Arnold's Rebuilds in Washington

March 22, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on March 23, 2010

Arnold's Home Furnishings is set to re-open in Bremerton, Wash., this summer after the original location was gutted in a fire last July, the Kitsap Sun reported Monday.

Manager Ralph Erickson promised to rebuild a few days after the fire, and work is on track of for a July opening of the reconfigured store.

"This will be a showcase," Erickson said in the report from the retailer's temporary showroom nearby.

The revamped building could cut energy consumption by more than 60 percent through LED lighting, new heating and cooling systems, better insulation, and motion detectors that will turn on office lights.

Arnold's will re-open in a smaller 36,000-square-foot space, with room for expansion. The original facility was 66,000 square feet.