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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide Franchise Concepts, Inc. trades as The Great Frame Up at 175 locations nationwide. The home furnishings stores, specializing in custom framing, occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,700 sq.ft. in power, strip, specialty and lifestyle centers. Plans call for 45 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Preferred demographics include a population of 10,000 within three miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. A vanilla shell and tenant improvement allowance is required. Typical leases run 10 years. Fast Frame is cited as competition. For more information, contact Charles Valles, Franchise Concepts, Inc., 12707 North Freeway, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77067; 281-775-5200, Fax 281-872-1646.
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. Preferred demographics include a trade-area population of 40,000 earning $50,000 as the average household income. Lowe’s and Home Depot are cited as competition. For more information, contact Phillip Stein, H&E Brothers, Inc., 14021 Amargosa Road, Victorville, CA 92392; 760-241-7540, Fax 760-241-9084.
3 Day Blinds, Inc. trades as 3 Day Blinds and 3 Day Blinds & Shutters at 189 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, KS, MO, NE, NM, NV, OH, OR, TX, UT and WA. The home furnishing stores, specializing in blinds, occupy spaces of 1,500 sq.ft. to 1,800 sq.ft. in power centers. Plans call for 30 to 40 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell and tenant improvement allowance is required. Preferred cotenants include Lowe’s and Home Depot. Preferred demographics include a population of 150,000 within five miles earning $60,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Bruce Morningstar, 3 Day Blinds, Inc., 2220 East Cerritos Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806; 714-634-4600, Fax 714-634-1041; Email: 714-634-4600, Fax 714-634-1041; Email: bmorningstar@3day.com; Web site: www.3dayblinds.com.
Lampert Yards, Inc. trades as Lampert at 37 locations throughout IA, MN, ND, SD and WI. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for two openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Dan Fesler, Lampert Yards, Inc., 1850 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55018; 651-695-3600, Fax 651-695-3601.
Worm’s Way, Inc. trades as Worm’s Way at six locations throughout FL, IN, MA, MO, OH and TN. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for one opening throughout the eastern U.S. during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 500,000 within 20 miles earning $50,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Jim Byrer, Worm’s Way, Inc., 7854 North Highway 37, Bloomington, IN 47404; 812-876-6450, Fax 812-876-6478; Email: jbyrer@wormsway.com; Web site: www.wormsway.com.
Viking/Home Chefs , Viking Kitchen Centers, Viking Kitchen School and Viking Culinary Arts Centers operates 13 locations throughout CA, FL, GA, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN and TX. The houseware stores, specializing in kitchen accessories, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in lifestyle and specialty centers and malls. Plans call for five openings nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by Levy Commercial Realty, LLC. Williams-Sonoma is cited as competition. For more information, contact Steven Levy, Viking Range Corp., PO Box 38466, Germantown, TN 38183; 901-753-4848, Fax 901-753-9077; Email: sllevy@bigfoot.com.
Cole’s Hardware, Inc. trades as Cole’s Hardware at 10 locations throughout PA. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for one opening in central PA during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Greg Cole, Cole’s Hardware, Inc., 5 Enterprise Drive, Danville, PA 17821; 570-275-5367, Fax 570-275-1386.
Waterworks operates 34 locations throughout AZ, CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, NY, PA, TX and Washington, DC. The home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in urban/downtown areas. Plans call for six to eight openings nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by The Greenberg Group. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 100,000 within three miles earning $150,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Steven B. Greenberg, The Greenberg Group, 1200 West Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557; 516-295-0406, Fax 516-374-0999.
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