Reporting The Nation’s Weekly News on Retailing & Retail Real Estate
Volume XXIV No. XLVIII
December 18, 2009
Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide Blinds To Go, Inc. trades as Blinds To Go at 100 locations throughout CT, DE, FL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA and VA. The stores, offering custommade blinds and shades, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and endcaps of shopping centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Boston, MA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with three, five-year options. A turnkey is preferred. Preferred cotenants include Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement. The company also trades as Le Marche du Store at locations throughout Ontario and Quebec, Canada. For more information, contact Yves Pardo, Blinds To Go, Inc., 3510 St. Joseph Boulevard East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1X 1W6; 514-255-4000, Fax 514-259-9992; Email: ypardo@blindstogo.com; Web site: www.blindstogo.com. Country Curtains Retail, Inc. trades as Country Curtains at 25 locations throughout CT, DE, IL, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, RI, VA and VT. The stores, offering window treatments and related accessories, occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, downtown areas and lifestyle centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Marilyn Hansen, Country Curtains Retail, Inc., 705 Pleasant Street, Lee, MA 01238; 413-243-1474, Fax 413-2430616; Web site: www.countrycurtains.com.
Slumberland, Inc. trades as Slumberland Furniture and Slumberland Clearance Centers at 120 locations throughout IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD and WI. The stores, offering home office, bedroom, living and dining room furniture and featuring specialty mattress departments, occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 45,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, TN, WI and WY during the coming 18 months. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Michael Larson, Slumberland, Inc., 3060 Centerville Road, Little Canada, MN 55117; 651-482-7500; Email: michael.larson@slumberland.com; Web site: www.slumberland.com. Marburn Stores, Inc. trades as Marburn Curtain Warehouse at 22 locations throughout CT, NJ, Long Island, NY and PA. The stores, offering curtains, blinds and shades, as well as bathroom, bedding and kitchen accessories, occupy spaces of 7,500 sq.ft. to 8,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power, specialty and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CT, NJ, NY and PA during the coming 18 months. Preferred cotenants include Home Depot, Kohl’s, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. For more information, contact Bernard Hinden or Richard Perez, Marburn Stores, Inc., 225 Walker Street, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010; 201943-0222; Web site: www.marburn.com. (continued on page nineteen)
This issue contains information on:
* Retailers operating 29,003 locations with plans to open 2,151 sites * Real estate valued in excess of $181.64 million to be bought, sold & financed * Leasing activity on over 5.337 million sq.ft. of retail properties
Important News Please Expedite
Postmaster: Periodical
Featuring New Construction Brandolini Cos. is preleasing the second phase of a center in Collegeville, PA................. Pg. 4 Profile|Vanguard-Fine, LLC
Pg. 6
Buyers & Sellers RCG Ventures acquired three centers in AL, SC and TN....... Pg. 8 Heritage Estates is looking to acquire centers nationwide.... Pg. 14 Food Retailers Expand Friendly’s Express looks for sites in CT and New England Pg. 16 Lease Signings H&R Retail negotiated a number of leases throughout VA and MD........................... Pg. 17 Openings King Soopers will open a concept store in Ft. Collins, CO........................................ Pg. 18 Forman Mills plans to open stores throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area....................................... Pg. 20 In The News The Learning Experience hired Estelle Kronstat as director of franchise development.......... Pg. 24 Lead Sheet Amalgamated Bank looks for sites throughout Brooklyn and Queens, NY........................... Pg. 29 CPR plans to open stores nationwide............................ Pg. 29 Space Place........................... Pg. 34 Most Valuable Players........... Pg. 42
For more news go to: www.dealmakers.net