Brixmor Grows Relationship with Charming Charlie

NEW YORK, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Brixmor Property Group announced the recent opening and four new lease executions with Charming Charlie for locations across the Brixmor portfolio. Brixmor, with its strong national platform, is pleased to expand this fashion jewelry and accessories retailer to its shopping centers, enhancing the center's retailer mix and appeal. Charming Charlie was the winner of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Hot Retailer of the Year award in 2010.

"We are pleased to be working with Charming Charlie, adding this exciting new retailer to our portfolio of shopping centers, and looking forward to more stores in the coming years," said Timothy Bruce, Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment, Brixmor Property Group.

The locations with Charming Charlie are as follows:

• An 8,878 square foot store opened in July 2011 at Trinity Commons, located south of I-30 on the NW corner of South Hulen Street and Bellaire Drive South in Ft. Worth, TX.
• A lease was executed for a 6,471 square foot location at The Quentin Collection, located north of I-90, on the northeast corner of North Rand Road (Route 12) and North Quentin Road in Kildeer, IL.
• A lease was executed for a 9,048 square foot location at Hillcrest Shopping Center, located southeast of the Interstate 585 and Interstate 85 junction, on the northeast corner of Main Street (Route 29) and Fernwood Glendale Road in Spartanburg, SC. 
• A lease was executed for a 7,200 square foot location at Oakwood Commons, located north of I-40 on the northeast corner of Lebanon Pike (Highway 70) and Andrew Jackson Parkway, Hermitage, TN.
• A lease was executed for a 6,500 square foot location at Pointe Orlando, located on International Drive across from the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, FL.

About Brixmor Property Group:
Brixmor is the second largest owner of community and neighborhood shopping centers in the US and has been a leader in redevelopment over the last decade. Brixmor was selected as one of Chain Store Age's Top Redevelopers for work completed during 2010/2011.  The Company actively manages a national portfolio of more than 620 properties, aggregating 96.0 million square feet, which are strategically located across 39 states and primarily anchored by grocers or leading discounters.  Brixmor is the largest landlord (by gross leasable area) to The TJX Companies, The Kroger Company, Ahold USA, Dollar Tree, Inc. and Staples, Inc.  The Company is headquartered in New York, New York with multi-disciplinary, full service regional and local offices across the country. Further information is available at www.brixmor.com.

SOURCE Brixmor Property Group