Area demand pushed owner to look for bigger retail space
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\nBy Alejandra Diaz<\/p>\n
Agostino\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fine Furniture is now open in Bonita Springs and with the addition of its new store the distinctive furniture seller is breaking into the market in a unique way.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Classical style furniture is in new demand for the area and the concept took off like wildfire,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Philip Agostino Sciacqua, the manager of the Bonita Springs store.<\/p>\n
The store held a grand opening on Jan. 26 although drivers on U.S. 41 have been looking at the store undergo renovations for the last 2 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153With the demand for our classical style furniture we needed a larger space,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Sciacqua who goes by Philip Agostino to avoid any confusion.<\/p>\n
The larger space came in handy because Agostino\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s old store used to be at The Promenade at Bonita Bay and specialized in home accents only.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This store now is a viable retail store with plenty of room for furniture. We just had to spend some time renovating it so it was up to our standards.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
But reaching the Agostino\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s standard hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been easy.<\/p>\n
Philip\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father, Agostino Sciacqua, 73, first started to import furniture and sell it from a small Olde Naples consignment shop 17 years ago. The business eventually outgrew the space and Agostino bought and created the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s flagship store in Naples.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The success of the flagship store lead to more clients in Lee County and more delivery\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s were being made there. So we purchased this space and finally had our grand opening,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Philip Agostino, 41, about the 20,000 square foot Bonita store.
\nThe store offers the latest in traditional, classical, contemporary, tropical and Tuscany style furnishings for every home.<\/p>\n
Many of the styles are imported from Europe with an emphasis on manufacturers in Italy.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are a full-scale store and we offer clients items that no other competitor can offer because of our business associations overseas,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Philip Agostino who often takes clients to Italy for a first hand account of how their furniture is made.<\/p>\n
The store will also customize furniture and offer designers if the customers request it.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We also offer design services for people seeking to decorate their new homes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Philip Agostino said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We do order custom furniture for our clients because of our relationship overseas and we get the customer what they want.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Being able to give customers what they want is what prompted Philip Agostino to donate 5 percent of sales to the Music for Minors Foundation during its grand opening.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The money will be donated to children to help them purchase instruments for children who couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t otherwise afford them,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Philip Agostino, who believes about $1,500 was raised for the foundation. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It seemed like it was a well recognized charity that was deserving of our support so we wanted to sponsor it as part of our function.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The function also served as a way for area designers to look at what Agostino\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s had to offer.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was noted by a very experienced designer in the area as being one of the best attended events that she had ever been to and we should be very happy with how it turned out,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Philip Agostino said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Many of the people stated that they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be back soon to make purchases.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Agostino’s is hosting an oriental rugs tent sale throughout the month of February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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