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.

Altmeyer Home Stores, Inc. trades as Altmeyer Bed Bath & Home at 11
locations throughout central and western PA.  The stores, offering bedding,
bath and linens, in addition to gifts, occupy spaces of 8,000 sq.ft. to
12,000 sq.ft. in strip centers.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout
the existing markets, and near Altoona and Pittsburgh, PA during the coming
18 months.  Typical leases run five years.  Major competitors include Bed
Bath & Beyond, JCPennyes and Linens ‘N Things.