EMS to open 14,526 s/f store in Linear Retail's Trader Joe's Plaza; 73,023 s/f at 1000 Bald Hill Road includes Panera and AT&T

Linear Retail Properties and mayor Scott Avedisian said that Eastern Mountain Sports, one of the nation's largest outdoor retailers, will open a new store at 1000 Bald Hill Rd. / Rte. 2 in the spring of 2011. After 8 years at Garden City Shopping Center in Cranston, Eastern Mountain Sports has elected to relocate to the Trader Joe's anchored center in Warwick. This new, 14,526 s/f store will offer more than double the existing space and will feature a full-service bike shop. "Eastern Mountain Sports has been synonymous with adventure and respect for the environment for over forty years" said Eastern Mountain Sports president Bob Mayerson. "This new store will enable us to provide the community with more brands, more styles, and more options for great outdoor experiences along with the service they expect from Eastern Mountain Sports. We look forward to strengthening our existing community and conservation partnerships, and to growing new relationships with like-minded organizations." Joel Kadis, partner at Linear Retail Props., the owner of the 1000 Bald Hill Rd. shopping center, said "We are very pleased that Eastern Mountain Sports has chosen to relocate to our site in Warwick. In joining Trader Joe's, Panera Bread, AT&T and other fine retailers at our center, Eastern Mountain Sports will offer our customers even more diversity and shopping convenience". 1000 Bald Hill Rd. is a 73,023 s/f center located on the north end of Rte. 2/ Bald Hill Rd.