Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate Volume XXVIII No. XXXI
August 16, 2013
FEATURING apparel Chains Expand Nationwide Limited Brands trades as La Senza at 157 locations throughout Canada. The stores, offering intimate apparel, sleepwear, accessories and fragrances, occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in malls, specialty centers and street fronts. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets in Canada during the coming 18 months. The company also trades as Victoria’s Secret at 1,052 locations throughout North America, Canada and the United Kingdom. The stores, offering intimate apparel, personal care items and beauty products, occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in malls, specialty centers and street fronts. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Kim Menz, Limited Brands, 3 Limited Parkway, Columbus, OH 43230; 614-415-1784; Email: kmenz@limitedbrands.com; Web site: www.limitedbrands.com. Simply Fashion and Fashion Trend operates 300 locations throughout AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI and Washington, DC. The stores, offering discounted junior’s, misses and plus sized apparel items, footwear and accessories, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout
southern FL during the coming 18 months, with representation by Atlantic Commercial Group, Inc. Preferred cotenants include grocery, discount, footwear, and beauty supply and dollar stores, along with nail salons and check cashing stores. The company prefers sties with a minimum of 30 feet of frontage, and will also consider second-generation freestanding buildings or urban malls. For more information, contact Gary Broidis, Atlantic Commercial Group, Inc., 7251 West Palmetto Park Road, Suite 207, Boca Raton, FL 33433; 561-447-8610 Ext. 12; Email: gary@atlanticcg.com. Destination Maternity Corp. trades as A Pea in the Pod, Motherhood Maternity, Destination Maternity and Motherhood Maternity Outlet at 625 locations nationwide and in Canada and internationally. The stores, offering maternity apparel items, occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and lifestyle, outlet, power, specialty and strip centers, as well as urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Edward Tress, Destination Maternity Corp., 456 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123; 215-873-2214, Fax 215400-2514; Email: etress@destinationmaternity.com; Web site: www.destinationmaternity.com. (continued on page eight)
This issue contains information on: • Retailers operating 24,925 locations with plans to open 1,842 sites • Real estate valued in excess of $102 million to be bought, sold & financed • Leasing activity on over 3.9 million sq.ft. of retail properties s New rtantpedite o p x Im se E Plea
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national focus Who’s Opening and Where rue21 rolls out new concept....... Pg. 3 Sleepy’s set on growth in Chicago, IL................................. Pg. 3 Buyers and Sellers The Shopping Center Group closed on multiple centers in FL Pg. 4 New Construction NewMark Merrill Cos. develops second phase of Walmart anchored center.......................... Pg. 5 Food Chains Expand Lime Fresh Mexican Grill to enter DE, NJ and PA............................ Pg. 6 Making the News Ripco continues growth.............. Pg. 7 Sources of Financing Ladder Capital closes shopping center loans................................ Pg. 7 Lease Signings Jeffery Realty inks deal with T.J. Maxx.......................................... Pg. 7 Exclusives Royal Properties reps Verizon Wireless in NJ............................. Pg. 8 Lead Sheet Gordman’s Stores to enter MI, OH and TX................................. Pg. 9 Aaron’s to open 12 stores in NY Pg. 12 Space Place................................ Pg. 14