Furniture Row
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Furniture Row Companies is a group of specialty home furnishings, mattress and linens stores with headquarters in Denver, Colorado
, USA
, and stores in 31 states
. It operates at least four franchises: Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Denver Mattress, and Bedroom Expressions, the last of which still sells products from an earlier store, Big Sur Waterbeds. Often, multiple stores will be co-located in the same building, where one store is open to the next.
Furniture Row owns and sponsors the #78 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet
driven by Regan Smith
full time through Furniture Row Racing
.
Furniture Row's growth was originally fueled by its first major store brand Big Sur Waterbeds. It has continued to grow through its various bedding and furnishings store brands, since 1972.
Today, Furniture Row Companies operates over 250 stores nationwide, across all its brands, and is still planning for aggressive expansion. The company is among the "Top 15" national furniture retailers and is the nation's largest cash buyer of home furnishings.
retailer. From 1993 to 1997, additional stores were added. In 1997 the first Furniture Row Shopping Center was opened. Development of this multi-store concept continues with new shopping centers around the nation.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and stores in 31 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
. It operates at least four franchises: Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Denver Mattress, and Bedroom Expressions, the last of which still sells products from an earlier store, Big Sur Waterbeds. Often, multiple stores will be co-located in the same building, where one store is open to the next.
Furniture Row owns and sponsors the #78 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
driven by Regan Smith
Regan Smith
Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Impala for Furniture Row Racing.-Beginnings:...
full time through Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing is a NASCAR team based in Colorado and fields the #78 Chevrolet Impala for Regan Smith. The team is owned and sponsored by the U.S. furniture store chain Furniture Row and is the only NASCAR team headquartered in Colorado....
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About Furniture Row
Furniture Row Companies is the fourth largest family-owned specialty home furnishings and bedding retailer. The company comprises five specialty furniture store brands including: Oak Express, Sofa Mart, Bedroom Expressions, Denver Mattress Company and Furniture Row Outlets.Furniture Row's growth was originally fueled by its first major store brand Big Sur Waterbeds. It has continued to grow through its various bedding and furnishings store brands, since 1972.
Today, Furniture Row Companies operates over 250 stores nationwide, across all its brands, and is still planning for aggressive expansion. The company is among the "Top 15" national furniture retailers and is the nation's largest cash buyer of home furnishings.
History
Furniture Row started as Pillow Kingdom in 1984. In 1977 Big Sur Waterbeds opened in Denver. By 1982 they were America's largest waterbedWaterbed
A waterbed, water mattress, or flotation mattress is a bed or mattress filled with water. Waterbeds intended for medical therapies appear in various reports through the 19th century...
retailer. From 1993 to 1997, additional stores were added. In 1997 the first Furniture Row Shopping Center was opened. Development of this multi-store concept continues with new shopping centers around the nation.