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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide Wolf Furniture Enterprises, Inc. trades as Wolf Furniture, Allegheny Business Interiors and Wolf’s Clearance Center at nine locations throughout MD and PA. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 40,000 sq.ft. to 65,000 sq.ft. in power centers and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout MD, PA and northern VA during the coming 18 months. The company is seeking sites for 2003 and 2004. Leases running 10 years with options are typical. The company prefers to acquire properties. Preferred demographics include a population of 125,000 within 10 miles earning $35,000 to $75,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Doug Wolf, Wolf Furniture Enterprises, Inc., 1620 North Tuckahoe Street, Bell Wood, PA 16617; 814-742-4380, Fax 814-742-4389. R.H. Kuhn Co., Inc. trades as Roomful Express Furniture at 12 locations throughout OH, PA and WV. The home furnishings stores, which also specialize in bedding, occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. to 90,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for two openings throughout eastern OH, western PA and northern WV during the coming 18 months. Leases running seven years are typical. Preferred demographics include a population of 100,000 within five miles. For more information, contact Michael Kuhn, R.H. Kuhn Co., Inc., 55th & A.V.R.R., Pittsburgh, PA 15201; 412-784-1250 Ext. 303, Fax 412-799-0743. Westlake Hardware, Inc. trades as Westlake Ace Hardware at 75 locations throughout AR, IA, KS, MO, NE, NM, OK and TX. The home improvement stores, which specialize in hardware, occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. to 30,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Leases running five years with options are typical. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. The company prefers to cotenant with supermarkets. For more information, contact Chris Hula, Westlake Hardware, Inc., 15501 West 99th Street, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913-888-0808, Fax 913-888-2153. Futon Express, Inc. trades as Factory Outlet and Futon Express at 10 locations throughout IL and MO. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Chicago, IL; Indianapolis, IN; KS and St. Louis and Kansas City, MO during the coming 18 months. Leases running three to five years with options are typical. For more information, contact John Smith, Futon Express, Inc., 11821 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146; 314-567-9008 Ext. 112, Fax 314-567-9151; Email: futonxpres@aol.com; Web site: www.futonex.com. Harberg-Masinter Co. trades as Restoration Hardware at 101 locations nationwide and in Canada. The home furnishings stores, which also specialize in fixtures and gifts and books, occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. in downtown areas, malls and specialty centers. Plans call for five to 10 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months.For more information, contact Johnny Siegel, Harberg-Masinter Co., 10000 North Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75231; 214-750-0011; Email: shaslam@hmcusa.com; Web site: www.hmcusa.com. Organized Living operates 20 locations throughout AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, OH and PA. The home furnishings stores, which specialize in storage and organizational items, occupy spaces of 16,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and specialty centers. Plans call for four to eight openings nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by L3 Corp. The company requires a land area of two acres and prefers to cotenant with Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Nordstrom, Restoration Hardware, Williams-Sonoma and Banana Republic. Leases running 10 years are typical. A turnkey is required. Preferred demographics include a trade-area population of 200,000 earning $80,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Craig Wielansky, L3 Corp., 12655 Olive Boulevard, Suite 220, St. Louis, MO 63141; 314-469-7400 Ext. 307, Fax 314-576-9768; Email: l3craig@swbell.net. Bay Furniture Co. trades as Bay Furniture at six locations throughout IL and IN. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Leases running 15 years are typical.For more information, contact Richard Slovy, Bay Furniture Co., 18150 Halstead Street, Homewood, IL 60430; 708-799-3200 or 630-820-3500, Fax 708-799-0195. Viking/Home Chefs and Viking Culinary Arts Centers operate four locations throughout CA. The housewares stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in malls and strip and lifestyle centers. Growth opportunities for Viking Culinary Arts Centers are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by Levy Commercial, LLC. For more information, contact Steven Levy, Levy Commercial, LLC, PO Box 38466, Germantown, TN 38183; 901-753-4848, Fax 901-753-9077. All Wood Furniture, Inc. trades as All Wood Clearance Center and All Wood Furniture at six locations throughout NJ and NY. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout NY, with a focus on Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau, during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact John Logan, All Wood Furniture, Inc., 40 Gazza Boulevard, Farmingdale, NY 11735; 631-752-9550, Fax 631-752-9587; Web site: www.allwoodfurniture.com. Mr. Mattress, Inc. trades as Mr. Mattress at 13 locations throughout MD. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Essex, MD during the coming 18 months.For more information, contact Stephanie Murtagh, Mr. Mattress, Inc., 3601 Commerce Drive, Suite 102, Baltimore, MD 21227; 410-242-2522, Fax 410-242-2520; Email: www.mrmatres@aol.com. Blinds To Go, Inc. trades as Blinds To Go at 140+ locations throughout CT, FL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, VA, Washington, DC and Canada. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps and power and strip centers. Plans call for 20 openings throughout FL, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, PA, VA and Washington, DC during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Pier 1 Imports, Home Depot, Target and Lowe’s Home Improvement Center. Leases running 10 years are typical. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 200,000 within seven miles. Royal Properties represents Blinds To Go in its expansion throughout Rockland and Westchester, NY during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Yves Pardo, Blinds To Go, Inc., 3510 St. Joseph Boulevard East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1X 1W6; 514-256-5050 Ext. 363, Fax 514-259-9992; Email: ypardo@blindstogo.com; Web site: www.blindstogo.com. For more information regarding expansion throughout Rockland and West Chester, NY, contact Jeff Kintzer, Royal Properties, 850 Bronx River Road, Bronxville, NY 10708; 914-237-3403, Fax 914-237-0196; Email: jskroyal@aol.com; Web site: www.royalpropertiesinc.com. Rent Rite, Inc. trades as Rent Rite at 73 locations throughout CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, PA, RI and VA. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the East Coast, with a focus on VA, during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Family Dollar and supermarkets. Leases running three years are typical. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. The company cites its competition as Aarons and Rent-A-Center.For more information, contact Joanne Wiseberg, Rent Rite, Inc., 7601 North Federal Highway, Suite 260B, Boca Raton, FL 33487; 561-995-8832, Fax 561-999-0435; Email: joannew@rent-riteinc.com. |