Rooms To Go and To Go Kids Looks for Locations
September 30, 2008
Rooms To Go trades as Rooms To Go and Rooms To Go Kids at 162 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX and Puerto Rico. The home furnishings stores occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to 75,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for 15 openings throughout southeastern TX during the coming 18 months. Preferred demographics include a population of 300,000 within seven miles earning $50,000 as the average household income. Major competitors include Ashley Furniture. A land area of three to four acres is required. The company prefers to acquire sites.
Applebee’s Looks for Locations
September 29, 2008
Applebee’s operates 1,900 locations nationwide and internationally. The casual dining restaurants occupy spaces of 5,200 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps, pad sites, power centers and downtown areas. Growth opportunities are sought throughout CT during the coming 18 months.
Old Time Pottery Looks for Locations
September 28, 2008
Old Time Pottery operates 38 locations throughout AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, OK, SC and TN. The stores, offering home decorating items, housewares, seasonal decorations, linens and rugs, glassware, dinnerware, framed art, mirrors, lamps, silk plants and trees and candles, occupy spaces of 70,000 sq.ft. to 110,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, malls and power and strip centers. Plans call for five to six openings throughout the Southeast during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. Preferred demographics include a population of 300,000 within 10 miles earning $50,000 as the average household income. The company prefers to build-to-suit and specific improvements are required.
Armstrong Garden Centers Looks for Locations
September 27, 2008
Armstrong Garden Centers operates 33 locations throughout CA. The stores offer home and garden gifts, houseplants, garden accents, house plants, garden tools and supplies, small flowers and blooms, and occupy spaces of 6,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout northern CA during the coming 18 months.
Ace Hardware Looks for Locations
September 26, 2008
Ace Hardware Corp. trades as Ace Hardware at 4,700 locations nationwide and internationally. The hardware stores occupy spaces 10,000 sq.ft. to 15,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, endcaps and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run five years with options. A vanilla shell is required. Preferred demographics include a population of 10,000 within one mile earning $40,000 as the average household income.
Lowe’s Home Improvement Looks for Locations
September 25, 2008
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. trades as Lowe’s Home Improvement at 1,560 locations nationwide. The centers, offering appliances, home décor items, outdoor supplies and furniture, building products and tools, occupy spaces of 165,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the Midwest during the coming 18 months. A land area of 165,000 sq.ft. and a garden center are required for freestanding locations.
Panchero’s Mexican Grill Looks for Locations
September 24, 2008
Panchero’s Franchise Corp. trades as Panchero’s Mexican Grill at 53 locations throughout CO, FL, IA, IL, MD, MI, MN, NC, ND, NE, NJ, PA, SD, TX, VA and WI. The Mexican restaurants occupy spaces of 1,800 sq.ft. to 2,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, lifestyle, power and strip centers, regional malls and urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 20 openings nationwide during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years with two, five-year options. A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required. Preferred demographics include a population of 20,000 within two miles earning $55,000 as the average household income. Major competitors include Chipotle and Qdoba.
Subway Looks for Locations
September 23, 2008
Subway operates 29,386 locations nationwide and internationally. The sandwich shops occupy spaces of 800 sq.ft. to 2,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and entertainment, lifestyle, power, specialty and strip centers, in addition to urban/downtown areas. Plans call for 12 openings throughout Rockland County, NY during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 10 years. A vanilla shell is required.
54th Street Grill Looks for Locations
September 22, 2008
KRM, Inc. trades as 54th Street Grill at 14 locations throughout the midwestern U.S. The restaurant and bar occupies spaces of 5,200 sq.ft. to 5,850 sq.ft. in freestanding locations as well as lifestyle and power centers. Plans call for three openings throughout the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area during the coming 18 months. Typical leases run 15 years with five, five-year options. Preferred cotenants include Target, Wal*Mart and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Preferred demographics include a population of 140,000 within three miles earning $75,000 as the average household income. A land area of 50,000 sq.ft. to 60,000 sq.ft. is required for freestanding locations.
Peter Piper Pizza Looks for Locations
September 21, 2008
Pizza Properties, Inc. trades as Peter Piper Pizza at 40 locations throughout NM and TX. The pizzerias and family entertainment centers occupy spaces of 10,000 sq.ft. to 12,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power centers. Plans call for two openings throughout TX during the coming 18 months.