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Decorating Den Opens 3 Stores
December 6,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on December 7, 2011
Franchise retailer
Decorating Den Interiors is opening three new storefront openings, bringing the 2011 total to 22.
The newest units are being opened by Kathleen Bliss Goldfarb, ASID, in the Cleveland, Ohio, area; Karen Volpert in the Philadelphia area; and Jennifer Manley in the Fort Worth, Texas, area.
These new owners add exceptional design experience to our company, said Carol Bugg, vice president for design. Kathleen as been a design consultant for
Ethan Allen and has had her own design consultancy. Karen also has had her own firm, and Jennifer has travelled the world as a photographer and performed design work.
While other segments of the home furnishings business have contracted, we have been consistently recruiting qualified people for business ownership or sales/design positions within our units, said Jim Bugg Jr., president and CEO. We are finding that our low-overhead business model that serves customers with value, convenience and a large array of products is attractive to those with previous home furnishings experience.
Decorating Den Interiors was founded in 1969, and the Bugg family has provided its leadership since 1984. Jim Bugg Sr., chairman, is former chairman of the International Franchise Association and a member of its Franchise Hall of Fame. Carol Donayre Bugg has written five books on decorating.