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Once bare block walls are giving way to tastefully decorated furniture showcase areas and offices as Furniture Plus prepares to fill its new 20,000 square foot modern facility with furniture, electronics, appliances, accessories and more to help Abaconians "create the beautiful homes they desire."
Abaco, The Bahamas - In case you haven't heard the latest gossip
or the sounds of hammering and sawing,
there's some construction going on over in Marsh
Harbour. Abaconians are feeling the excitement as
Furniture Plus, The Bahamas' premier furniture retailer, prepares to open its
"beautiful third home" this spring.
The new 20,000 square foot facility next to Maxwell's Grocery Store will
offer the same full product lineup as the company's Nassau
and Grand Bahama stores, but with additional items
carefully selected for the Abaco market.
"Our Abaco store will be a
showcase brimming with gorgeous living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms,
entertainment centers, timeless accessories, dependable Kenmore appliances, the
latest JVC electronics, plus so, so much more," explained
Krystynia Lee d'Arville, Vice President
of Sales and Marketing for Furniture Plus. "We are thrilled to be able to
assist the people of Abaco with 'creating the beautiful homes they
desire.'"
Indeed, Furniture Plus has been
doing just that for Bahamians nationwide from their store headquarters in Nassau
(since 1988) and their second store in Grand Bahama
(since 1997). However, they believe that their national retail chain can better
serve the community by expanding to Abaco, the third largest population in The
Bahamas. "It just makes sense," said
Troy T. d'Arville,
President and CEO of the Plus Group of Companies, the parent organization of
Furniture Plus. "After all, we spent much of 2009 encouraging Bahamians to
build their local economies by 'shopping at home' in our island nation. Now we
are hoping to make that process even easier and more convenient with an
extensive variety of products and in-house financing right here in Abaco.
There's simply no need to travel anyplace else."
Look out Abaco, there's a new furniture store in town!
With an incredible 20-year anniversary behind them the Furniture Plus family will soon open their new Marsh Harbour, Abaco location next to Maxwell's Grocery Store.
Yet for Furniture Plus, there is
so much more to the company's growth than selling furniture. "We have
worked very hard to cultivate a corporate environment that celebrates
individuals, helping them to develop and achieve," said Mrs. d'Arville.
"Our employees and our citizens matter, period. So taking this philosophy
to Abaco, adding to their economy, embracing their community, contributing to
their charities, and building their employment rolls is our small way of giving back." It's
this type of forward thinking that helped Furniture Plus earn the distinction
of Outstanding Business of the Year by The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce last
year.
Meanwhile from the shopping
center's newly paved parking lot,
Scott
Ferguson commented about the response he has been seeing from locals. "We're
heartened to receive so much positive feedback from virtually everyone we have
met in Abaco thus far," said Mr. Ferguson, Managing Partner for Furniture
Plus in Grand Bahama and Abaco. "The people here
are so friendly and warm that they've made us feel welcome already."
Perhaps the million dollar
question is: "When will the store open?" Mr. Ferguson is keeping
close tabs on progress and estimates an April opening date. "Hopefully
before May 1st," he predicts with a smile, "and with hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday."
For now the company has a "Fly and Buy" program that allows
Abaconians to travel to either Nassau
or Grand Bahama to purchase products and be reimbursed
for travel expenses prior to the Abaco store opening. Certain conditions apply
as described on the Furniture Plus website at www.furnitureplus.com.
Furniture Plus believes in
helping customers realize their dreams by offering everything from expert
decorating advice to in-house financing to convenient delivery options. They
also service what they sell. "We want to thank the people of Abaco for
allowing us the special privilege of 'creating our beautiful third home' in one
of the prettiest places on earth," said Mrs. d'Arville. "We can
hardly wait to come home!"
For more information please visit
the Furniture Plus website at www.furnitureplus.com, send an email to
info@furnitureplus.com, or call
242-397-PLUS (7587).