HUNDREDS of new leases coming to America!

That's a little tongue-in-cheek, but nonetheless, one of our favorite blogs Retail Traffic, has some interesting links on retailers that are actually adding stores in 2011:

Family Dollar has revealed it plans to double its annual store growth to 300 locations. Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo reportedly wants to open 200 U.S.

Uniqlo is the retailer that took over the ground level retail at 666 Fifth Avenue for $20mm this past Spring.