Pho Hoa Looks for Locations

Aureflam Corporation
d/b/a/ Pho Hoa
Sacramento, CA

Units open: 51
Areas of operation: CA (12), FL (2), GA (1), IL (1), MA (2), NC (1), NV (1), NY (1), PA (1), TX (1), UT (1), VA (1), WA (11)
Areas targeted: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MN, NC, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA
International Operations: Canada (15)
International Expansion Plans: Canada
Expansion Plans: 2007: 8 2008: 10
Remodels planned: 2007: 5 2008: 5
Preferred store size: 2,000 – 4,000 sq. ft.
Preferred locations: Community strip center, downtown/central business district, mixed use center, neighborhood strip center

Since 1983, one company has stood alone as the leading Vietnamese restaurant chain: Pho Hoa. Owned and franchised by Sacramento, California-based Auroflam Corporation, there are currently thirty-six Pho Hoa restaurants in thirteen states and fifteen locations in Canada. The company has certainly carved its own niche within the restaurant industry, and owes its successes

Aureflam Corporation hopes to add eight stores in 2007, and ten more in 2008, bringing its total number of restaurants close to 70. Pho Hoa will appear in states in which it currently has locations, as well as the as-yet unexplored states of Arizona, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Minnesota and Oregon. The company’s success in Canada has not gone unnoticed, either, and the company will continue to expand throughout to the United States’ neighbor to the north.

Locations the company will consider are in community strip centers, downtown business districts, mixed-use centers, neighborhood strip centers. Typical square footage ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 square feet, with a minimum frontage of thirty feet. Preferred lease terms are ten years with two five-year options. Special site requirements consist of location in a residential area with heavy traffic and high employee density.

Goodfellas Looks for Locations

Units open: 13
Areas of operation: CT, IN, NC, NJ, NY, Puerto Rico
Plans: 6 in 2004; 10 in 2005; 15 in 2006
Areas targeted: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, Puerto Rico
Preferred store size: 2,000 – 7,000 sq. ft.
Preferred locations: community strip center, downtown/central business district, enclosed regional mall, enclosed super regional mall, freestanding, lifestyle center, neighborhood strip center, outlet center, pad site/outparcel, power center

Globe Restaurant Group, operator of 13 pizza restaurants, is cooking up a major expansion push for the next few years. The five-star pizza chain has been operational since January 1993, when it opened its first Goodfellas Brick Oven Pizza Restaurant in Staten Island, NY. Since that time, the company has won various awards and accolades from magazines, contests and customers, including former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The restaurants, which offer “New York Italian”-style dishes and pizza, can be found in five states (Connecticut, Indiana, North Carolina, New Jersey and New York) and Puerto Rico. At any location choose from a variety of lunch or dinner entrees like eggplant, chicken, veal or shrimp parmigiana or various pasta dishes, sandwiches and soups. Or try what made the chain famous: its old-world style or traditional New York pizza.

Globe Restaurant Group is looking to open a total of 6 new stores in 2004, 10 in 2005 and 15 in 2006 in all current states of operation and Puerto Rico; in addition, the company also considers expansion in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and Washington, DC. Leases typically run 15 years with two five-year options.

New locations may pop up in community and neighborhood strip centers, central business districts, enclosed regional and super regional malls, freestanding sites, lifestyle centers, outlet centers, pad sites and power centers. All co-tenants will be considered. Sites average 2,000 to 7,000 sq. ft, with a minimum frontage of 20 ft.

Preferred demographics include 75,000 people and 25,000 households in a five-mile radius.

JCPenney Looks for Locations

Currently operating 1,067 units; company plans to open 36 stores this year down from the 50 units opened last year; seeking 150,000 square feet for mall stores; off-mall stores required approximately 100,000 square feet.

CiCi’s Pizza Looks for Locations

Value-priced pizza buffet chain currently operates 600 restaurants in 30 states; plan to open 185 new franchise locations; expanding into CA, NY and NJ markets.

Salad Creations Looks for Locations

Fast casual salad chain also offers 10 featured salads, fresh wraps, smoothies and soups; currently operating 39 locations primarily in FL; plan to open more than 50 stores in LA, AL, NJ, NY and TX and other states, as well as internationally.

Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack Looks for Locations

Currently operating 102 Nordstrom locations; plan to have 140 to 150 locations; plan to have 140 to 150 locations by 2015, seeking 30,000 to 40,000 square feet in malls and power centers.

Aldi Looks for Locations

German chain of steep-discount grocery stores currently operates 850 stores in 27 states; expanding into New England with five stores to open in RI; seeking 17,000 square feet.

Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grills, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bars, Roy’s, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Blue Coral Seafood & Spirits and Bonefish Grill Looks for Locations

Currently operating 1,425 units (Outback accounts for more than half) worldwide; seeking 5,500 to 7,500 square feet; primarily in shopping centers and malls and malls and just about any type of location, except for theme and festival centers; sites require 125 parking spaces with a population of 70,000 people within a five-mile radius.

Hannoush Jewelers Looks for Locations

Currently operating 76 family-owned stores throughout AZ, CT, FL, IL, KS, MA, ME, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, RI and VT; plan to open three locations in 2008; seeking 1,400 sq. ft. in enclosed regional malls, enclosed super regional malls and freestanding sites in current markets except IL and including PA.

Best Buy, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, Geek Squad and Future Shop Looks for Sites

Currently operating over 1,300 stores including 917 Best Buys throughout the U. S. and Canada; plan to open 130 to 160 new stores worldwide during fiscal 2009 including 85 to 100 new stores in the U.S. and 12 new stores in Canada, divided evenly between Future Shop and Best Buy; seeking 20,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet in freestanding facilities and strip centers.