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Who's Opening & Where
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Who's Opening & Where Wal*Mart Stores, Inc. (650-837-5000) is planning to open a 138,000 sq.ft. Sam’s Club at Seven Oaks Plaza, a 278,000 sq.ft. center located at the intersection of State Route 56 and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in Wesley Chapel, FL. The company currently operates more than 4,800 stores, including approximately 1,475 discount stores, 1,750 Wal*Mart Supercenters in the U.S. and in the UK and 540 Sam’s Club locations. Nearly 75% of its stores are in the U.S., but Wal-Mart is expanding internationally and is the top retailer in Canada and Mexico. Wal-Mart also has operations in Asia, Europe, and South America.
Golfsmith International, Inc. (512-837-4810) is planning to open four superstores during November. The stores will be located in Orlando, FL; San Diego, CA; and Livingston and Paramus, NJ. Once those locations open, the company will be operating 46 stores nationwide. The 15,400 sq.ft. Orlando store will be the company’s first location in FL. However, the company is looking to open 15 more stores throughout the state within the coming two years. The 10,000 sq.ft. San Diego store will be the company’s 13th location in CA. The 15,000 sq.ft. Paramus store and the 11,300 sq.ft. Livingston store will be the company’s fourth and fifth in NJ.
Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (405-745-1100) is planning to open Hobby Lobby stores in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area. The company, which specializes in traditional craft goods, home furnishings and bulk fabric, currently operates 335 stores throughout 27 states. Many of the company’s stores are located in rural areas, but the firm has also targeted some large metropolitan markets such as Chicago, where it operates about 15 stores. The stores typically range in size from 50,000 sq.ft. to 60,000 sq.ft.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (512-391-8400) is planning to open a Whole Foods store on four acres at the intersection of MoPac Expressway and Braker Lane in North Austin, TX. The company is planning to close its store in the Gateway Shopping Center on Research Boulevard in Austin, but is currently building an 80,000 sq.ft. store and a 200,000 sq.ft. corporate headquarters immediately south of its current flagship store in downtown Austin. The company currently operates approximately 150 stores throughout 26 states, Washington, DC and Canada.
Meritage Hospitality Group (616-776-2600) is planning to open two Wendy’s restaurants by the end of the year, as well as an O’Charley’s restaurant in the Detroit, MI area by early next year. Meritage currently operates 47 Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers restaurants throughout western and southern MI. The company also has the exclusive rights to open O’Charley’s restaurants throughout MI.
Panera Bread Co. (314-633-7100) is planning to open a restaurant at the Shoppes at Woodhill, a 208,000 sq.ft. center located on Garners Ferry Road in southeast Columbia, SC. The center is currently 92% leased. The company operates more than 670 bakery/cafes throughout approximately 35 states. Its locations, which operate under the Panera and Saint Louis Bread Company banners, offer made-to-order sandwiches built using a variety of artisan breads. Its menu also features soups, salads and gourmet coffees.
CBRL Group, Inc. (615-444-5533) is planning to open a Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant on Miller Road in Flint Township, MI. The 8,000 sq.ft. location is slated to open during January. The company currently operates 113 Logan’s Roadhouse restaurants throughout 15 states. The company also operates more than 500 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants throughout approximately 40 states. Each Cracker Barrel location features a retail area where patrons can buy items such as hand-blown glassware.
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (856-228-6700) is planning to open an A.C. Moore store at the Shoppes at Bowie Town Center in Bowie, MD. The center is anchored by Off Broadway, David’s Bridal, Myer-Emco Audio Video and Factory Card Outlet and is tenanted by Bank of America, Wells Fargo Financial, Nextel, Beauty Center and Cheng & Wang Chinese Restaurant. The center is currently 94% occupied. A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts stock silk and dried flowers, as well as art and scrapbooking supplies and picture frames, fashion crafts, beads, and everything else needed to glue, paint, or arrange. It currently operates more than 80 stores located in the eastern U.S.
IKEA Corp. (610-834-0180) is planning to open five stores a year. U.S. stores being planned include locations in Atlanta, GA; Bolingbrook, IL; Brooklyn, NY; Dublin and West Sacramento, CA; Frisco, TX; Somerville and Stoughton, MA and Tempe, AZ. The company currently operates 200 stores throughout 32 countries, including 21 locations in the U.S.
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. (818-662-9800) is planning to open four to six Pat & Oscar’s locations during the coming 12 to 15 months. The company currently operates, franchises or joint ventures 312 Sizzler restaurants worldwide, 112 KFC restaurants located primarily in Queensland, Australia and 23 Pat & Oscar’s restaurants.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (704-847-6961) is planning to open approximately 500 to 560 stores and close 60 to 70 stores during next year, resulting in about an 8% to 9% net new store growth and 9% to 10% net square footage growth. The company will focus on opening stores in urban markets, with approximately 60% to 65% of the stores expected to open in those areas. The company also is planning to add coolers for perishable food in selected stores. By the end of the fiscal year in August 2005, the current plan is to have coolers in approximately 500 stores. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. currently operates 5,481 stores throughout 44 states.
Brinker International, Inc. (972-980-9917) is planning to open a 5,992 sq.ft. Chili’s restaurant at Pueblo Crossing, a center located in Pueblo, CO. Opening is slated for Spring 2005. The company currently operates 28 Chili’s restaurants throughout CO. Brinker International operates more than 975 Chili’s locations nationwide. In addition to Chili’s, Brinker operates the Italian-themed Romano’s Macaroni Grill and the Mexican-flavored On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina. Its smaller, emerging chains include Maggiano’s Little Italy, Rockfish Seafood Grill, Big Bowl Asian Kitchen and Corner Bakery Cafe.
Brook Mays Music Co. (214-631-0928) is planning to open a store in El Paso, TX during late November. The stores, which specialize in the sale of musical instruments, currently operate about 60 stores throughout eight states. The company’s product lines include band and orchestra instruments, guitars and amps, drums and percussion, pianos and keyboards, pro audio, DJ and lighting and related software. |