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Who’s Opening & Where
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Who’s Opening & Where Home Depot (770-433-8211) will open a store anchoring a new shopping center including a Chili’s restaurant in Greenville TX. The project is located on Interstate 30 and will be called the Greenville Commons Shopping Center. The store will open early spring 2002. The company may open a store on 27-acres located at the intersection Broadview Road and Pleasant Valley Road in Parma OH. The project involves a Giant Eagle food store and is awaiting a wetland permit from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The company plans to open 204 stores for fiscal 2001. The company opened 115 in the first half of the year. Home Depot operates 1 249 stores nationwide. Jay’s Famous Hot Dogs (330-746-8300) opened a 2 000 sq.ft. restaurant with a drive-through located on US Route 422 in Niles OH. The unit is the first franchised restaurant in the six-unit chain. Jay’s Famous Hot Dogs operates in northeast OH.Beitler Commercial Real Estate (818-501-5001 ext. 128) represents Hart Industries Inc. in opening a HoloWorld Cafe at the Palisades Center Mall in Palisades NY. The company plans four more openings soon and 30 locations within the next four years. Barbeques Galore Limited (949-597-2400 ext. 312) will open stores in Sacramento CA and North Phoenix AZ before the end of the fiscal year. The company opened a store in San Jose CA marking its ninth location in northern CA. The retailer who specializes in barbeque and fireside products operates 65 locations in the US. Shoe Carnival Inc. (812-867-4105) will open five units in the second half of 2001. The company opened 13 locations in the first half of 2001 and operates 178 units nationwide. Best Buy (952-995-7049) may open a store in Muncie IN. The proposed site is located adjacent to the Ryan’s Steakhouse on the city’s northwest side. The company may place one of its new 30 000 sq.ft. prototypes in the area which has a trade area population of less than 250 000. CVS Pharmacy (401-765-1500) will open a store with expanded food sales in Geneva IL. The store will be situated on 90 000 sq.ft. at the intersection of East Side Drive and East State Street on the site of the former Frank’s Family Foods and Arlou’s Liquors. The store will open in 2002. CVS operates 4 127 stores primarily in midwestern and eastern states. Kerasotes Theaters (312-775-3160) will open an eight-screen theater at University Mall in Carbondale IL. The company operates 81 locations throughout the midstates and plans to open the theater next fall. The unit is planned to be built on the current site of the south wing of the center. Tenants currently in the wing will be relocated to freestanding locations. Apple Computers (408-996-1010) opened a store in the 1.26 million sq.ft. International Plaza in Tampa FL. The company will open 25 stores by year end and has placed stores in CA IL MA MN OH TX and VA. California Pizza Kitchen (214-750-7124) plans to open five locations in the fourth quarter of 2001. The restaurant chain opened five units in the third quarter and will surpass its goal of 14 openings for the year. The company plans 20 openings in 2002. The 124-unit chain operates nationwide.Wahoo’s Fish Tacos (714-435-1375) plans to open 40 locations over the next five years. The 22-unit quick serve southern-California style restaurant chain operates locations in CA and CO. The restaurants have an action sports decor. The company plans openings in AZ CA CO and NV. The plan calls for 25 company-owned units and 15 franchises. Stop & Shop (617-770-8847) may build a 43 000 sq.ft. store in North Truro MA . The supermarket site is located at the intersection of Route 6 and Noons Drive and would be situated on a 10.6 acre lot owned by the Pilgrim Springs Hotel. Family Dollar (704-847-6961) plans to open 525 stores in fiscal 2002 while closing 50 units. The company opened 502 locations during fiscal 2001 while closing 50 stores. The company’s 50 most recent store openings are located: eight in TX six in MI three each in CO and GA two each in CT IN IA KY MA PA WV and WA and one each in AZ AR DE FL IL LA MN NE NJ NM NY NC OK and SC. The company operates 4 141 stores in 39 states. Billiards & Barstools (214-821-5744) will open a 15 200 sq.ft. store on an outparcel at the Centre at Preston Ridge in Frisco TX. The retailer specializing in game room furniture and equipment operates five stores in TX and may continue to expand throughout the state. The site is located near Ethan Allen Louis Shanks and La-Z-Boy around the perimeter of Stonebriar Center. Kohl’s Department Store (262-703-7000) plans to open 70 stores during fiscal 2002. The company will open 35 to 40 stores during the first quarter with plans for entry into the Boston MA market and further expansion in TX including an entry into the Houston area. The company operates 358 department stores nationwide. Marble Slab Creamery (713-780-3601) will open a location at the Vineyard Shopping Center in San Antonio TX. The company has signed a five-year lease for 1 200 sq.ft. at the center located at the intersection of Loop 1604 and Blanco Road. The 132-unit chain plans to open 40 units before the end of the year. Target (612-304-6073) may open a 126 000 sq.ft. store at the intersection of Illinois Highway 83 and Midway Drive in Willowbrook IL. The local planning commission is concerned about traffic and Target has discussed widening each artery to the site. El Dorado Furniture (305-624-9700) will replace its original showroom with a 38 273 sq.ft. store situated on 2.5 acres located on Southwest Eighth Street in Miami FL. The nine-unit home furnishing retailer operates throughout southern FL. Fresh Brands Inc. (920-457-4433) will open a circular prototype Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Kenosha WI. The grocery store chain operates 97 locations in WI and IL. Venator Group Inc. (212-720-3700) plans to open 300 stores in urban/downtown areas throughout the U.S. over the next several years. The sporting goods retailer will focus on expanding its Champs Sports concept in the U.S. The company operates over 3 600 locations worldwide under the brands Foot Locker Lady Foot Locker Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports. Roadhouse Grill Inc. (954-957-2600) plans to open two locations during fiscal year 2002. The company opened 30 units in the past two years and has slowed development to focus on management of its current markets. The company operates 83 restaurants east of the Mississippi River primarily in FL.Ross Dress for Less (510-505-4400) plans 50 openings in the southeastern states by 2004. The company is looking specifically in the Raleigh NC Durham NC and Fayetteville NC markets. The company operates stores in Atlanta GA and Gastonia GA and plans a distribution center near Charlotte NC. The apparel retailer operates 450 stores nationwide. The Library (512-236-0662) will open a second nightclub location at the site of a former Eckerd Drugs location in Fort Worth TX. The site is located at the intersection of Houston and Sixth Streets. The renovations are to be completed in two months and cost around $1 million dollars. Ben & Jerry’s (802-846-1500) will open a Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop across from Vanderbilt University at the site of the former White Mountain Creamery location in Nashville TN. The unit is franchised to Gil and Judy Given who plan to open six stores over the next six years in the Davidson and Williamson Counties of TN. Marty’s Baking Inc. (314-773-6161) plans to open two restaurants in St. Louis MO over the next year. The company is expanding its current location to twice its initial size and will open units in the city’s Central West End area and on Washington Avenue in the loft district. Sonic Corporation (405-280-7654) plans between 190 and 200 new locations for 2002. The company opened 191 units in 2001 eclipsing the company’s previous best year by 10%. The quick-serve restaurant chain operates 2 293 units nationwide. Aldi Market Inc. (610-798-9200) plans a store at the intersection of Rand and Willow Roads in Prospect Heights IL. The company owns the site but wants the city to vacate 20 500 sq.ft. of land near Buffalo Grove South Road west of Rand Road. The company operates 550 locations in the eastern southern and midstates. Cost Plus Inc. (510-893-7300) will open an 18 300 sq.ft. Cost Plus World Market store at Northpointe Shopping Center in Durham NC. The home decor retailer will tenant the 120 000 sq.ft. phase III bringing the center’s GLA to 489 500 sq.ft. The company operates 126 stores in 19 states and is scheduled to open at Northpointe before the end of the year. |