TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC 10-K

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES We lease our store locations, with the exception of our flagship store located in Fort Worth, Texas. The majority of our stores have initial lease terms of at least five years. The leases are generally renewable, with increases in lease rental rates in some cases. We believe that all of our properties are adequately covered by insurance. We own the 22,000 square foot building that houses our flagship store. Further, we own our corporate headquarters, which includes our central distribution center and manufacturing facility, sales, marketing, administrative, and executive offices. The facility consists of 191,000 square feet located on approximately 30 acres. The following table summarizes the locations of our leased premises as of the date of this filing: U.S. Locations   Alabama  1    Missouri  3  Alaska  1    Montana  1  Arizona  3    Nebraska  1  Arkansas  1    Nevada  2  California  8    New Mexico  2  Colorado  4    New York  1  Connecticut  1    New Jersey  1  Florida  4    North Carolina  3  Georgia  2    Ohio  3  Idaho  1    Oklahoma  2  Illinois  1    Oregon  2  Indiana  1    Pennsylvania  3  Iowa  1    South Dakota  1  Kansas  1    Tennessee  3  Kentucky  1    Texas  16 Louisiana  2    Utah  4  Maryland  1    Washington  3  Massachusetts  1    Wisconsin  1  Michigan  2    Wyoming  1  Minnesota  2              Canadian locations:   Alberta  3    Ontario  3  British Columbia  1    Saskatchewan  1  Manitoba  1        Nova Scotia  1    International locations:         Spain  1  16 Table of Contents In 2021, we experienced sporadic and limited temporary store closures as a result of COVID-19 staff illnesses. In 2022, temporary store closures as a direct result of COVID-19 illnesses were even more limited. However, the broader economic impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine has put pressure on store profitability with higher wages and staffing challenges, rising retail rents, and increases in other retail store operating costs. We regularly review recent and future projected store 4-wall cash flow taking these forecasted costs as well as projected consumer demand, other nearby stores and a number of other factors into consideration when making decisions to close or open stores in a given location. In 2022, we closed four store locations that met a number of the criteria for closure, three of which were at the end of the lease, and one of which we paid a negotiated early lease termination. We renewed leases for 23 existing locations and opened one new location on the Fort Bragg military base, a new format that we are testing.