02252015 HOM and Gabberts Open MN's Largest Furniture Retail Complex

COON RAPIDS, MN - HOM Furniture Inc. will open the largest furnishings complex of its kind in the state of Minnesota at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 28. Located in Little Canada, MN, the 185,000-sq. ft. Furniture & Design Center includes an 80,000-sq. ft. HOM Furniture showroom, a 35,000-sq. ft. Gabberts Design Studio and Fine Furniture showroom, a 60,000-sq. ft. DOCK 86 along with a 10,000-sq. ft. customer service and product pick-up center.

"By bringing all three of our brands together in one convenient shopping destination, we can now provide our customers with hundreds of brands, products, and custom design solutions to suit every budget," said Rod Johansen, president and chief executive officer of HOM Furniture, Inc. All three showrooms offer extensive assortments of area rugs from major vendors.

The new showroom is the second Gabberts brand in the metro area. The first Gabberts showroom opened in 1959 at Galleria in Edina. Since HOM Furniture purchased Gabberts in 2008, the company has opened Gabberts showrooms in Sioux City, IA; Sioux Falls, SD; and Fargo, ND.

Connie Post International, a furniture industry design firm designed the interiors, Archnet USA, based in Stillwater, MN provided the exterior design work and Ron Johnson Construction of Richmond, MN was the General Contractor. The Furniture & Design Center is the latest step in HOM Furniture's continued expansion.

HOM Furniture Inc., operates two DOCK 86 showrooms in MN, five Gabberts showrooms, and 15 HOM Furniture showrooms in MN, ND, WI, IA, and SD.

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