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Home Furnishings & Improvement Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Home Furnishings & Improvement Retailers Expanding NationwideWindow Works International, Inc. trades as Window Works at eight locations in CO, IL, MA, MI, OH and TX. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for at least three openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place nationwide, with emphasis in MN. Demographic requirements include a population of 40,000 residing within five to ten miles earning $60,000 as the average income. Leases running five years are typical, and the company is franchising. For more information, contact Joanne Spelbrink, Window Works International, Inc., 7167 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, MN, 55346; 952-943-4353, Fax 952-943-9050, Email jspelbrink@windoworks.com
Grossman’s Inc., a division of Jeld-Wen, trades as Contractor’s Warehouse and Bargain Outlet at 50 locations in CA, IN, KY, MA, NY, OH and RI. The home center and building supplies stores occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. and 100,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities and strip center endcaps. Growth opportunities are sought in MA, NY and OH. Contractor’s Warehouse uses 100,000 sq.ft. and Bargain Outlet uses 20,000 sq.ft. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. For more information, contact Gail Venti, Grossman’s, Inc., 90 Hawes Way, Stoughton, MA 02072; 781-297-3300, Fax 781-297-0180.
Bestway, Inc. operates 96 locations in AL, AR, GA, MS, NC, SC and TN. The home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 3,400 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding facilities. Plans call for 14 openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in AL, AR, NC, SC and TN. Demographic requirements include a population of 25,000 residing within three miles earning $35,000 as the average income. A vanilla shell with a tenant improvement allowance is required. For more information, contact Joe McElroy, Bestway, Inc., 7800 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 320, Dallas, TX 75247; 214-630-6655, Fax 214-630-8404.
Thompson Building Materials trades as Omega Products and other brands at 11 locations in CA and NV. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing markets. The stores require a total land area of five acres, and the company prefers to purchase. For more information, contact Bill Wheel, Thompson Building Materials, P.O. Box 1869, Orange , CA 92856; 714-637-7373, Fax 714-637-7575.
Hader Hardware, Inc. operates 17 locations in KY and OH. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for one to two openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in the existing markets. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. For more information, contact Gary Sullivan, Hader Hardware, Inc., 8501 Winton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231; 513-522-2255, Fax 513-522-2445.
The Home Lumber & Supply Co. operates 16 locations in KS. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 30,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought in the existing market. The company prefers to purchase. For more information, contact John Humphreys, Home Lumber & Supply Co., P.O. Box 427, Ashland, KS 67831; 316-635-2207, Fax 316-635-2209.
Cort Business Services Corporation trades as Cort Furniture Rental at 118 locations nationwide. The furniture rental and office furniture stores occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. For more information, contact Michael Connors, Cort Business Service Corp., 11250 Waples Mill Road, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-968-8500, Fax 703-968-8501.
Bush Industries trades as Outlet Furnishings at two locations in NY and PA. The home furnishing stores, selling ready-to-assemble furniture (mostly closeouts), occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 7,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding facilities. Growth opportunities are sought along the East Coast. For more information, contact Neil Frederick, Bush Industries, One Mason Drive, Jamestown, NY 14702; 716-665-2000, Fax 716-488-2128.
N. Siperstein Inc. trades as Siperstein’s at 23 locations in CT, MA and NJ. The home improvement stores, selling wallpaper, paint and window treatments, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities and strip centers. Plans call from one to two openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place in CT and NJ. The company only purchases its sites. For more information, contact Steve Siperstein, N. Siperstein Inc., 415 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302; 201-333-2215, Fax 201-333-2299.
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