NEW STORES - November/December 2017

There are certainly fewer openings in November and December due to the focus on the holiday shopping season.  That fact is reflected in the shorter list below. 
Please note, this list was compiled using a Google Alert for "new stores".  The list is not guaranteed to be complete, but serves as a reference for the retail real estate community.  My hope is that it will be useful to you in some form or fashion.  In the least, it can serve as a sign of the activity in the market or spur ideas when leasing properties. 

If my colleagues and I can be of service, please don't hesitate to contact me at 484-417-2208.  I can also be found on Instagram and Twitter (@RobSamtmann).  Thank you.

Aldi - Evans Mills, NY
Aldi - Kennesaw, GA
Aldi - Laguna Woods, CA
Aldi - Waterloo, IA
Apple - Austin, TX
Apple - Raleigh, NC
Deluth Trading - Waukesha, WI
Deluth Trading - Wixom, MI
Dollar General - Edwardsville, PA
Dollar General - Myrtle Beach, SC
Dollar General - Norfolk, VA
Family Dollar - Las Vegas, NV
Fred Meyer - Gig Harbor, WA
Grocery Outlet - McKinleyville, CA
HEB - Huntsville, TX
HEB - San Antonio, TX
H&M - Pasadena, CA
Hobby Lobby - Holyoke, MA
Ikea - Grand Prairie, TX
LIDL - Vineland, NJ
Starbucks - Trenton, NJ
Target - Richmond, TX
UPS - Watertown, NY
Wegmans - Medford, MA

Wegmans Plans 10 More Stores

See the following article on Wegmans expansion efforts.

Expansion Article

Wegmans On Top

Consumer Reports just found Wegmans to be the number one grocery store.

Democrat & Chronicle Article

Wegmans Coming to Montgomeryville, PA

As reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer, it appears Wegmans will indeed be coming to Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.  The Wegmans will be built on the site of the former Boscov's department store.  


Montgomeryville is one of the top retail markets in southeastern and southern New Jersey.  Given the density of the market, land to construct such a large store was simply not available, so redeveloping a site was the only option.  Stuart Conston and Rob Samtmann, both of Equity Retail Brokers, represented the Sellers of the two former department store ground leases; one at the Oxford Valley Mall in Langhorne, PA and the other at the Montgomery Mall in Montgomeryville, PA.  The Oxford Valley Mall location was also previously occupied by Boscov's.


Wegmans will be constructing an approximately 125,000 SF store that will be detached from the Mall.  The grocer's construction schedule is filled for 2012, so the beginning of construction and the subsequent opening have yet to be determined. 

Philly.com Article

New Store Announcements - Week of 8/1/11

The following is a list of new stores that were mentioned in articles throughout the week or are occurring in the Philadelphia area:

Big Lots – Livermore, CA

Big Lots – Abilene, TX

Office Depot – Brownsville, TX, 18,000 SF

Cabela’s – Tulalip, WA (200 jobs)

Cabela’s – Charleston, WV

Carmike Theaters – Pottstown, PA

Costco – Sanatoga, PA

Hobby Lobby – Roseville, CA, 76,248 SF

Hobby Lobby – Jensen Beach, FL, 53,000 SF (35-40 jobs)

Hobby Lobby – Winchester, VA, 58,000 SF (35-40 jobs)

Hobby Lobby – Temecula, CA, 74,991 (35-40 jobs)

HomeGoods – Pittsburgh, PA

HomeGoods – Maple Gove, MN, 25,000 SF

HomeGoods – New Milford, CT

HomeGoods – Cupertino, CA

Kohl’s  – New Milford, CT

Petco – Gloucester City, CA

Petco – Livermore, CA

Ross: 12 Stores – Chicago, IL (600 jobs)

Ross – Redmond, WA

Sam’s Club – Sioux Falls, SD 165,000 SF

Shop Rite – Hatfield, PA

Target – San Francisco, CA (200 jobs)

Target – Santa Clara, CA (100-250 jobs)

TJ Maxx/HomeGoods – Kendall, FL, 46,000 SF combo store (120 jobs)

TJ Maxx – Livermore, CA

TJ Maxx – Hendersonville, NC

TJ Maxx – Cupertino, CA

TJ Maxx – Columbus, MS

Tractor Supply - Columbia, MI

Tractor Supply – Ticonderoga, NY, 25,000 SF (12-17 jobs)

Tractor Supply – Medina, NY, 23,000 SF

Wegmans – King of Prussia, PA

Dinner at a Movie?

While on tour last week with one of my clients in southeastern Pennsylvania, we took a tour of the new Movie Tavern in Providence Town Center in Collegeville.  The movie theater had their soft opening and was preparing for the latest Harry Potter release and grand opening on Thursday night.


The concept of having dinner and drinks either before or during a movie is definitely intriguing and looks fun.  The logistics of pulling it all off was impressive.  My wife and I will have to give it a try, but first we need a sitter.  Any volunteers?...


Kudos to the owner, Brandolini Companies, as they work their way through a bad economy and continue to add new tenants to this massive project.  


Other tenants in the project include Wegmans, Best Buy, Michael's, L.A. Fitness, HomeGoods, Staples, and Raymour & Flanigan.


See Daily Local News for the rest of the article.