Sports Retailers Expand Nationwide

Christy Sports, LLC trades as Christy Sports at 40 locations in CO and UT. The stores, which carry ski equipment, snowboards, bicycles and patio equipment, occupy spaces of 4,500 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in resort areas and strip centers. Plans call for additional openings in the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with five-year options. The company prefers to acquire sites.

For more information, contact Keith Liefer, Christy Sports, LLC, 800 Weiss Drive, Suite D, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487; 970-879-4536 Ext. 23, Fax 970-879-1821;
Web site: www.christysports.com.

The Forzani Group Ltd. trades as Sportchek, Sportmart, Coast Mountain Sports and Sports Experts at 400 locations in Canada. The sporting goods stores occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 50,000 sq.ft. in urban locations, power and strip centers, in addition to malls. Plans call for seven openings in the existing market during the next 18 months.

For more information, contact Doug Stone, The Forzani Group Ltd., 824 41^st Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, CN T2E 3R3; 403-717-1321, Fax 403-717-1495;
Email: dstone@forzani.com;
Web site: www.forzani.com.

Green Mountain Corp. trades as Peter Glenn Ski & Sport at 21 locations throughout AK, FL, GA, SC, VA and VT. The stores, selling ski, skate and tennis equipment and apparel, occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for additional openings in the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with options.

For more information, contact Martin Underwood, Green Mountain Corp., 2901 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311; 954-484-7800, Fax 954-739-5724.

Gander Mountain operates 106 locations throughout AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA and WI. The sporting goods stores occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. to 35,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 12 openings in the eastern, southern and midstate regions of the U.S. during the coming 18 months. The company will occupy existing space if outdoor selling area is available.

For more information, contact Tom Brisinski, Gander Mountain, 180 East Fifth Street, Suite 1300, St. Paul, MN 55101, Fax 651-325-2001;
Web site: www.gandermountain.com.

Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. trades as Eastern Mountain Sports at 69 locations throughout CA, CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA and VT. The stores, selling sporting goods and related apparel, occupy spaces of approximately 7,500 sq.ft. in strip and power centers, in addition to urban, tourist and freestanding locations. Plans call for additional openings in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast sections of the U.S. during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run seven years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred cotenants include upscale and entertainment retailers.

For more information, contact Mike Corrie, Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc., 1 Vose Farm Road, Peterborough, NH 03458; 603-924-9571 Ext. 6082, Fax 603-924-9138.

Sternheimer Brothers, Inc. trades as A&N Stores at 51 locations at VA. The athletic sportswear stores occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for additional openings in the existing market during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with one, five-year option.

For more information, contact Ross Sternheimer, Sternheimer Brothers, Inc., 5501 Ferncroft Road, Sandston, VA 23150; 804-226-1324, Fax 804-333-4894.