Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXVI No. XLVI
December 2, 2011
Apparel Chains Expand Nationwide Bon Worth operates 250 locations nationwide. The stores, offering apparel in misses, petites’ and women’s sizes, occupy spaces of 1,300 sq.ft. to 1,800 sq.ft. in grocery-anchored strip centers and 1,300 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in enclosed malls. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the eastern, midwestern and southern regions of the U.S., excluding the Northeast and FL, during the coming 18 months, with representation by The Was Group, LLC. Preferred demographics include a trade-area population of more than 100,000. The company prefers to locate in areas with a high concentration of women over age 50. For more information, contact Darren Was, The Was Group, LLC, 33 Sicomac Road, Suite 305, North Haledon, NJ 07058; 862-203-4352 Ext. 11, Email: darren@was-group.com; Web site: www.was-group.com. Talk of The Walk, Inc. trades as Talk of The Walk at five locations in NJ. The stores, offering better lines of women’s apparel, occupy spaces of up to 2,500 sq.ft. in tourist centers, casinos and resort areas. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. Preferred cotenants include high-end retailers. The company will only consider locations within upscale tourist and resort areas. For more information, contact Geoffrey Lovitz or Mark Lovitz, Talk of The Walk, Inc., 410 South Main Street, Pleasantville, NJ 08232; 609-641-4400, Fax 609-641-5530; Email: geoffrey@talkofthewalk.com.
United Fashions of Texas trades as Melrose Family Fashions at 100 locations throughout AZ, CA, NM and TX. The stores, offering apparel in juniors’, misses and plus-sizes, as well as children’s and men’s apparel and footwear and accessories, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout AZ, southern CA, NM and TX during the coming 18 months. Preferred cotenants include apparel, discount and grocery stores. The company prefers to locate in centers featuring a GLA above 50,000 sq.ft. For more information, contact Koyt Everhart, United Fashions of Texas, 4629 Macro Drive, San Antonio, TX 78218; 210-662-7140 Ext. 1803; Fax 210-666-3211; Email: koyt@ufot.com; Web site: www.melrosestore.com. Active Ride Shop operates 21 locations throughout southern CA. The stores, offering active apparel, footwear and accessories, occupy spaces of 4,500 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in malls and lifestyle and regional power centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Strategic Retail Advisors. For more information, contact Jeff Reenders, Strategic Retail Advisors, 3990 Westerly Place, Suite 230, Newport Beach, CA 92660; 949640-6678 Ext. 15, Fax 949-748-8088; Email: jeff@strategicretailadvisor.com; Web site: www.strategicretailadvisor.com. (continued on page eight)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 92,688 locations with plans to open 6,833 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $139.9 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 5.2 million sq.ft. of retail properties
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Featuring National Focus New Construction Stoltz is preleasing an 864,000 sq.ft. mixed-use project in Overland Park, KS................. Pg. 3 Buyers and Sellers Fameco Real Estate is selling a 171,449 sq.ft. center in Delran, NJ............................. Pg. 4 Food Retailers Expand All-American Specialty Restaurants, Inc. seeking sites nationwide............................ Pg. 5 Openings Costco Wholesale Corp. to open 20 new locations during its fiscal year.......................... Pg. 6 In the News SRS Real Estate Partners hired Brandon L. Singer as first vice president............................... Pg. 8 Exclusives Investment Management Associates, Inc. represents Smoothie King throughout select FL markets................... Pg. 9 Lease Signings Rose Associates negotiated a lease with Ace Hardware for a two-level space in Manhattan, NY........................................ Pg. 10 Lead Sheet Books-A-Million seeking sites throughout the eastern U.S..... Pg. 11 Batteries Plus looks to expand nationwide............................ Pg. 14 Sources of Financing Mortgage Cap Financial provides financing for properties nationwide............ Pg. 16 Space Place........................... Pg. 16
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