Marburn Stores, Inc. trades as Marburn Curtain Warehouse at 20 locations throughout DE, NJ, Long Island, NY and Philadelphia, PA. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 7,500 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in specialty centers and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout DE, NJ, NY and Philadelphia, PA during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with T.J. Maxx, Target, Wal*Mart and Kohl’s. Leases running 15 years are typical. A vanilla shell is required. The company cites Home Goods as competition. Sales of $250 psf have been reported.

For more information, contact Benard Hinden or Richard Perez, Marburn Stores, Inc., 225 Walker Street, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010; 201-943-0222, Fax 201-945-4242; Email: bimini@aol.com; Web site: www.marburn.com.

American Sales, Inc. trades as American Sales at six locations throughout IL and IN. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 40,000 sq.ft. to 50,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Robert Jones Sr., American Sales, Inc., 8401 185th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477; 708-633-7700, Fax 708-633-7701.

Buddy’s Home Furnishings trades as Buddy’s Home Furnishings at 60 locations throughout FL. The home furnishings stores occupy a space of 5,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Chris Hardesty, Buddy’s Home Furnishings, 6608 Adamo Drive, Tampa, FL 33619; 813-623-5461, Fax 813-626-8195.

Butler Carpet Co. trades as Bob’s Carpet Mart at 16 locations throughout FL. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 17,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout FL during the coming 18 months. Leases running five years with a five-year option are typical.

For more information, contact Bert Butler, Butler Carpet Co., 10815 U.S. Highway 19 North, Clearwater, FL 33764; 727-571-9998, Fax 727-571-3727; Web site: www.bobscarpet.com.

Gill-Roy’s Hardware trades as Gill-Roy’s Hardware at 24 locations throughout GA and MI. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout MI during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites.

For more information, contact Bob Morgan, Gill-Roy’s Hardware, 6429 West Pierson Road, Flushing, MI 48433; 810-659-2291, Fax 810-659-5019.

Sleep America operates 20 locations throughout AZ. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in power centers. Plans call for six openings throughout Phoenix, AZ during the coming 18 months, with representation by Colliers International. The company prefers to cotenant with Target, Wal*Mart Supercenter and Kohl’s. Leases running five years are typical. A vanilla shell is required.

For more information, contact Tom Woods, Colliers International, 2390 East Camelback Road, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85016; 602-222-5031, Fax 602-222-5080; Email: tom.woods@colliers.com.

Select Comfort Corp. trades as Select Comfort The Air Bed Co. at 340 locations nationwide. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 900 sq.ft. to 1,200 sq.ft. in malls, outlet and lifestyle centers. Plans call for 25 openings throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. Leases running seven years are typical. Preferred demographics include a population of 250,000 within five miles earning $50,000 as the average household income.

For more information, contact John Bradbury, Select Comfort Corp., 6105 Trenton Lane North, Minneapolis, MN 55442; 763-551-7174, Fax 763-694-3386.

Schoeneman Brothers Co. trades as Schoeneman Brothers at six locations throughout IA and SD. The home improvement stores occupy spaces of 2,001 sq.ft. to 25,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout IA, MN, ND, NE and SD during the coming 18 months. A land area of three to five acres are required.

For more information, contact Al Schoeneman, Schoeneman Brothers Co., 305 East 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103; 605-336-2440, Fax 605-336-2529.

Stine Lumber Co. trades as Stine Lumber Co. at 10 locations throughout LA. The home improvement stores occupy a space of 45,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire sites.

For more information, contact Gary Stine, Stine Lumber Co., 1509 Huntington Street, Sulphur, LA 70663; 337-527-0121, Fax 337-527-2712.

Circle Furniture trades as Circle Furniture at five locations throughout MA. The home furnishings stores occupy a space of 5,000 sq.ft. in strip centers and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Harold Tubman, Circle Furniture, 75 Moulton Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; 800-760-8958, Fax 617-661-4596.