BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) reports that its comparable sales, which includes store sales and e-commerce sales, decreased 8.9 percent in the third quarter on a year-over-year basis. The cosmetics retailer’s third quarter ended Oct. 31. Bolingbrook-based Ulta says the drop is due to the impact of COVID-19. This quarter, Ulta opened 17 new stores, compared with 31 new stores in third-quarter 2019. Net income was $74.8 million compared with $129.7 million for the same period last year. “We know guests are changing how they shop beauty, but importantly, their engagement with the category remains strong,” says Mary Dillon, CEO. Early holiday sales trends in November were encouraging, according to Dillon, but the retailer anticipates that comparable store sales will decline in the range of 12 to 14 percent in the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $14.1 million sale of a 37,412-square-foot retail building located at 531 86th St. in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn. Stephen Palmese, Ethan Stanton, Michael Mazzara, Winfield Clifford and Brendan Maddigan of JLL represented the seller, Developer’s Realty Corp., in the transaction. A&H Acquisitions Corp. purchased the building, which is leased to Modell’s Sporting Goods.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property located at 5801 W. Mohawk Lane in Glendale. An Arizona-based private investor sold the building to a California-based private investor for $2.5 million. Sunrise Preschool occupies the 8,500-square-foot property on a triple-net-lease basis. The building was built in 1999 for the preschool, which Childcare Network owns. The daycare center caters to children six weeks to 12 years of age and offers a variety of programs for infants, toddlers and preschool students, as well as before- and after-school care. Brad Umansky and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners, in cooperation with Ginger Orsi of S.J. Fowler Real Estate, represented the seller. John Eppers of Central Valley Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME) reported a 47.5 percent increase in net sales for its third fiscal quarter that ended on Oct. 24 relative to its fiscal third quarter in 2019. At Home has now achieved 21.5 percent growth in net sales on a year-to-date basis. The Plano-based home improvement retailer also reported $47.1 million in net income for its third quarter, a substantial increase from the $14.6 million net loss posted in the third quarter of 2019. The company currently operates 219 stores in 40 states. In a call with shareholders, At Home CEO Lee Bird noted the company was currently enjoying its lowest leverage ratio since going public. In addition, Bird said that At Home’s “real estate opportunities are only getting stronger,” and that the company had “the potential to grow our store base nearly three times larger.” At Home’s stock price opened at $18.86 per share on Thursday, Dec. 3, up from $8.24 per share a year ago.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the sale of a 24,833-square-foot retail building located at 2551 Ephriham Ave. in northwest Fort Worth. Shawn Ackerman of Henry S. Miller represented the seller, Fallas Borrower IV LLC, in the transaction. Troy Morgan of Structure Commercial represented the buyer, Savcorp Ltd., doing business as Savers Cost Plus Supermarket.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a 6,375-square-foot retail property occupied by PPG Paints in Fort Wayne for $1.2 million. PPG Paints, which supplies paints, coating and specialty materials, has approximately four years remaining on its lease. The company has operated at the location for more than 20 years. Keith Sturm, Amanda Leathers and Deb Vannelli of Upland represented the seller in the transaction. Buyer and seller information was undisclosed.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — San Diego-based B2 Holdings has purchased a 10-acre property located at 1800 and 1818 E. Baseline Road in Tempe. A Florida-based seller sold the asset for $14.4 million. The property is located less than half-a-mile from US Route 60 and in proximity to Dobson Ranch and Arizona State University. At the time of sale, Target and US Bank leased portions of the site. Joseph Compagno of CBRE’s Net Lease Property Group in Phoenix represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
Daniel Taub is a well-known name in the retail real estate world. He spent most of his career with DLC Management, one of the nation’s largest open-air center owners, heading up leasing and eventually becoming president and chief operating officer of the company. In October, Taub joined Marcus & Millichap as senior vice president and national director of the firm’s retail division. In his new role, Taub will be helping the firm’s retail brokers with deals, as well as advising clients. He recently spoke to Shopping Center Business editor Randall Shearin about his new role, and about the challenges ahead for the retail sector. Shopping Center Business: Why is now the right time for you to take on the challenge of this role at Marcus & Millichap? Daniel Taub: Timing. As has been the case during other cyclical moments that have impacted the commercial real estate sector, while the pandemic is horrific and unfortunate for everyone, firms that are focused and well positioned to be proactive, go on the offensive and identify opportunities across the platform where it can build on its successes, including in the retail space. The headlines in retail were challenging before the pandemic; there was obviously …
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Faris Lee has arranged the $7 million sale of Satterfield Marketplace, a 12,277-square-foot retail strip center in Fayetteville. Tenants at the time of sale included Chipotle, My EyeLab and Aspen Dental. The property is situated at 1135 Ga. Highway 85 N., 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta, and includes a drive thru for Chipotle. Hunter Steffien, Jeff Conover and Scott DeYoung of Faris Lee represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an undisclosed firm based in Mexico City.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has broken ground on a Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis. Situated on seven acres, the dealership is expected to open next summer and will be the first facility owned by Imperial Motors outside the Chicago area, according to Brinkmann. The 32,000-square-foot dealership will include 18 service bays and a waiting room. Robert Flubacker Architects is the project architect.