Modell's Going for 5 More NYC Stores

They are going toe to toe with the competition....See The Real Deal article.

Cabela's Trying Smaller Space

Cabela's is best known for their massive super stores.  Now, they are trying 40,000 SF Outpost stores in markets with less than 250,000 people.  They plan to open 5 in 2012 and 3 in 2013.  


Market Watch Article

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

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.     

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

Macy's 'Trading Cards'

A friend of mine in the business once referred to a retailer's opening and closing of stores as 'trading cards'.  In order to survive in any climate, retailers seem to always be 'trading cards' in an ongoing attempt to achieve that perfect combination of stores.  It's when retailers stop trading cards that we should be concerned.  


The following article speaks to Macy's trading cards with some Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores.  
ICSC.org Article