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Home Stores Expanding Nationwide
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Home Stores Expanding Nationwide USA Baby trades as USA Baby at 65 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA and WI. The specialty home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 9,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 12 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Sales of $200 psf have been reported. For more information, contact R.A. Eriksen, USA Baby, 857 North Larch Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126; 630-832-9880, Fax 630-832-0139; Email: reriksen@flash.net; Web site: www.usababy.com. McMahan’s Furniture Co. trades as McMahan’s Furniture Co. at 25 locations throughout CA, NV and OR. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. to 40,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, urban/downtown areas and strip centers. Plans call for two openings throughout northern and central CA, OR and WA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with options. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred demographics include a trade-area population of 100,000 earning $40,000 as the average household income.For more information, contact Taylor Ganz, McMahan’s Furniture Co., 2237 Colby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064; 310-473-8411 Ext. 273, Fax 310-445-3965. Organized Living trades as Organized Living at 20 locations throughout AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, OH and PA. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 16,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in specialty centers. Plans call for eight to 10 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Expo and Williams-Sonoma. Typical leases run 10 years. A turnkey is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 200,000 within five miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. The company cites its competition as Container Store. Average sales of $210 psf have been reported.For more information, contact Mike Englund, Organized Living, 2958 Globe Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; 805-492-6191, Fax 805-492-1010; Email: menglund@organizedliving.com. Grand Furniture Discount Store trades as Grand Furniture Discount Store at nine locations throughout VA. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. Leases running five years are typical. A vanilla shell is required.For more information, contact Gerald Stein, Grand Furniture Discount Store, 1301 Baker Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23471; 757-456-0365, Fax 757-233-2302. Placewares, Inc. trades as Placewares at four locations throughout MA. The home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in specialty centers and street fronts. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Boston, MA during the coming 18 months. The company is selective in choosing its sites. For more information, contact Lu Lyndon, Placewares, Inc., 346 Vanderbilt Avenue, Norwood, MA 02062; 781-769-8500, Fax 781-769-5010. Smith’s Furniture & Appliances Co., Inc. trades as Smith’s Furniture, Appliances & Electronics at six locations throughout IN and KY. The appliance stores occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 38,000 sq.ft. in freestanding buildings. Plans call for two openings throughout Louisville, KY during the coming 18 months. Leases running 10 years are typical. The company will also acquire sites. A land area of 45,000 sq.ft. is required. For more information, contact Jack Kabazie, Smith’s Furniture & Appliances Co., Inc., 8055 National Turnpike, Louisville, KY 40214; 502-368-9917, Fax 502-368-5369. H&E Brothers, Inc. trades as H&E Home Centers at seven locations throughout CA. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 29,000 sq.ft. to 54,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for three openings throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. The company cites its competition as Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement. The company requires a land area of two acres and prefers to cotenant with Target, Vons and Albertsons. For more information, contact Phillip Stein, H&E Brothers, Inc., 14021 Amargosa Road, Victorville, CA 92392; 760-241-7540, Fax 760-241-9084. Cohen Furniture Co. trades as Cohen Furniture and Ethan Allen Interiors at seven locations throughout IL. The home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. to 40,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.For more information, contact Richard Graf, Cohen Furniture Co., 1203 East Marietta Avenue, Peoria Heights, IL 61614; 309-687-3100, Fax 309-688-2321; Web site: www.gocohens.com. Rhodes, Inc. trades as Rhodes Furniture, John M. Smith’s Homemakers and Marks Fitzgerald at 92 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC and TN. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 35,000 sq.ft. to 50,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Plans call for five openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Kohl’s, Target and Best Buy. Typical leases run 10 years with two, five-year options. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 175,000 within 10 miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. The company cites its competition as Haverty’s, Rooms-To-Go, and Wicks. Average sales of $125 psf have been reported. For more information, contact Vicki Johnson, Rhodes, Inc., 4370 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319; 404-264-4600, Fax 404-264-4666; Email: vicki.johnson@rhodesfurniture.com; Web site: www.rhodesfurniture.com. Royal Doulton trades as Royal Doulton Shoppe at 29 locations nationwide. The housewares stores occupy a space of 3,000 sq.ft. in outlet centers. Plans call for one opening nationwide, excluding the Southeast, during the coming 18 months. Leases running five years with five-year options are typical.For more information, contact Janet Drift, Royal Doulton, 701 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873; 732-356-7880, Fax 732-764-4978; Email: janet@royaldoultonusa.com. SEI operates 40 locations throughout CT, KY, MA, NY and RI. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for two openings throughout MA and NH during the coming 18 months, with representation by Paramount Properties Group. The company is a franchisee of a national furniture chain.For more information, contact Joseph Luca, Paramount Properties Group, One Custom House Street, Providence, RI 02903; 401-273-6100, Fax 401-273-6101; Email: joel@paramountpropertiesri.com; Web site: www.paramountpropertiesri.com.
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