PETCO EXPANDS IN FLORIDA, OPENS FOUR NEW STORES

FLORIDA — Atlantic Retail Properties has represented PETCO in its Florida expansion, opening and signing leases for several new stores statewide. New PETCO stores have opened in Mandarin, Pinellas Park, Port Richey and Ocala, Fla., with store leases signed in Jupiter and South Beach, Fla. Atlantic Retail Properties’ Tom Godino and Dan Lynch represent PETCO in its quest to open 13,000 to 15,000-square-foot stores in the state.