Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVI No. XXXII
August 26, 2011
Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide Royal Crown Leasing, Inc. trades as RentAmerica at 15 locations throughout NC and SC. The stores, offering rent-to-own furniture, electronics, appliances and computers, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run three to five years. Preferred cotenants include Food Lion, Cato and Shoe Show. Preferred demographics include a population of 75,000 within 25 miles earning $40,000 to $80,000 as the average household income. Major competitors include Aaron’s and Rent-A-Center. The company is also seeking store relocation opportunities during the coming 18 months, and prefers sites with a common wall dividing the showroom and stockroom. For more information, contact Larry Tinny, Royal Crown Leasing, Inc., 5408 Yadkin Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303; 910864-5778, Fax 910-864-4790; Web site: www.rentamerica.com. W.S. Badcock Corp. trades as Badcock Home Furniture & More at more than 300 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA. The stores, offering furniture, bedding, appliances, electronics, accessories and floor coverings, occupy spaces of 14,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and inline spaces of shopping centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets, with a focus on NC, SC and VA, during
the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with two, five-year options. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred cotenants include Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Save-A-Lot, Food Lion, Tractor Supply Co. and Walmart Express. Preferred demographics include a population of 10,000 within two miles earning $35,000 to $75,000 as the average household income. Major competitors include Room To Go and Ashley Furniture HomeStore. A land area of two to three acres is required for freestanding sites. For more information, contact Scott McCorkle, W.S. Badcock Corp., PO Box 497, Mulberry, FL 33860; 800-223-2625, Fax 863-425-7600. Mattress 1 One operates more than 70 locations throughout FL, excluding the panhandle and southwestern areas. The stores, offering mattresses and bedding items, occupy spaces of 2,200 sq.ft. to 4,200 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps of shopping centers and street fronts. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Tampa Bay metropolitan area and Palm Beach County, FL during the coming 18 months, with representation by Real Property Specialists, Inc. Typical leases run five years with two, five-year options. For more information, contact Mike Charron, Real Property Specialists, Inc., 2345 West Sand Lake Road, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32809; 407-812-8000 Ext. 113; Email: mike@realpropertyspecialists.com. (continued on page twenty-six)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 61,349 locations with plans to open 2,453 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $781.2 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 7.4 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring ICSC Florida Conference New Construction Cedarwood Development, Inc. is developing a power center in Stuart, FL................. Pg. 3 Observations & Conversations Pg. 4 Profile|Terranova Corp.
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Profile|RMC Property Group Pg. 8 Buyers and Sellers Cole Real Estate Investments closed on $43 million in acquisitions in FL................... Pg. 10 Openings Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to open 10 Walmart Supercenters throughout southern FL.......... Pg. 12 Food Retailers Expand Chuy’s looks to enter the northern FL market................ Pg. 14 Exclusives Katz & Associates represents Ulta throughout select counties in FL........................ Pg. 18 Sources of Financing Windstar Financial Services provides hard-money financing throughout FL......... Pg. 19 Lease Signings Equity Investment Services negotiated a lease with Mattress World in Oviedo, FL Pg. 20 Lead Sheet MetroPCS seeking sites in select markets of FL............... Pg. 21 Marcus Theatres to open movie theaters nationwide..... Pg. 22 In the News Hudson Realty Capital, LLC hired Timothy Hall as vice president............................... Pg. 28 Space Place........................... Pg. 30 Most Valuable Players........... Pg. 38
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