Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVI No. XXXVI
September 23, 2011
Apparel Chains Expand Nationwide Sports Fan/Legends, Inc. trades as Legends and Sports Fan at 11 locations throughout DE, MD, NC and VA. The stores, offering active wear, athletic footwear and related merchandise, occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in malls and lifestyle and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout MD, NC and VA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. Major competitors include Foot Action, Foot Locker and Downtown Locker Room. For more information, contact Glenn Ferraro, Sports Fan/Legends, Inc., 11838 Canon Boulevard, Newport News, VA 23606; 757-873-3877, Fax 757-873-4787; Email: glenn@legends-sports.com. Discovery Clothing operates 28 locations throughout FL and IL. The stores, offering casual and career apparel, as well as accessories and footwear, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in regional centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Broward and Miami-Dade counties in FL during the coming 18 months, with representation by Katz & Associates Corp. Preferred cotenants include national fashion retailers. For more information, contact David Emihovich or Marty Hennessy, Katz & Associates Corp., 2300 Glades Road, Suite 460W, Boca Raton, FL 33431; 561-361-7232 Ext. 17/14, Fax 561-361-7276; Emails: demihovich@dkatz.com and martinhennessy@dkatz.com; Web site: www.katzassociates.com.
Limited Brands trades as Victoria’s Secret at 1,030 locations nationwide. The stores, offering intimate apparel, beauty products and sleepwear, 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 nationwide, as well as in Canada, during the coming 18 months. The company also trades as La Senza at 249 locations throughout Canada. The stores, offering intimate apparel, personal care items, accessories, loungewear and sleepwear, occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in malls, street fronts and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets in Canada during the coming 18 months. The company also trades as Pink at nine locations nationwide, as well as within existing Victoria’s Secret locations. The stores, offering apparel including sleepwear, loungewear and lingerie, as well as fragrances and accessories, occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 5,500 sq.ft. in malls and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout select markets nationwide, as well in Canada, during the coming 18 months. The company prefers site submittals to be sent via mail or fax. For more information, contact Kim Menz, Limited Brands, 3 Limited Parkway, Columbus, OH 43230; Fax 614-415-7450; Web sites: www.limitedbrands.com, www.victoriassecret.com, www.lasenza.com and www.vspink.com. (continued on page seven)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 47,350 locations with plans to open 3,578 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $254.2 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 5.8 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring ICSC Virginia Idea Exchange New Construction Nassimi Realty, LLC is preleasing a 300,000 sq.ft. project in Ewing Township, NJ.......................................... Pg. 3 Openings Starbucks Corp. to open 800 Starbucks locations this fiscal year....................................... Pg. 4 Fossil to open between 58 and 62 locations by year’s end..... Pg. 7 Buyers and Sellers Fairs Lee Investments is selling a 107,217 sq.ft. center in Ukiah, CA......................... Pg. 5 Food Retailers Expand Papa Gino’s, Inc. seeking sites throughout New England....... Pg. 6 Exclusives Next Realty represents tenants in the MD, VA and DC markets.................................. Pg. 8 Sources of Financing Holliday Fenoglio Fowler arranged $230 million in acquisition financing for a center in Boston, MA............. Pg. 8 In the News Cassidy Turley brings more executive talent on board...... Pg. 10 Lease Signings Centro Properties Group inks deal with Dick’s Sporting Goods................................... Pg. 10 Lead Sheet Total Wine & More to expand into the Washington, DC area Pg. 14 Omega Sports looks to enter into the VA market................ Pg. 14 Space Place........................... Pg. 16
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