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Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide
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| Home-Related Chains Expand Nationwide Menard’s, Inc. trades as Menard’s at 200 locations throughout IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD and WI. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 250,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 20 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Preferred cotenants include Meijer, Wal*Mart and Target. Competitors include Lowe’s Home Improvement, Home Depot and Sears Hardware. Preferred demographics include a population of 100,000 within a 10-mile radius. For more information, contact Jaime Radabaugh or Adam Ray, Menard’s, Inc., 4777 Menard Drive, Eau Claire, WI 54703; 715-876-2224/2309, Fax 715-876-5960. Pier 1 Imports operates 1,200 locations nationwide and throughout Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 10,800 sq.ft. in power centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Chicago, IL metropolitan area during the coming 18 months, with representation by Metro Commercial Real Estate. Preferred cotenants include Target, Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Linens ‘N Things and Bed Bath & Beyond. For more information, contact Steve Baer, Metro Commercial
Real Estate, 56 Skokie Valley Road, Highland Park, IL 60035; 847-412-9898 Ext.
5002, Fax 847-412-0101; Northern Tool & Equipment Co., Inc. trades as Northern Tool & Equipment at 60 locations throughout FL, GA, IA, MN, NC, ND, SC, TN, TX, VA and WI. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 18,000 sq.ft. to 30,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MN, MS, NC, OK SC, TN, TX, VA and WI during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. Specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 350,000 within 30 miles earning $48,000 to $80,000 as the average household income. A land area of two to three acres is required. For more information, contact Brent Obert, Northern Tool &
Equipment Co., Inc., 2800 Southcross Drive West, Burnsville, MN 55306;
952-808-6629, Fax 952-641-2503; Email: brento@northerntool.com; Web site: Lumber Liquidators operates 100 locations nationwide. The stores, selling hardwood flooring, occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in strip centers. Plans call for 75 openings throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months, with representation by The Greenberg Group. Preferred demographics include a trade-area population of 200,000. For more information, contact Asif Hussain, The Greenberg Group, 1200 West Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557; 516-295-0406 Ext. 202, Fax 516-374-0999; Email: asif@thegreenberggroup.com. Amazing Sleep Systems, Inc. trades For more information, contact Franchise Concepts, Inc. trades as The Great Frame Up, Deck The Walls and Framing & Art Center in 300 locations nationwide and throughout Canada. The Great Frame Up, selling art and home décor and offering custom framing services, occupies spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,700 sq.ft. in community, neighborhood, power and strip centers. Deck the Walls, selling art and home décor and offering custom framing services, occupies spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,700 sq.ft. in malls. Framing & Art Center, selling art and home décor and offering custom framing services, occupies spaces of 1,200 sq.ft. to 1,700 sq.ft. in community, neighborhood, power and strip centers, as well as malls, in Canada. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 75,000 within a three-mile radius earning an average household income of $90,000. Competitors include Michaels. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Mike Glazer, Franchise Concepts, Inc., 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 280, St. Louis, MO 63105; 866-719-8200, Fax 314-719-8290; Web site: www.franchiseconceptsinc.com. Ace Hardware operates 5,000 locations nationwide and
internationally. The hardware stores occupy spaces of For more information regarding IL, contact Allen Joffe, Baum Realty Group,
1030 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60622; 312-275- |