Sports Retailers Expanding Nationwide

Surefoot operates 23 locations throughout CA, CO, ID, NY, UT, VT, Canada and internationally. The sporting goods stores, which specialize in ski boots, custom golf and bike shoes, occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 1,500 sq.ft. in tourist centers. Growth opportunities are sought in Jackson Hole, WY and southern, CA during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Robert Shay, Surefoot, 1500 Kearns Boulevard Suite A-100, Park City, Utah 84060; 435-655-8110, Fax 435-649-0663; Email: lori@surefoot.com.

Sportsman’s Warehouse operates 43 locations throughout AK, AL, AZ, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MS, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA and WI. The sporting goods stores occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. to 75,000 sq.ft. in power centers. Plans call for 24 openings throughout CA, FL, MI, NC, OH, SC and VA during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 15 years. A land area of 4.5 to five acres is required. Preferred cotenants include Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target and Wal*Mart. Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, GI Joe’s, REI and Sports Authority are cited as competition.

For more information, contact Stu Utgaard, Sportsman’s Warehouse, PO Box 10, Star Prairie, WI 54026; 715-248-7400, Fax 715-248-7410; Web site: www.sportsmanswarehouse.com.

Chick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. trades as Chick’s Sporting Goods at 12 locations throughout CA. The retail sporting goods and apparel stores occupy spaces of 45,000 sq.ft. to 55,000 sq.ft. in power centers with a land area of 3.5 to four acres. Plans call for two openings in southern CA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Prism Realty Corp. Preferred cotenants include Target. Sport Chalet is cited as competition. Preferred demographics include a population of 200,000 within five miles earning at least $70,000 as the average household income.

For more information, contact Brook Morris, Prism Realty Corp., 4667 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 200, Newport Beach, CA 92660; 949-250-1902, Fax 949-250-1922.

Gander Mountain operates 98 locations throughout AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA and WI. The sporting goods stores occupy spaces of 30,000 sq.ft. to 35,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for six to eight openings throughout FL, MN, NC, TX and WV during the coming 18 months.

For more information, contact Tom Brisinski, Gander Mountain, 180 East Fifth Street, Suite 1300, St. Paul, MN 55101; 651-325-4300, Fax 651-325-2001; Web site: www.gandermountain.com.

Modells Sporting Goods operates 127 locations throughout CT, DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA and Washington, DC. The stores occupy spaces of 15,000 sq.ft. to 22,000 sq.ft. in malls, mixed-use, power and strip centers, freestanding locations and urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 15 to 20 openings throughout New England during the coming 18 months. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CT during the coming 18 months, with representation by GVA Williams of Connecticut.

For more information, contact Douglas Epstein, Modells Sporting Goods, 498 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10018-6701; 212-822-1055, Fax 212-822-1090; Email: dougepstein@msgmail.com; Web site: www.modells.com . For more information regarding CT expansion, contact Scott Lifschultz, GVA Williams of Connecticut, 1055 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901; 203-961-6581, Fax 203-324-3125.

West Marine operates 350 locations nationwide. The boating supplies and sports apparel stores occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CA during the coming 18 months, with representation by Staubach Co.

For more information, contact Amy Nott, Staubach Co., 610 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660; 949-698-1100, Fax 949-698-1198; Email: amy.nott@staubach.com.