Automotive Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Automotive Retailers Expanding Nationwide

Indy Lube, Inc. trades as Indy Lube and Indy Lube Express at 35 locations throughout IN and MN. The oil change and lube centers occupy spaces of 2,100 sq.ft. and land areas of 20,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for expansion throughout IN, KS, MN and OH during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to purchase sites. A minimum of 25,000 vehicles per day is the preferred average daily traffic count.

For more information, contact Jim Yates, Indy Lube, Inc., 6515 East 82nd Street Suite 209, Indianapolis, IN 46250; 317-845-9444, Fax 317-577-3169.

Rodi Automotive, Inc. trades as Auto Barn Stores at 21 locations in Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, NY. The automotive parts stores occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding locations. Plans call for expansion throughout metro NY during the coming 18 months. Leases running ten years with options are typical.

For more information, contact Herbert Blumberg, Rodi Automotive, Inc., 13 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050; 516-484-9500, Fax 516-484-4341, Web site: www.autobarn.com

General Parts, Inc. trades as Carquest Auto Parts at 3,800 locations nationwide. The stores, offering automotive parts and accessories, occupy spaces of 4,500 sq.ft. and 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 100 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Tom Hines, General Parts, Inc., 2635 Millbrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27604; 919-573-3000, Fax 919-573-3552.

Meineke Discount Muffler Shop, Inc. trades as Meineke Discount Muffler Shop at 900+ locations nationwide, in Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. The stores, offering discount mufflers and brakes, occupy spaces of 2,800 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for expansion in the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company seeks land areas of 28,000 sq.ft. Preferred demographics include a population of 50,000 residing within a three-mile radius. The company is franchising, and a vanilla shell is required. Leases running 15 years are typical.

For more information, contact Paul Baratta, Meineke Discount Muffler Shop, Inc., 128 South Tryon #900, Charlotte, NC 28202; 704-377-8855, Fax 704-377-1490.

Merchants Tire & Auto Centers operates 117 locations in MD, MO, VA, NC, SC and from NC to Baltimore, MD. The tire auto centers occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. and one acre land areas in freestanding locations and the end caps of strip centers. Plans call for 20 openings in Washington D.C., MD, NC, SC and VA during the coming 18 months. The company prefers build-to-suits.

For more information, contact John Grimsley, Merchants Tire & Auto Centers, 9073 Euclid Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110; 703-368-3171, Fax 703-366-2208.

B & B Auto Parts operates seven locations in WA. The stores, offering automotive parts, accessories and supplies, occupy spaces of 4,500 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Preferred demographics include a population of 50,000 residing within a three to five-mile radius earning an average income of $50,000. Leases running five years with options are typical.

For more information, contact Tim Phillips, B & B Auto Parts, 401 Rainer Avenue North, Renton, WA 98055; 206-772-0904, Fax 206-772-2926.