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Books and Bytes

dba Players Press Books and Bytes

David Cole

P.O. Box 1132

Studio City, CA 91614

818-789-4980; Fax 818-990-2477

 

Books

The two-unit chain operates in CA and MO. The book stores occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding and urban/downtown locations. Plans call for three to five openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in NY, CA and TX. Leases running five years with two five-year options are typical.

 

Northwestern Products, Inc.

dba Northwestern Book Store

Brian Cutshall

1075 10th Avenue Southeast

Minneapolis, MN 55414

612-436-1060; Fax 612-436-1080

 

Books

The seven-unit chain operates throughout MN. The book stores occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in power centers and freestanding locations. Plans call for two openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in the Twin Cities, MN area. Leases running 10 years are typical and a vanilla shell is required.

 

Peebles Department Stores

David R. Borsden

One Peebles Street

South Hill, VA 23970

804-447-5413; Fax 804-447-5474

E-mail: dborsden@peebles.com

 

Department Store

The 125-unit chain operates in AL, DE, KY, MD, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, OH, IN, MO and WV. The department stores occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 30,000 sq.ft. in strip and tourist centers. Plans call for seven to 10 openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets and contiguous states. The company prefers "county seat" type of towns at least 20 miles from regional centers with department store anchors. Leases running 15 years are typical for rehabbed space and 20 years for new construction. The company prefers discount department stores, grocery stores, shoe stores, jewelers, Cato, Fashion Bug and Maurices as cotenants. The company is also growing by acquisitions of other department stores.

 

Waldo’s $1 Mart

Gilbert Fitzgerald

c/o CB Richard Ellis

233 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200

Chicago, IL 60601

312-297-7608; Fax 312-861-7876

 

Discount

The five-unit chain operates throughout IL. The dollar stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in downtown/urban areas. Expansion opportunities are sought in the metropolitan Chicago, IL area. The company requests site plans with proposals and downtown sites must have parking.

 

Warehouse 99

dba The Dollar Store

Kenny Haber

16725 Northwest 20th Avenue

Opa Locka, FL 33056

305-621-6889; Fax 305-621-6981

 

Discount

The 14-unit chain operates throughout FL. The discount merchandise stores occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in community, regional, strip and power centers. Expansion opportunities are sought in south FL; Tampa, FL; Orlando, FL and the east coast of FL from Cocoa Beach south.

 

 

Martinizing Dry Cleaning

Jerry Laesser

2005 Ross Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45212

513-351-6211; Fax 513-731-0818

E-mail: jlaesser@martinizing.com

 

Dry Cleaners

The 757-unit chain operates nationwide. The dry cleaners occupy spaces of 1,400 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in power and strip centers and freestanding locations nationwide. Plans call for 20 to 30 openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion opportunities are sought in AL, CA, FL, GA, IN, KY, MD, NV, PA and TX.

 

School & Pre-School Supply Center, Inc.

dba Learning How

Jeff Faw

1583 Sulpher Spring Road

Baltimore, MD 21227

410-242-7100; Fax 410-242-5246

 

Educational

The six-unit chain operates throughout MD. The teachers’ supply stores occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for two openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in PA and VA. Leases running three to five years are typical and specific improvements are required. Prefered demographics include a population count of 200,000 in a 20-mile radius earning $50,000 as the average annual household income. The company describes its customer as pre-K through ninth grade teachers, parents and day care workers.

 

R.L. Fridley Theaters, Inc.

dba Fridley Theaters

Terry Dotson

1321 Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

515-282-9287; Fax 515-282-8310

 

Entertainment

The 39-unit chain operates in IA and NE. The movie theaters occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding and downtown locations. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets. The company prefers mail submissions and does not take over existing theaters. The company operates one through five and nine-screen theaters.

 

Everything 99 cents

Marvin Hartman

c/o Pliskin Realty & Development

179 Westbury Avenue

Carle Place, NY 11514

516-997-0100; Fax 516-997-7225

 

General Merchandise

The 37-unit chain operates in CT, MA, NJ, NY and PA. The bargain general and seasonal merchandise stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in power, strip, value and mixed-use centers and freestanding and downtown/urban locations. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets.

 

Beauty Management, Inc.

dba Perfect Look Hair Fashion,

Perfect Look Outlet

Michael Clark

270 Beavercreek Road, Suite 100

Oregon City, OR 97045

503-723-3200; Fax 503-723-3232

 

Hair

The 100-unit chain operates in AK, AZ, ID, OR and WA. The full service hair salons occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 1,400 sq.ft. in strip, outlet, power and regional centers. Plans call for 15 to 20 openings in the coming 18 months. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets plus MT, NV and UT. Leases running six to 10 years are typical and the first store opened in 1968.

 

 

Hair Cut Store

c/o Northwest Atlantic Realty Partners

Mike Zoob

17300 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 230

Irvine, CA 92614-6743

949-724-0025; Fax 949-724-0322

E-mail: mzoob@northwestatlantic.com

 

Hair

The 25 unit-chain operates throughout southern CA. The hair salons occupy spaces of 1,100 sq.ft. to 1,400 sq.ft. in power, neighborhood, community and strip centers. Expansion opportunities are sought in southern CA.

 

 

Jackson & Davenport Vision Center

K. Richard Davenport

381 King Street

Charleston, SC 29413

843-722-4416; Fax 843-720-8984

 

Optical

The 28-unit chain operates throughout SC. The optical merchandise stores occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 2,800 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding locations. Expansion opportunities are sought throughout SC.

 

Vision World

Bruce Topol

469 Sunrise Highway

Lynbrook, NY 11563

516-599-1135; Fax 516-599-4825

 

Optical

The 41-unit chain operates in CT, FL, NJ and NY. The optical stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. in regional and strip centers. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets.

 

Wolf Camera

Sharon Carmichael

c/o Terranomics Retail Services

1995 North First Street

San Jose, CA 95112

408-531-9444; Fax 408-531-9494

E-mail: scarmichael@terranomics.com

 

Photo

The 750-unit chain operates nationwide. The photo equipment and processing stores occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in strip, regional and power centers and downtown and freestanding locations. Expansion opportunities are sought in northern CA.

 

 

Dental Hands

Roger Ohana

18801 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 304

Tarzana, CA 91356

818-704-1375; Fax 818-704-6802

E-mail: rogerinla@yahoo.com

 

Service

The four-unit chain operates throughout CA. The dental service facilities occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in power and regional centers and urban/downtown locations. Plans call for five openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in Las Vegas, NV and Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA. The company lists Wal*Mart, Costco and Home Depot as prefered cotenants and cites other dental facilities as competition. Leases running five to 10 years are typical and a vanilla shell is required. The company prefers sites with a population count of 100,000 residing in a three-mile radius earning an average annual household income of $45,000.

 

Navis Logistics Network

dba Navis Pack & Ship Centers,

Handle with Care Packaging Store

Dee Thomsen

5675 DTC Boulevard, Suite 280

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

303-741-6626; Fax 303-741-6653

 

Service

The 196-unit chain operates nationwide and in Canada. The packaging and shipping products and services stores occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in strip centers. Expansion opportunities are sought nationwide. A vanilla shell and tenant improvement allowances are required and the company is franchising. The company will eventually merge both concepts under Navis Pack & Ship but both are currently expanding.

 

Stride Rite Corporation

dba Stride Rite, Sperry, Various Brand Names Outlet Stores

Jay Nannicelli

P.O. Box 9191

Lexington, MA 02173-9191

617-824-6000; Fax 617-616-6266

 

Shoes

The 320-unit chain operates nationwide. The children’s shoe stores occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in regional, power and fashion centers. The stores occupy spaces of 3,300 sq.ft. in outlet centers. Plans call for 25 openings of Stride Rite and Sperry stores and 10 openings of the Various Brand Name Outlets per year and expansion opportunities are sought nationwide.

 

Atlas Endeavors, Inc.

dba Atlas Comics

Paul Estes or Scott Bauther

222 Ablemarle Square

Charlottesville, VA 22091

804-974-7512

 

Specialty

The comic book stores operate in VA and occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. in regional and strip centers. Plans call for one opening in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in VA.

 

 

Crown Trophy, Inc.

Nick Gimpel

9 Skyline Drive

Hawthorne, NY 10532

914-347-7700; Fax 914-347-7008

 

Specialty

The 92-unit chain operates nationwide. The full service trophy and awards stores occupy spaces of 1,400 sq.ft. to 2,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 60 openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought nationwide.

 

Healthy Back Stores

Cliff Levin

8245 Backlick Road

Newington, VA 22122

703-339-1300; Fax 703-339-0671

E-mail: cliff@healthyback.com

 

Specialty

The 23-unit chain operates in DC, MD, VA, CA, CO and NC. The back specialty stores occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 10 openings in the coming 18 months and expansion opportunities are sought in Southern CA, MD, VA and the Raleigh, NC area. Leases running five years with a five-year option are typical. A vanilla shell is required and the company prefers sites with a population count of 500,000 residing in a 20-mile radius earning an average annual household income of $75,000. The company describes its customer as 45 to 55 years old and educated.

 

Family Video Super Stores, Inc.

Steve Bell

7612 North Hills Boulevard

North Little Rock, AR 72116

501-834-0034; Fax 501-834-3155

 

Video

The 37-unit chain operates in AR, MO and OK. The video stores occupy spaces of 5,500 sq.ft. to 7,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding and downtown locations. Expansion opportunities are sought in the existing markets plus the panhandle of TX. Leases running three to five years are typical and the company will also purchase sites.

 

2nd Cinema Video

Mark Maskey

3071 Greenhead Drive, Suite D

Springfield, IL 62707

217-698-1182; Fax 217-698-1181

E-mail: mmaskey@2cv.com

 

Video

The 16-unit chain operates throughout IL. The video stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding locations. Expansion opportunities are sought in southern central IL.

 

 

Video Star Entertainment

dba Video Star

Robert Faranso

6689 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 324

West Bloomfield, MI 48322

248-788-4347; Fax 248-788-4824

 

Video

The seven-unit chain operates throughout OH. The video stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding outlot locations and end caps of strip centers. Expansion opportunities are sought in northern and central OH and secondary markets are prefered. The company prefers to cotenant with supermarkets and drug stores on main shopping corridors.