Real Estate Partners is selling a 25,050 sq.ft. building in Abington, MA.................... Pg. 8 Food Chains Expand Marble Slab Creamery plans to open 19 locations nationwide Pg. 12 Sonic looks for locations nationwide............................ Pg. 14 Lease Signings WindStar Properties negotiated a lease with Total Nutrition for 1,400 sq.ft. in Mansfield, TX......................................... Pg. 22 Exclusives Katz & Associates reps Jos. A. Bank throughout FL............... Pg. 26 Real Property Specialists, Inc. reps Dr. G’s Weight Loss in central FL.............................. Pg. 26 Lead Sheet Honey Farms Convenience seeks locations in MA and NH........................................ Pg. 27 Salon Boutique looks for locations in AZ, CA, NV and TX......................................... Pg. 30 Space Place........................... Pg. 36 Most Valuable Players........... Pg. 46
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