TAMPA, FL, January 11, 2010 — Florida Retail Partners, an X Team partner, has been retained by Kauffman Tire (www.kauffmantire.com) to assist in the expansion of the company’s Florida stores. The company which specializes in full-service express auto maintenance and repair plans to expand throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Sarasota and Manatee counties. Kauffman Tire, a family owned and operated business headquartered in Atlanta, currently has Florida retail stores in Brandon, New Port Richey, Tyrone, Town and Country and New Tampa. Florida Retail Partners’ brokers Pattie DeWitt and Karmen Hayes will represent Kauffman Tires in their expansion efforts.
Kalyn Brandewie, Founding Partner with Florida Retail Partners, brokered an 18,500 square foot lease for The Fresh Market (www.freshmarket.com). The gourmet grocer’s new store set to open in the fall of 2010 is currently under construction in St. Petersburg at the corner of 30th Avenue North and 4th Street North, former site of the Coconut Grove shopping center. Florida Retail Partners is The Fresh Market’s broker representative for Tampa/St. Pete.
About The Fresh Market®
On March 5, 1982, Ray and Beverly Berry opened the first Fresh Market in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Fresh Market was founded with one goal in mind: to bring friends, family and neighbors high-quality perishable products in a warm and friendly atmosphere with a high level of customer service. The Fresh Market currently operates 91 stores in 17 states, concentrated in the Southeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic, with plans for continued expansion in these areas. The Fresh Market is a family-owned, privately held company. For more information, please visit www.thefreshmarket.com .
About Florida Retail Partners
Team partner Florida Retail Partners was founded in 1997 and currently has five Florida Retail Real Estate Specialists working on various projects. The company’s focus has always been on tenant and landlord representation, sales and leasing on Florida’s West Coast and Central Florida. Their unique niche serves landlord properties in need of a turnaround to very upscale projects needing re-tenanting. For more information, please visit www.floridaretailpartners.com .
About X Team
X Team is an international alliance of retail real estate specialists with offices located in major cities throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. X Team partners average more than 20 years of industry experience, with expertise in major markets worldwide, specializing in tenant, property and developer/landlord representation, workout services, property dispositions and retail investments. X Team services include transaction negotiation, portfolio analysis, lease valuations, acquisitions, and asset assessment and valuation. For more information, please visit www.xteam.net.
