Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate Volume XXVIII No. XXVI
July 12, 2013
FEATURING apparel Chains Expand Nationwide Group USA trades as Camille La Vie and Group USA at 26 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, KS, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WA and Puerto Rico. The stores, offering bridal and prom dresses, sportswear, footwear and accessories, occupy spaces of 5,500 sq.ft. to 6,600 sq.ft. in regional malls. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Miami and southeastern FL; Chicago, IL; LA; NJ; NY and Dallas and Houston, TX during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. Preferred demographics include a population of 500,000 within five miles earning $34,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Behshid Zandi, Group USA, 25 Enterprise Avenue, Secaucus, NJ 07094; 201-867-6005 Ext. 2023; Email: behshidz@groupusa.com; Web site: www.groupusa.com. Super Kids Uniforms, Inc. trades as Super Kids Uniforms at one location in MD. The store offers children’s apparel and footwear, and is seeking to occupy spaces of 12,000 sq.ft. in malls and strip centers. Plans call for one opening in the existing market during the coming 18 months. A vanilla shell is required. For more information, contact Gary Schoenemann, Super Kids Uniforms, Inc., 6901 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244; 410-597-9672, Fax 410-597-9674; Email: contact@superkidsuniforms.com; Web site: www.superkidsuniforms.com.
Kidstown operates five locations throughout NJ and NY. The stores, offering children’s apparel, footwear, accessories and furniture items, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in outlet centers and urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 25 years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred cotenants include budget to moderate-priced national retailers. For more information, contact Sammy Botton, Kidstown, 450 7th Avenue, Suite 1401, New York, NY 10123; 212-564-1616 Ext. 27, Fax 212-6300502; Email: sbotton@kidstownusa.com; Web site: www.kidstownusa.com. Maidenform operates 70 locations nationwide and in Puerto Rico. The stores, offering under garments and related daywear and sleepwear items, occupy spaces of 2,200 sq.ft. in outlet and lifestyle centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide, excluding the Midwestern region, during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. For more information, contact Lynn ManciniWeiner, Maidenform, 485 F Route 1 South, Iselin, NJ 08830; 203-393-7300, Fax 203-8819929; Email: lweiner@maidenform.com; Web site: www.maidenform.com. (continued on page eight)
This issue contains information on: • Retailers operating 51,123 locations with plans to open 2,123 sites • Real estate valued in excess of $1.48 billion to be bought, sold & financed • Leasing activity on over 5.8 million sq.ft. of retail properties Postmaster: Periodical ews
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pre-show icsc new england idea exchange New Construction MD management to redevelop mall in Kansas City, MO............. Pg. 4 Buyers & Sellers DRA Advisors, LLC looking to acquire retail developments........ Pg. 5 Food Chains Expand Bob’s Big Boy to enter fifteen states.......................................... Pg. 5 Who’s Opening & Where Cabela’s to rollout small-format stores.......................................... Pg. 7 Lululemon to open menswear stores.......................................... Pg. 7 Famous Dave’s to launch Famous Dave’s BBQ Shack concept........ Pg. 7 Lease Signings Zell Commercial Real Estate, Inc. finalizes two deals with C-A-L Ranch supermarket in CA........... Pg. 7 Lead Sheet Mardel, a division of Hobby Lobby, plans to enter LA............. Pg. 9 Midway Oil Corp. eyes MA and NH for growth............................ Pg. 10 Just-A-Buck to enter the DE and PA markets................................. Pg. 10 Exclusives The Proto Group lands two assignments in CT....................... Pg. 14 Space Place................................ Pg. 14 Sources of Financing Mesa West Capital lending nationwide................................. Pg. 15 Making the News Brixmor Property Group names Pappagallo as President and CFO........................................... Pg. 15