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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide
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Home Retailers Expanding Nationwide Aaron Rents, Inc. trades as Aaron’s and Aaron Rents at 1,250 locations nationwide, and throughout Canada and Puerto Rico. The home furnishing stores, which also sell or lease out rims, tires, furniture and electronics, occupy spaces of 7,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps and strip centers. Plans call for 450 openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell, specific improvements and tenant improvement allowances are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 30,000 within three miles earning $36,000 as the average household income. A land area of 0.75 acres is required for freestanding locations. For more information, contact Marc Rogovin, Aaron Rents, Inc., 309 East Paces Ferry Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30305; 678-402-3000, Fax 678-402-3560; Email: marc.rogovin@aaronrents.com ; Web site: www.aaronrents.com .
Old Time Pottery operates 32 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, OK, SC and TN. The home décor, accessories and housewares stores occupy spaces of 70,000 sq.ft. to 110,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power, strip, specialty, tourist and value centers. Plans call for six openings throughout AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC and TX during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with three to five-year options. Preferred demographics include a population of 500,000 within 15 miles earning $60,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Scott Peterson, Old Time Pottery, PO Box 1838, Murfreesboro, TN 37133; 615-890-2100, Fax 615-890-0526; Email: speterson@otpinc.com ; Web site: www.oldtimepottery.com .
3 Day Blinds operates 191 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, OH, OR, TX, UT and WA. The home furnishing stores, which specialize in blinds, shades, shutters and custom window coverings, occupy spaces of 1,500 sq.ft. to 2,000 sq.ft. in power centers. Plans call for 20 openings throughout Los Angeles, CA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Epsteen & Associates. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell and tenant improvement allowances are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 150,000 within five miles earning $60,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Michael Borman or Vic Montalbo, Epsteen & Associates, 1429 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-451-8171, Fax 310-395-6361; Emails: mborman@epsteen.com and vmontalbo@epsteen.com ; Web site: www.epsteen.com .
Viking Cooking School, Viking Kitchen Center and Viking/Home Chef operate 14 locations throughout CA, FL, GA, MO, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN and TX. The houseware stores, which offer culinary classes and sell exclusive kitchen accessories, occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. to 5,000 sq.ft. in malls, resorts and lifestyle and specialty centers. Plans call for four openings nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by Levy Commercial Realty, LLC. Typical leases run 10 years. Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table are cited as competition. For more information, contact Steven Levy, Levy Commercial Realty, LLC, PO Box 38466, Germantown, TN 38183-0466; 901-753-4848, Fax 901-753-9077; Email: slevy1@midsouthrr.com ; Web site: www.vikinghomechef.com .
Carpet King, Inc. trades as Carpet King at 14 locations throughout MN. The home furnishing stores, which sell and arrange the installation of brand name flooring products, occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. in malls, strip centers, urban/downtown areas and freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Twin Cities area of MN during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact William Bailey, Carpet King, Inc., 1815 West River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55411; 612-287-1700, Fax 612-588-2401; Email: wt_bailey@msn.com .
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture operates 62 locations throughout CT, DE, MA, NJ, NY and PA. The home furnishing stores, which specialize in furniture and bedding, occupy spaces of 40,000 sq.ft. to 70,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Plans call for 12 openings throughout southern and western CT, DE, northern and central NJ, Westchester County and Long Island, NY and Philadelphia, PA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A land area of 2.5 acres is required. For more information, contact Scott Milnamow, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, PO Box 220, Liverpool, NY 13088; 315-453-2590, Fax 315-453-2570; Email: smilnamow@raymourflanigan.com .
Rockaway Bedding, Inc. trades as Rockaway Bedding at 190 locations throughout CT, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA and VA. The home furnishing and bedding stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and lifestyle, power and strip centers. Plans call for 25 openings throughout MD and VA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. For more information, contact Mark Musilli, Rockaway Bedding, Inc., 1578 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, NJ 07869-1108; 973-584-2299 Ext. 1210, Fax 973-598-2815; Email: mmusilli@rockawaybedding.com .
Ace Hardware operates 5,000 locations nationwide. The hardware stores, which carry products for plumbing, lawn and gardening, automotive, housewares and sporting goods, occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 25,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for five openings throughout CT and Westchester County, NY during the coming 18 months, with representation by Oxford Real Estate. Typical leases run five to 10 years. For more information regarding sites in CT, contact Michael Berke, Oxford Real Estate, 388 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06045; 203-483-2900, Fax 203-483-2999; Email: oxfordre@aol.com . Web site: www.acehardware.com .
Hendricks Furniture Group, LLC trades as Boyles Galleries, Hendricks, Thomasville and Drexel Heritage at 36 locations throughout FL, GA, NC and SC. The home furnishing stores occupy spaces of 15,000 sq.ft. to 80,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout FL, GA and NC during the coming 18 months. For more information, contact Rick Grant, Hendricks Furniture Group, LLC, PO Box 3827, Hickory, NC 28603-3827; 828-345-5200, Fax 828-465-2825; Email: rgrant@boyles.com ; Web site: www.boyles.com . |