American Furniture Warehouse Opening in Grand Junction

January 3, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on January 4, 2010

American Furniture Warehouse will return to Grand Junction, Col., 25 years after the Thornton, Col.-based retailer first tried the market in state's southwest corner, the Grand Junction Sentinel reported Thursday.

AFW finished purchasing a 20 acre site for around $9.9 million. Plans call for a 150,000-square-foot store and warehouse that will employ about 150 people. It could open as soon as early next year.

Jake Jabs, AFW CEO, told the paper he opened an American Furniture Warehouse store in Grand Junction in 1984, but closed it the following year due to a poor regional economy. The new store will deliver to towns within a 100-mile radius.