Arnold's Home Furnishings Is Back

July 12, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on July 13, 2010 Arnold's Home Furnishings has reopened in its original locatrion in Bremerton, Wash., less than a year after a fire destroyed much of the furniture store, the Kitsap Sun reported Sunday.

An arson fire gutted the furniture store last July 27 after a 16-year-old boy lit the blaze with a butane canister and lighter. Afterwards, Arnold's Home Furnishings operated out of temporary space before re-opening in its original location in a showroom about half the size of the store's previous 66,000 square feet.

Arnold's Vice President Ralph Erickson said in the report that "we have a better size now than we had before," which will avoid product duplication and create a better customer experience.

"Our goal was to be back in business in less than a year," Erickson said. "We're stronger than ever."

A summer-long grand re-opening event is planned.