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Automotive Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Automotive Retailers Expanding Nationwide McKay Auto Parts, Inc. trades as McKay Auto Parts at 15 locations throughout IL. The automotive stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for one to two openings throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Jim McKay, McKay Auto Parts, Inc., PO Box 70, Litchfield, IL 62056; 217-324-3971; Fax 217-324-6385. CSK Auto, Inc. trades as Checker Auto Parts, Schuck’s Auto Supply and Krage Auto Parts at 1,106 locations throughout AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI and WY. The automotive stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, inline sites, endcaps and pad sites. Plans call for 25 to 40 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years with two five-year options are typical. The company prefers to lease corner lots, freestanding parcels, build to suits and prefers to acquire raw land, outparcels and pad sites. The company prefers to cotenant with Wal*Mart and Target. For more information, contact Tom Droze, CSK Auto, Inc., 645 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 450, Phoenix, AZ 85012; 602-265-9200, Fax 602-234-1361; Email:tdroze@cskauto.com, Fax: www.cskauto.com. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. operates 2,500 locations nationwide. The automotive stores, specializing in tires, occupy spaces of 6,000 sq.ft. to 6,800 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout AL, FL, New Orleans, LA and MS areas during the coming 18 months. Leases running 12 years are typical. A land area of 35,000 sq.ft. to 45,000 sq.ft. is required for freestanding locations. For more information, contact Larry Meeker, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., PO Box 8010, Orange Park, FL 32006; 904-278-9262, Fax 904-278-9169; Email: lmeeker@goodyear.com, Web site: www.goodyear.com. Lube Pro’s 10-minute Oil Change operates 41 locations throughout IL, MN, TN and WI. The automotive stores occupy a space of 1,800 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip and power centers. Plans call for six openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to cotenant with McDonald’s, gas stations and supermarkets. Leases running 20 years are typical. A vanilla shell is required. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Phil Robinson Lube Pro’s 10-minute Oil Change, 1630 Colonial Parkway, Inverness, IL 60067; 847-776-2500, Fax 847-776-2542. Tuffy Associates Corp. trades as Tuffy Auto Service Center and Car X at 475 locations throughout FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA and WI. The automotive stores occupy spaces of 3,600 sq.ft. to 4,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for 30 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. The company prefers build to suit deals. Leases running 10 to 20 years are typical. The company is franchising. A land area of 0.5 acres is required. The company prefers to cotenant with Home Depot, Lowe’s, Kohl’s, and Target. For more information, contact Barry Rigby, Tuffy Associates Corp., 1414 Baronial Plaza Drive, Toledo, OH 43615; 419-865-6900, Fax 419-865-7343; Email: rigby@tuffy.com; Web site: www.tuffy.com. Olin Mott Tire Co, Inc. trades as Olin Mott Tire at nine locations throughout FL. The automotive stores occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 8,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Hillsborough County, FL during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Olin Mott, Olin Mott Tire Co., Inc., 3741 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610; 813-237-3945, Fax 813-238-8241.
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