Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate Volume XXX No. XXIX
August 7, 2015
FEATURING HOME-RELATED CHAINS EXPAND Bassett Furniture operates more than 90 locations nationwide. The stores, offering living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, along with storage and home office products, occupy spaces of 13,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout northern CA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Newmark Cornish & Carey. For more information, contact Matt Sweeney, Newmark Cornish & Carey, 2804 Mission College Boulevard, Suite 120, Santa Clara, CA 95054; 408-987-4119, Fax 408-988-6340; Email: msweeney@newmarkccarey.com; Web site: www.bassettfurniture.com. Mattress 1 One operates more than 220 locations throughout FL, southern GA and eastern TX. The stores, offering mattresses and bedding products, occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps of shopping centers and street fronts. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months, with representation by Real Property Specialists, Inc. Preferred cotenants include big box retailers and furniture or mattress stores. The company will also consider build-to-suit opportunities. For more information, contact Mike Charron, Real Property Specialists, Inc., 2345 West Sand Lake Road, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32809; 407624-5601; Email: mike@rps-fl.com; Web site: www.mattress1one.com.
Rooms To Go trades as Rooms To Go, Rooms To Go Kids and Rooms To Go Outlet at more than 220 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX and VA, as well as Puerto Rico. The stores, offering affordable living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, as well as mattresses, occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. to 80,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for eight to 12 openings throughout the southeastern region of the U.S., as well as in TX, southern VA and the Gulf states area of the U.S., during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Jeff Finkel or Chuck Arnott, Room To Go, 400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30346; 678-475-0499, Fax 770-352-9953; Emails: jfinkel@roomstogo.com and carnott@roomstogo.com; Web site: www.roomstogo.com. Hudson’s Bay Co. trades as Home Outfitters at 62 locations throughout Canada. The stores, offering kitchen, bedroom and bathroom products, occupy various size spaces in power centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Bruce Moore, Hudson’s Bay Co., 401 Bay Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 2Y4; 416-861-4521, Fax 416-861-6870; Email: bruce.moore@hbc.com; Web site: www.thebay.com. (continued on page seven)
THIS ISSUE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON: • Retailers operating 33,324 locations with plans to open 2,772 sites • Real estate valued in excess of $190 million to be bought, sold & financed • Leasing activity on over 4.7 million sq.ft. of retail properties WS Postmaster: Periodical T NE E N A T R DIT IMPO SE EXPE A PLE
ICSC PACIFIC NORTHWEST IDEA EXCHANGE New Construction Arcore Real Estate Group preleases shopping center in IL.... Pg. 3 Buyers and Sellers Chase Properties, Ltd. open to acquiring shopping centers in secondary and tertiary markets on the east coast......................... Pg. 4 Who’s Opening and Where Aspen Dental plans to operate 600 locations by 2016................ Pg. 5 Title Boxing Club has 400 fitness centers in development.............. Pg. 5 Food Chains Expand Wing Stop set to open 100 locations nationwide.................. Pg. 6 Roy’s Restaurant to enter Washington, DC......................... Pg. 6 Exclusives and Tenant Reps LandQwest Commercial reps Great Expressions Dental Centers throughout FL............................. Pg. 7 Lease Signings SRS Real Estate Partners inks anchor deal with Earth Fare in Atlanta, GA................................ Pg. 8 Making the News Caton Commercial taps land specialist for the IL market.......... Pg. 8 Sources of Financing Madison Realty Capital closes acquisition and development funding....................................... Pg. 8 Lead Sheet Conn’s Home Plus to enter AL, AR, KY and VA........................... Pg. 9 Oportun caters to Hispanic customer and eyes Austin, TX for growth........................................ Pg. 10 Academy Sports & Outdoors to enter NM.................................... Pg. 12 Space Place................................ Pg. 14