Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide

Cort Business Service Corp. trades as Cort Furniture Rental at 123 locations nationwide. The home furnishings stores, featuring furniture rentals and office furniture, occupy space of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought in CA and NJ during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. The company also trades as Cort Furniture Rental Clearance Centers at 88 locations nationwide. The stores, featuring furniture rentals and office furniture, occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought in CA and NJ during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years are typical.

For more information, contact Greg Filipos, Cort Business Service Corp., 11250 Waples Mill Road, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22030; 703-968-8500, Fax 703-968-8501.

For more information, contact Marvin Barish, The Chair King, Inc., 5405 West Sam Houston Parkway N., Houston, TX 77041; 713-690-1919, Fax 713-939-8424.

Hirschfield’s, Inc. trades as Hirschfield’s and Budget Paint and Wallcovering at 24 locations throughout MN. The stores, specializing in paints, wallcoverings, sundries and fabrics, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought in MN and WI during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years plus options are typical. A vanilla shell is required.

Thompson Building Materials trades as Omega Products, ER Strong, Silverado Building Supplies, Thompson Building Supplies, Thompson Door & Frame, United Building Materials, Valori Sand & Gravel, Lomita Building Materials and Valori Sand & Gravel at 11 locations in CA and NV. The home improvement stores, specializing in hardware and building materials, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets. The company requires a total land area of five acres, and prefers to acquire its sites.

For more information, contact Bill Wheel, Thompson Building Materials, P.O. Box 950, Fontana, CA 92334; 909-350-3000, Fax 909-823-8409.

For more information, contact Rick Blackwelder, Pier 1 Imports, 301 Commerce Street, Ft. Worth, TX 76102; 817-252-8000, Fax 817-252-7818; Web site: www.pier1.com

Moore’s Lumber & Building Supplies operates 23 locations in MD, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA and WV. The stores, selling home improvement materials wholesale to contractors, occupy spaces of 49,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the mid-Atlantic and southern regions during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites of six acres.

Lamps Plus, Inc. trades as Lamps Plus at 43 locations in AZ, CA, CO, NV, OR, TX and WA. The home furnishings stores, specializing in lighting, ceiling fans and accessories, occupy spaces of 11,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, power and specialty centers. Growth opportunities are sought in CA (Pleasanton), OR (Portland) and TX (Dallas) during the coming 18 months. Leases running 10 years are typical.