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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
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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. |
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Northwestern Products, Inc.
dba Northwestern
Book Store
Brian Cutshall
1075 10th Avenue Southeast
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-436-1060; Fax
612-436-1080
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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Waldos $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
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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. |
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Warehouse 99
dba The
Dollar Store
Kenny Haber
16725 Northwest 20th Avenue
Opa Locka, FL 33056
305-621-6889; Fax
305-621-6981
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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.
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Martinizing Dry Cleaning
Jerry Laesser
2005 Ross Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45212
513-351-6211; Fax
513-731-0818
E-mail: jlaesser@martinizing.com
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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R.L. Fridley Theaters, Inc.
dba Fridley
Theaters
Terry Dotson
1321 Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-282-9287; Fax
515-282-8310
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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. |
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Everything 99 cents
Marvin Hartman
c/o Pliskin Realty &
Development
179 Westbury Avenue
Carle Place, NY 11514
516-997-0100; Fax
516-997-7225
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Jackson & Davenport
Vision Center
K. Richard Davenport
381 King Street
Charleston, SC 29413
843-722-4416; Fax
843-720-8984
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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. |
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Vision World
Bruce Topol
469 Sunrise Highway
Lynbrook, NY 11563
516-599-1135; Fax
516-599-4825
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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. |
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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
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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.
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Dental Hands
Roger Ohana
18801 Ventura Boulevard,
Suite 304
Tarzana, CA 91356
818-704-1375; Fax
818-704-6802
E-mail: rogerinla@yahoo.com
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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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
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Shoes
The 320-unit chain operates
nationwide. The childrens 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. |
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Atlas Endeavors, Inc.
dba Atlas
Comics
Paul Estes or Scott Bauther
222 Ablemarle Square
Charlottesville, VA 22091
804-974-7512
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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.
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Crown Trophy, Inc.
Nick Gimpel
9 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914-347-7700; Fax
914-347-7008
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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. |
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Healthy Back Stores
Cliff Levin
8245 Backlick Road
Newington, VA 22122
703-339-1300; Fax
703-339-0671
E-mail: cliff@healthyback.com
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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. |
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Family Video Super Stores,
Inc.
Steve Bell
7612 North Hills Boulevard
North Little Rock, AR 72116
501-834-0034; Fax
501-834-3155
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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. |
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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
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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.
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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
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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. |