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Who's Opening & Where
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Who's Opening & Where Kohl’s Corp. (262-703-7000) is considering opening an 80,000 sq.ft. store in Lakewood, CA. The store would be the company’s first location on the west coast. Brinker International Inc. (972-980-9917) plans to open 420 company-owned restaurants during the next three years. The company trades at more than 1,200 locations as Chili’s Grill & Bar, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, On The Border Mexican Grill and Cantina, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Corner Bakery Cafe, Cozymel’s Coastal Mexican Grill, Big Bowl, Rockfish Seafood Grill and eatZi’s Market & Bakery. Qdoba Restaurant Corp. (303-629-5000) plans to open at least three Indianapolis, IN area locations this year. The company currently operates six Qdoba Mexican Grill locations in IN and about 75 locations throughout the U.S. Publix Super Markets Inc. (800-242-1227) is opening a 54,000 sq.ft. Publix location with a pharmacy at Heathbrook Commons Shopping Center on State Highway 200 in Ocala, FL. More than 691 Publix supermarkets operate in AL, FL, GA and SC. IHOP Corp. (818-240-6055) plans to develop and franchise 80 to 90 new units this year, with franchisees and area licensees developing and opening an additional 10 to 15 units. More than 1,017 IHOP restaurants operate in the U.S. and Canada: 823 are operated by franchisees, 122 are operated by area licensees and 72 are operated by IHOP Corp.Tutor Time Child Care Learning Centers (888-678-4631) plans to open its fourth location in DE this Spring. The 10,000 sq.ft. location will be located at the Brandywine Town Center in Wilmington, DE. In North America, the company operates about 225 learning centers and has about 100 under development. Fleming Companies, Inc. (972-906-8824) is opening a Food 4 Less location in Tuscon, AZ during April and three locations in the Phoenix, AZ area by the end of the year. The company operates about 3,000 supermarkets in North America. Lena’s Food Market (414-372-1860) plans to open a supermarket in Milwaukee, WI by June. The store, which will be the company’s second, will open at a former Kohl’s location at 3334 North Holton Street. Zellers Inc. (888-226-2225) is opening a 115,000 sq.ft. store at the Northgate Mall in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The discount department store chain operates 350 stores throughout Canada. The average store is 77,500 sq.ft., with new stores ranging from 90,000 sq.ft. to 125,000 sq.ft. The TJX Companies, Inc. (508-390-2323) plans to open 75 T.J. Maxx and Marshalls locations, 14 Winners stores, 32 HomeGoods stores and 30 A.J. Wright stores during 2002. The off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions operates 687 T.J. Maxx stores, 582 Marshalls, 112 HomeGoods and 45 A.J. Wright stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company operates 131 Winners and seven HomeSense stores throughout Canada. Walgreens Co. (847-914-2500) is opening a 15,000 sq.ft. store at 4351 Sample Road in Coconut Creek, FL during August. During July, the company also is opening a 15,120 sq.ft. location at the intersection of Southwest 142nd Avenue in Miami, FL. Also, the company is opening a 14,490 sq.ft. store at the intersection of Lake Street and Indian Trail Road in Aurora, IL. Walgreens Co. operates more than 3,600 pharmacies nationwide. CSK Auto, Inc. (602-265-8158) is opening a 6,300 sq.ft. Checker Auto Parts store at Union Hills Central Center located at the intersection of 35th Avenue and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix, AZ. The store is expected to open next month. The company operates more than 1,130 stores in 19 states as Checker Auto Parts, Schuck’s Auto Supply and Kragen Auto Parts. Mattress Discounters (301-856-6755) plans to open 30 stores nationwide during 2002. The mattress retailer operates more than 300 stores nationwide. BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (508-651-7400) is opening a 108,000 sq.ft. location at Hanover Square South Shopping Center in Mechanicsville, VA during the second quarter of 2002. The wholesale club operates 125 locations in the U.S. Ruth’s Chris Steak House (800-487-4785) plans to open a location at Bellevue Square in Bellevue, WA through a franchisee. The company operates more than 60 locations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Domain Home Fashions (781-769-9130) is opening two locations by Summer 2002 as part of the company’s plan to operate more than 40 stores by 2004. The retailer of home furnishings operates 25 locations of about 6,000 sq.ft. in CT, MA, MD, NJ, NY and PA. Also, the company was acquired last month by Aga Foodservice Group Plc., a U.K.-based retailer of consumer and commercial kitchen-related products. The acquisition is expected to result in the introduction of larger retail stores that showcase both companies’ products.The Vitamin Shoppe (201-866-7711) plans to open six stores in CT, NJ and NY by next month. Following the openings, the company will operate more than 60 stores in the tri-state region. The company operates more than 100 stores in 11 states and long-term plans include the addition of 40 to 50 locations in the U.S. during the next 12 to 18 months.Norstan Apparel Shops, Inc. (423-266-4898) plans to open 45 to 50 Fashion Cents stores during the next 18 months. The retailer of budget ladies apparel operates 240 locations throughout the U.S. Foot Locker, Inc. (212-720-4254) plans to expand in urban U.S. locations, including the opening of three power stores in New York, NY. The New York locations include a Foot Locker and Champs Sports store on Times Square and a Champs Sports store on 125th Street. The company operates 3,590 stores in 14 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. The Home Depot, Inc. (770-433-8211) is opening an urban infill store on North Halsted Street in Chicago, IL during January. The urban infill store, which will be 91,000 sq.ft. and two levels, is one of two urban infill locations in the U.S. The urban format is smaller than the company’s average stores, which range from 105,000 sq.ft. to 115,000 sq.ft. The company operates 1,356 locations nationwide. Iacon Inc. (480-451-3958) plans to open 18 to 20 locations throughout the U.S. this year. The mall-based sunglass retailer plans to open locations in Horton Plaza in San Diego, CA; Valley Fair in Santa Clara, CA and Water Tower Place in Chicago, IL. The company operates 43 locations nationwide under the names Sunglass Designs, Sporting Eyes and Occhiali da Sole. |