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Specialty Chains Expand Nationwide Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board trades as Wine & Spirits Shoppe at 636 locations in PA. The stores, selling wine and spirits, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 14,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, strip, power and urban centers. Plans call for additional openings in the existing market during the coming 18 months. Preferred cotenants include grocery stores and pharmacies. Specific improvements are required. For more information, contact Joseph Hannon, Pennsylvania
Liquor Control Board, Northwest Office Building, Room 214, Harrisburg, PA 17124;
717-787-2006, Fax 717-705-6746; Uncle’s Games trades as Uncle’s Games, Puzzles and More at five locations in WA. The stores, selling books and games, occupy spaces of 1,400 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for additional openings in the Seattle, WA area during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run three to five years. For more information, contact Hans Isaacson, Uncle’s Games,
3808 North Sullivan Road, Building 8-B, Spokane Valley, WA 99216; 509-838-6242,
Fax 509-838-4967; Spencer Gifts, LLC trades as Spirit Halloween Superstores, LLC at 500 locations nationwide. The temporary tenant operates stores selling costumes, masks, make-up and other Halloween accessories and occupies spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in downtown, outlet, power, specialty, strip, value and tourist centers, in addition to malls. Plans call for 500 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months, excluding the deep south and upper plains states. Typical leases run 90 days. Preferred cotenants include Target, Wal*Mart and grocery stores. Major competitors include Party City, Halloween Adventure and Halloween Express. Preferred demographics include a population of 150,000 within a three- to five-mile radius earning an average household income above $50,000. For more information, contact Frank Pacera, Spencer Gifts,
LLC, 6826 Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234; 609-645-5325, Fax
609-645-5622; Batteries Plus, LLC trades as Batteries Plus at 290 locations nationwide. The stores, which carry car, hearing aid and other specialty batteries, occupy spaces of approximately 1,600 sq.ft. in outlots of strip centers. Plans call for 40 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. Preferred cotenants are big box retailers. Competition is cited as Interstate Batteries. Preferred demographics include a population of 100,000 within five miles earning household incomes above the market median. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Nate Zelazoski, Batteries Plus,
LLC, 925 Walnut Ridge Drive, Suite 100, Hartland, WI 53029; 262-912-3186, Fax
262-912-3100; Pinch A Penny, Inc. trades as Pinch A Penny at 177 locations throughout AL, FL and GA. The stores, which carry pool, patio and spa equipment, occupy spaces of 1,400 sq.ft. to 2,600 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 12 to 15 openings in FL during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 12 to 15 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. For more information, contact Brian Andriese, Pinch A Penny,
Inc., 14480 62nd Street N, Clearwater, FL 33760; 727-531-8913, Fax
727-536-8066; Wine Styles operates 75 locations nationwide. The boutique wine shops occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in lifestyle centers. Plans call for additional openings throughout Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties in FL during the coming 18 months, with representation by Florida Retail Group. For more information, contact Drake Corrigan, Florida Retail
Group, 10225 Collins Avenue, Suite 204, Bal Harbour, M&M Meat Shops Ltd. trades as M&M Meat Shops at 430 locations in Canada. The stores, selling frozen foods and meats, occupy spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,400 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 35 openings during the coming 18 months in the existing market. Typical leases run five years plus options. Major competitors include grocery stores. Preferred demographics include a population of 20,000 within a three-mile radius earning an average household income of $45,000. For more information, contact Rainer Mueller, M&M Meat Shops Ltd., PO Box 2488, Kitchener, Ontario, CN N2H 6M3; 519-895-1075, Fax 519-895-0762. Carnival Booking, Inc. trades as Carnival Booking nationwide. The temporary tenant operates carnivals and uses an outdoor area of approximately 80,000 sq.ft. in parking lots of malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Lois Konnos, Carnival Booking,
Inc.; 800-408-7707; Shop Rite, Inc. trades as Tobacco Plus at 22 locations in LA. The stores, offering convenience items, tobacco, wine and spirits, occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in power centers. Plans call for two openings in LA during the coming 18 months, with an interest in the Interstate 10, Interstate 12 and Interstate 55 corridors. Typical leases run three years with options. Preferred cotenants include Target. Preferred demographics call for a population of 35,000 within a three-mile radius earning an average household income between $35,000 to $50,000. For more information, contact John Gielen, Shop Rite, Inc., 115 E 1st Street, Crowley, LA 70526; 337-783-8696, Fax 337-788-3916. Crown Trophy, Inc. trades as Crown Trophy at 143 locations nationwide. The full-service trophy and award retailers occupy spaces of 1,600 sq.ft. to 2,200 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for additional openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years, with a five-year option. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Scott Kelly, Crown Trophy, Inc., 9 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532; 914-347-7700, Fax 914-347-0211. Sun Tan City operates 47 locations throughout IN, KY, ME and TN. The upscale tanning salons occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 2,400 sq.ft. in lifestyle, power and strip centers. Plans call for 20 openings throughout AL, IL, MO, VA, WA and the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years and a vanilla shell required. Preferred cotenants include Target, Panera Bread, Starbucks and grocery stores. Preferred demographics include a population of 20,000 within a three-mile radius earning an average household income of $40,000. For more information, contact Rick Kueber, Sun Tan City, 110 Chase Way, Suite 5, Elizabethtown, KY 42701; 270-765-7400, Fax 270-765-7909. Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. trades as Tandy Leather Factory at 97 locations nationwide. The stores occupy spaces of approximately 1,500 sq.ft. in freestanding and urban/downtown locations in addition to strip and value centers. Plans call for 18 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years and specific improvements are required. Preferred cotenants include Dollar General, Sally Beauty Supply and Subway. For more information, contact Jim Linnell, Tandy Leather
Factory, Inc., 3847 East Loop 820 South, Fort Worth, TX 76119; 817-496-4414, Fax
817-496-9806; Nutty Bavarian trades as The Nutty Bavarian at 400 locations worldwide. The stores, selling an assortment of nuts, occupy kiosks in entertainment and outlet centers, malls and tourist attractions. Plans call for 100 openings in the existing markets during the coming 18 months with interest in auditoriums, theme parks and arenas. Typical leases run one year. Preferred demographics include a population of 30,000 within a five-mile radius earning an average household income of $35,000. For more information, contact David Zangenberg, Nutty
Bavarian, 305 Hickman Drive, Sanford, FL 32771; 407-444-6322, Fax 407-444-6335;
Super Stores operates 50 locations nationwide as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico. The stores, selling general merchandise at discounted prices, occupy spaces of 16,000 sq.ft. to 40,000 sq.ft. in malls, strip centers and freestanding locations. Plans call for additional openings in existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases are short-term (three to six months) and the company leases sites "as-is." Preferred locations offer high visibility with a population exceeding 100,000 within a five-mile radius in the top 100 major metro markets with dense African-American and Hispanic populations. For more information, contact |