Ace Hardware of Long Island/Bellmore Corp. operates 15 locations throughout NY.  The home improvements stores occupy spaces of 15,000 sq.ft. to 40,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and strip centers.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout Long Island and the surrounding boroughs in NY during the coming 18 months.  Typical leases run 10 years.  A vanilla shell and specific improvements are required.   Major competitors include Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement.

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 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 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 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.

Norrenberns Foods, Inc. trades as Tom’s Supermarkets, Cash Saver Food Stores, Weffel’s Market, Tom’s Priced Right Foods and Tom’s Mad Prices at 11 locations throughout IL.  The supermarkets occupy spaces of 12,000 sq.ft. to 20,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.  A vanilla shell is required.  Preferred demographics include a population of 10,000 within two miles earning $35,000 as the average household income.

Lund Food Holdings, Inc. trades as Byerly’s and Lunds at 20 locations throughout MN.  Byerly’s occupies spaces of 70,000 sq.ft. and Lunds occupies spaces of 40,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations, strip centers and urban/downtown areas.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.  Typical leases run 20 years.

Magruders, Inc. trades as Magruders at eight locations throughout MD, VA and Washington, DC.  The supermarkets occupy spaces of 25,000 sq.ft. to 32,000 sq.ft. in strip centers.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months.

Busch’s, Inc. trades as Busch’s Marketplace at 14 locations throughout southeastern MI.  The supermarkets occupy spaces of 35,000 sq.ft. to 45,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and lifestyle specialty and strip centers, in addition to urban/downtown areas.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing market during the coming 18 months.  Typical leases run 20 years.  Preferred cotenants include local or small retail shops.  Preferred demographics include a population of 50,000 within four miles earning $75,000 as the average household income.  Major competitors include Kroger and Whole Foods.  A land area of five acres is required for freestanding locations.

The Fresh Market operates 70 locations throughout the midwestern and southern regions of the U.S.  The specialty grocery stores, featuring produce, seafood, bakery, beer and wine, prepared foods and floral departments, occupy spaces of 22,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and power and specialty centers.  Growth opportunities are sought throughout Baltimore, MD; northern VA and Washington, DC during the coming 18 months.  Major competitors include Whole Foods.