EXPANDING RETAILERS

"Expanding Retailers" is an annual directory providing profiles and expansion plans of chain stores in the U.S. and Canada. Much of the listings, organized according to retail category, and containing names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers or the real estate contacts, comes from consolidating information printed the previous year in our associate publication, the twice-monthly newsletter "Shopping Center Digest"; this data is updated and organized, and supplemented with the section called "Leading Retailers" from the latest edition of the "Directory of Major Malls".

There are several indexes included, listing the chain stores by Retail Category [Apparel, Shoes, Jewelry, etc.] and by Name of the Company [The Limited, Wal-Mart, Zale Corp etc.]

"Expanding Retailers," the 16th Edition, 2010 is available for $149, 50% off-only $75 - for paid subscribers to "Shopping Center Digest".

Below are sample listings.

APPAREL

Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, abercrombie, Ruehl, and Gilly Hicks
of P.O. Box 182168, Columbus, OH 43068; currently operating 355 Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), 201 abercrombie, 447 Hollister, 22 Ruehl, and 3 Gilly Hicks nationwide; in ‘08 company planned to open 67 Hollister units, 17 abercrombie units, four A&F stores, 6 Ruehl stores, and 16 Gilly Hicks stores. Paul Parkey, Director or Real Estate, (614) 283-6585, Fax (614) 283-8585, Email: paul_parkey@abercrombie.com.

American Eagle Outfitters, aerie, Martin + OSA, and 77 kids
of 150 Thornhill Dr, Warrendale, PA 15095-0788; currently operating 912 stores in 50 states, DC and PR and Canada; company debuted its new “77kids by american eagle” brand fall ‘08 at www.77kids.com and U.S. stores to open late ‘09; stores to feature on-trend, high quality clothes and accessories for kids ages 2 to 10, and later, for infants too; company is also expanding its Aerie lingerie stores and planned to open 70 new units this year in ‘08 and may have also expanded its Martin + OSA brand, which targets men and women between 28 and 40 years old; seeking 5,500 sq. ft. in enclosed malls and lifestyle centers. Jeffrey E. McCauley, Senior Director of Real Estate, (651) 264-3120, Fax (651) 264-3121, Email: mccauleyj@ae.com

FOOD, CANDY, ICE CREAM

A&W Canada of 35 Wootten Way N, Markham, ON L3P 3V3; currently operating over 650 restaurants, including 220 to 230 food court locations; throughout Canada; planned to open 20 to 25 locations in ‘08; seeking 1,000 sq. ft. to 1,200 sq. ft. in end-caps, strip centres of streetfronts Canada-wide; freestanding drive-thru restaurants require 1750 sq. ft. For ON leasing contact Al Clunas, (905) 472-0489, Fax (905) 472-0693, Email: aclunas@aw.ca; For Western and Atlantic Canada leasing contact Patti Parente, A&W, 171 W Espanade, Ste. 300, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3K9, (604) 988-2141, Fax (604) 988-0553, Email: pparente@aw.ca.

Abuelo’s div. of Food Concepts International Holdings, Inc of 2575 S Loop 289, Lubbock, TX 9423-142; currently operating 40 locations serving made-from-scratch Mexican food in a ‘fine-dining’ atmosphere; most recent restaurant opened in Kissimmee, FL; seeking 7,500 sq. ft. to 8,100 sq. ft. VP Real Estate, (806) 785-8686.