Store openings, expansions

Dallas, Texas — Antèks Home Furnishings opened a new 8,000-sq.-ft. retail showroom in the Dallas Design District at 1135 Dragon St. Owner and 15-year home furnishings industry veteran Jason Lenox said the new store (photo, right) is more design-based “with a renewed focus on unique, one-of-a-kind pieces from around the country; we have things you won’t find anywhere else, period.” The eco-friendly space features antiques, heirlooms, collectibles, custom furniture and upholstery with western-rustic elements. The store, which continues to provide design services in its new location, is offering interior designers a 30% discount on in-stock items.

Astoria, Ore. — Roby’s Furniture of Tillamook is opening a new store, its fifth, in a space formerly occupied by Hunt’s Home Furnishings. The company also has locations in Florence, Lincoln City and Newport.

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Home Accents, a Northport home decor store, is building a new 35,000-sq.-ft. store off McFarland Blvd. The new store will replace a Home Accents store that has been in operation for 20 years and for which the lease is about to expire. The store, which will open early next year, also has locations in Jasper and Pelham, and carries home decor, wicker, artificial flowers, dining accessories, party and seasonal decorations.

Ybor City, Fla. — Marcus O’Brikis opened Agora Ybor at 1515 E. Seventh Ave. The 2,400-sq.-ft. retail showroom carries furniture, pottery, textiles and accessories. 

Pittsburgh, Penn. – After turning a neighboring storefront into a design center, gift and accessories boutique, Penhollows has expanded its collection to include sofas, chairs, tables, rugs and lighting. The shop features new and vintage merchandise.

Islip, N.Y. — Houston-based outdoor furniture retailer The Chair King will team up with former Fortunoff executives and a family member to open six Fortunoff Backyard Stores on New York’s Long Island and in New Jersey early next year. The Chair King has 18 stores in Texas.

Oahu, Hawaii — Sugarcane Boutique opened in Kaimuki, featuring furniture, home accents and apparel.

Barboursville, W.V. — A 63,000-sq.-ft. Hobby Lobby opened in a location formerly occupied by Value City Department store.
 
Pittsburgh, Penn. — Furniture Today’s Heath Combs reported that furniture retailer Today’s Home is repositioning its Designer Furniture Outlet (DFO) store brand, closing two locations and opening a 15,000-sq.-ft. DFO store in the South Hills area next year. DFO offers one-of-a-kind, high-end, cash-and-carry items, factory closeouts and promotions at a low markup. Read the complete story here.

Houston, Texas — Haynes Furniture will enter two new states early next year with the opening of The Dump stores in Atlanta and Tempe, Ariz., and could open one more new store before 2010 is out, according to a story by Furniture Today’s Clint Engel. Ned Scherer, CEO of The Dump division of Virginia Beach, Va.-based Haynes, confirmed that the discount-oriented retailer will open in January in the former Costco Home store in Tempe and is leasing a warehouse nearby. In Atlanta, The Dump will open in a former Home Depot near I-285 and State Road 400 in February. In addition to five Haynes stores in Va. and N.C., Haynes operates The Dump locations in Hampton, Norfolk and Richmond; in the greater Philadelphia market, Houston and Dallas. The Dump is looking to expand in other markets and may open one more location next June or July.