Monday, February 27, 2012

Top Brands of 2012

Interbrand has released its top brands of 2012.  5 out of the top 10 are anchors. The link below will allow you to download the full report.  Check it out...


Interbrand Report

Monday, February 6, 2012

Golfsmith: 10 New Locations


Golfsmith Planned New Store Locations In 2012:
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Washington DC metro area -- 3 stores
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Nashville, TN
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Christiana, DE
  • San Antonio, TX


Yahoo Finance Article


Thanks to Dan Adamson or ROI Commercial in Las Vegas for providing the article.  ROI is an active member of the Anchor Tenant Council in the Retail Brokers Network.     

Friday, February 3, 2012

Costco Looking Strong

I liked this article from Zacks Investment Research on Costco and their performance in 2011.


Costco Exits 2011 with Strength

New Store Announcements (December & January)


Books A Million – Mays Landing , NJ
Buybuy Baby – Jacksonville, FL – 25,000 SF
Cabela’s - Snohomish County, WA
Costco – Augusta, GA
Costco – Sarasota, FL
Dick’s Sporting Goods - Bluffton, SC - 30,000 SF
Dick’s Sporting Goods - Portage MI
HHGregg – Greenfield, WI
Hobby Lobby – Algonquin, IL – 55,000 SF (to open in March/April)
Hobby Lobby - Anderson, IN - 55,600 SF
Hobby Lobby – Andrson, IN, 55,600 SF
HomeGoods - Southlake, TX - 30,000 SF
LA Fitness – Dallas, TX, 50,000 SF
Lowe’s – Kill Devil Hills, NC
Office Depot – Hoboken, NJ – 5,000 SF, 21 employees
Office Depot – Merrillville, IN – 19 employees
Office Depot – Wichita Falls, TX
Party City – Port Orange, NJ
Petsmart – Jackson, MI
REI – Cary, NC, 27,200 SF
REI – Cincinnati, OH, 22,000 SF
REI - Dallas, TX
REI – Medford, OH, 23,500 SF
Shoe Carnival - Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 11,000 SF
TJ Maxx – Brooklyn, NY – 23,000 SF
TJ Maxx – Oshkosh, WI – 24,000 SF (opening early Spring)
TJ Maxx – South Lake Tahoe, UT
Tractor Supply Company – Marianna, FL – 26,000 SF
Tractor Supply Company - Rocky Mount, Franklin County, VA - 19,097 SF
Trader Joe’s - Dallas and Plano, TX
Trader Joe’s – Foxboro, MA
Walmart Express – Ayden, NC
      Walmart Express – Yancyville, NC