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Furnitureland South in Jamestown, North Carolina is the largest retail furniture store in the United States〔 with 1.3 million square feet and $180 million in sales as of 2004. Called "The Walt Disney World of Furniture",〔 the store is known for its 85-foot-tall highboy, and is the first of the group of stores which in 2004 came to be known as "Furniture Row" as well as "Gateway to the Furniture Capital of the World."〔 As of 2012, the store had over 450 employees.〔 ==History== Darrell Harris opened Furnitureland South on South Main Street in High Point, North Carolina in 1969.〔 In 1986, the original store had $18 million in annual sales. Harris built a furniture distribution center on 50 acres at Business 85 and Riverdale Drive, in an area that was mostly farms. Corporate offices moved to the Jamestown site in 1988. A $10 million, three-story 228,000-square-foot retail store opened October 1, 1990. ''USA Today'' wrote about the event. The 78,000-square foot High Point store became a clearance center. A 342,000-square-foot expansion in 1994 to the corporate headquarters and distribution center provided more space for showrooms. Sales were $70 million and 80 percent of customers were from outside the state. A Raleigh, North Carolina location was planned. By 1996, Furnitureland South called itself "The World's Largest Home Furnishings Showplace." A $22 million, 500,000-square-foot addition completed in 1998 gave the store over twice the space it had before. During the 1990s, annual sales had already increased from $20 million to $129 million. In 1999, an 85-foot-tall highboy became the largest item of furniture in the High Point area. A $15 million, 250,000-square-foot distribution center opened in 2001, replacing five warehouses. ''Good Morning America'' did a story on Furnitureland South on April 29, 2002. In 2008, a $15 million addition gave the distribution center 225,000 additional square feet, for a total of 475,000 square feet that also included corporate offices. The company expanded its web site to allow online shopping as of December 3, 2012, with 2000 items available.〔 Subway opened its largest restaurant, with 6,668 square feet, in Furnitureland South on November 11, 2015, joining Starbucks. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Furnitureland South」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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