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Room & Board Plans New York Flagship
October 7,
2013 by in Furniture Retailing, Industry, Store Openings 
New York's Chelsea residents will soon have another furniture store to browse.
Home goods seller Room & Board has signed a lease for a 60,000-square-foot space between Seventh and Eighth avenues.
The lease includes space on the first, second and third floors. Though the Minneapolis, Minn.-based company will continue to operate its New York showroom on Wooster Street in SoHo, the Chelsea outpost will become its main flagship.
"Chelsea is a thriving area," said John Gabbert, CEO of the 12-store chain, noting the neighborhood's collection of residential high rises, warehouses and art galleries. Room & Board competitor Bo Concept is also located nearby, as is the crowd-attracting Chelsea Market
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Source: Crain's New York