Ethan Allen Opens Miami Design Center

February 15, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Store Openings on February 16, 2012

Home furnishings manufacturer and retailer Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETH) opened its latest Ethan Allen Design Center last week in Miami, Fla.

Ethan Allen, Danbury, Conn., joined representatives from Miami City Ballet for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and fundraising event at the 9775 S. Dixie Hwy. location.

"The new Design Center showcases products from our five signature lifestyles--and a majority of them are new designs, with even more on the way for a total of 60 percen new products since September 2011," Kathwari said. "Our focus on providing not only diversity of style and good value but also complimentary design service and white-glove home delivery are major differentiating attributes that set us apart, and we are very pleased to be back in the South Miami area."

At the grand opening event, guests mingled and toured the state-of-the-art facility, where the newest Ethan Allen products are arranged in room displays. They also bid on silent auction items that included gift certificates for fine dining, tickets to a world-class ballet performance, and furnishings from the company's own five signature lifestyles. All proceeds benefited Miami City Ballet, one of the largest ballet companies in the country, led by founding artistic director Edward Villella.

"We appreciate the warm response we've received from our friends in Miami and the surrounding communities," Kathwari said. "We look forward to continuing the expansion of our Design Center network in the months ahead."

Ethan Allen plans to open several new Design Centers in the U.S. and abroad this year. The company currently has around 300 locations in the United States and abroad.