Specialty Retailers Expanding Nationwide

The Shefield Group trades as Shefield & Sons Tobacconists, Shefield Gourmet and Shefield Express at 115 locations throughout Canada. The specialty stores occupy spaces of 250 sq.ft. to 700 sq.ft. in malls, hotels and office towers. Plans call for eight to 12 openings throughout Canada during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with five, five-year options.

For more information, contact Byron Hildebrand, The Shefield Group, 2265 West Railway Street, Abbotsford, British Colombia, Canada V2S 5Z5; 604-859-1014, Fax 604-859-1711; Email: byron@shefield.com; Web site: www.shefield.com.

Discovery Communications trades as Discovery Channel Store at 115 locations nationwide. The specialty stores, which carry books, toys and travel-related gifts, occupy spaces of 2,700 sq.ft. to 3,200 sq.ft. in malls and street locations and 1,500 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in airports, train stations and tourist centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by Metropolis Retail, Inc.

For more information, contact Lary P. Hanshaw, Metropolis Retail, Inc., 2071 Mountain Boulevard, Suite 1, Oakland, CA 94611; 510-339-4545, Fax 510-339-4540; Email: lhanshaw@metropolisretail.com; Web site: www.metropolisretail.com.

Orvis Co., Inc. trades as Orvis Co. at 39 locations throughout CA, CO, GA, IL, KS, MA, MS, NJ, NY, PA, TX, VA, VT, WA and WY. The specialty stores, which carry outdoor sporting goods, apparel and home furnishings, occupy spaces of 9,000 sq.ft. to 18,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps and lifestyle and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide and throughout Canada during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact David Dumeer, Orvis Co., Inc., 808 Thompson Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033; 860-508-2266; Email: dumeer@cox.net; Web site: www.orvis.com.

B.J. Alan Co., Inc. trades as Phantom Fireworks at 1,200 locations nationwide. The seasonal fireworks and novelty item stores occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Plans call for fifty openings throughout CT, FL, GA and PA during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Raymond Lonsway, B.J. Alan Co., Inc., 555 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Youngstown, OH 44502-1102; 330-746-1064, Fax 330-743-2194; Email: rlonsway@fireworks.com; Web site: www.fireworks.com.

Crown Wine & Spirits operates 26 locations throughout FL. The wine, liquor, gourmet foods and cigar stores occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. to 6,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Plans call for two openings throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months, with representation by Realty Masters. Typical leases run 10 years.

For more information, contact Ray Brooks, Realty Masters, 1015 North Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311; 954-727-9000 Ext. 12, Fax 954-727-9001; Email: raybrooks@realtymasters.com.

Wild Birds Unlimited operates 317 locations nationwide and throughout Canada. The specialty stores, which sell birdseed, feeders, houses and nature-related gifts for the bird enthusiast, occupy spaces of 1,600 sq.ft. to 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run three to five years. The company is franchising.

For more information, contact Paul Pickett, Wild Birds Unlimited, 11711 North College Avenue, Suite 146, Carmel, IN 46032; 317-571-7100 Ext. 135, Fax 317-208-4050; Email: pickettp@wbu.com; Web site: www.wbu.com.