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Apparel Chains Expanding Nationwide
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| Apparel Chains Expanding Nationwide A & E Stores, Inc. trades as Bolton’s, Pay/Half and Strawberry at 100 locations throughout CT, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA and RI. Bolton’s offers misses apparel, Pay/Half offers family apparel and Strawberry offers juniors apparel. The stores occupy spaces of 1,800 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in specialty, strip and value centers in addition to urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA and RI during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with options. For more information, contact Bruce Kleiman, A & E Stores, Inc., 1000 Huyler Street, Teterboro, NJ 07608; 201-393-0600, Fax 201-393-0798; Email: brukle@aestores.com; Web site: www.payhalfstores.com. Frederick’s of Hollywood Stores, Inc. trades as Frederick’s of Hollywood at 145 locations nationwide. The stores, offering intimate apparel for women, occupy spaces of 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 12 to 20 openings throughout AZ, CA, FL, HI, NV and NY during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred cotenants include women’s fashion retailers. Competition is cited as Victoria’s Secret and department stores. A minimum frontage of 30 feet is required. For more information, contact Eddie Zorehkey, Frederick’s of Hollywood Stores, Inc., 6255 Sunset Boulevard, 6th Floor, Hollywood, CA 90028; 949-598-9796, Fax 949-598-9799; Web site: www.fredericks.com. Liz Claiborne, Inc. trades as Lucky Brand Jeans, Juicy, Sigrid Olsen, Dana Buchman, Mexx, Laundry, Elisabeth and Ellen Tracy at 220 locations throughout AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, MA, NJ, NV, NY, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA and Washington, DC. The apparel stores occupy spaces of 2,500 sq.ft. to 4,000 sq.ft. in lifestyle centers and malls. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the East and West coasts during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred cotenants include Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom. Preferred demographics include a population of 500,000 within 10 miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. For more information, contact Brian Dwan, Liz Claiborne, Inc., 3340 Leonis Boulevard, Vernon, CA 90058; 323-282-4100, Fax 323-282-2365. Cache trades as Cache and Cache Luxe at 300 locations nationwide. The stores, offering fashion forward women’s apparel and accessories, occupy spaces of 2,000 sq.ft. in upscale lifestyle centers and malls. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. Preferred cotenants include Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks. For more information, contact Dawn Balopole, Cache, 1440 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018; 614-939-5177, Fax 614-939-5189; Web site: www.cache.com. Loehmann’s operates 55 locations nationwide. The stores, selling off-price women’s clothing, occupy spaces of 20,000 sq.ft. to 30,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, lifestyle, power and strip centers, in addition to urban/downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months, with representation by Katz & Associates. Typical leases run 10 years. Preferred cotenants include Barnes & Noble, Linens ‘N Things and Target. Preferred demographics include a population of 200,000 within five miles earning $80,000 as the average household income. Chico’s operates 560 locations nationwide. The stores, offering exclusively designed, private-label women’s apparel and accessories, occupy spaces of 4,500 sq.ft. in lifestyle centers and malls. Growth opportunities are sought throughout NC and SC during the coming 18 months, with representation by Katz & Associates. The company prefers to locate in open-air lifestyle centers with strong anchors and prefers to cotenant with women’s fashion retailers. White House / Black Market operates 260 locations nationwide. The stores, offering apparel in the shades of white and black, occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. in lifestyle centers and malls. Growth opportunities are sought throughout NC and SC during the coming 18 months, with representation by Katz & Associates. For more information regarding Loehmann’s, contact Brian Katz, Katz & Associates, One Blue Hill Plaza, Suite 1440, Pearl River, NY 10965; 845-735-6666, Fax 845-735-6680; Email: briankatz@dkatz.com. For more information regarding Chico’s and White House / Black Market, contact Julie Gardner, Katz & Associates, 131 Providence Road, Suite 102, Charlotte, NC 28207; 704-334-3122, Fax 704-334-3770; Email: juliegardner@dkatz.com. Work’N Gear operates 37 locations throughout CT, DE, IL, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA and RI. The apparel shops occupy spaces up to 4,000 sq.ft. in malls and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred cotenants include Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Target and T.J. Maxx. For more information, contact Anthony DiPaolo, Work’N Gear, 293 Libby Industrial Parkway, Weymouth, MA 02189; 781-746-0100 Ext. 125, Fax 781-746-0183. Lindor, Inc. trades as Dorlene and Lindor at 87 locations throughout Maitimes, Ontario and Quebec, Canada. The stores, offering women’s ready to wear apparel, occupy spaces of 1,600 sq.ft. in malls. Plans call for four to six openings throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred cotenants include Sears, Wal*Mart and Zellers. Competition is cited as Alia, Cleo, Retimans and Tan Jay. For more information, contact Pearl Edwards, Lindor, Inc., 9600 Meilleur Street, Suite 750, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2N 2E3; 514-384-5243, Fax 514-384-3487. |