WHEELING, Ill. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Top 100 retailer Wickes Furniture is expanding into the growing Las Vegas market and expects
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\nto have two stores, possibly three, open there by the middle of 2014.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We believe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a viable market for us to grow,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said John Disa, president and CEO, citing the population and housing starts growth in one of the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hottest markets. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The customer base fits right into our segment.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Disa declined to identify locations but said they meet Wickes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 criteria for high traffic count, visibility and accessibility. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have two locations and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m looking for a third, which I should have shortly,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said.<\/p>\n
The stores will be 40,000 to 42,000 square feet and fall within the normal Wickes prototype, he said.<\/p>\n
Wickes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 announcement caps an aggressive year-end flurry of openings for the company. Stores will open within the next several weeks in Costa Mesa, Victoriaville, Santa Clarita and Corona, Calif., and Schaumburg, Ill.<\/p>\n
Owned by Sun Capital Partners, the mid-priced retailer has stores in greater Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Portland, Ore. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the last market it entered, in 1990, and where it now has three stores and a distribution center.<\/p>\n
Each of the previous markets has centralized distribution, but the distribution strategy in Las Vegas is still under consideration, Disa said.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re evaluation our options, either between setting up a satellite there or a cross-dock facility,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at the options right now and are very close on deciding. Our real estate supports itself.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
By year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s end, Wickes will have 39 or 40 stores, according to Disa. The company plans to open 12 more stores in 2014 and close two, giving it a total of 50 stores by the end of next year. When that expansion complete, the company will have opened 25 stores in three years.<\/p>\n
The Las Vegas stores will have a clean, contemporary, industrial look, with floor-to-ceiling glass and interior architecture that includes the use of brick, brushed-metal and wood trim. The company has remodeled several of its existing showrooms to duplicate the look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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