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And because unassembled furniture took up so little space, the company didn''t need a lot of extra storage room. ''s ready-to-assemble furniture also provided immediate gratification: customers could walk out with what they wanted rather than wait weeks for delivery. In April 1980, he opened his first store with 35 styles of furniture. The pieces of the puzzle were all coming together. Sales in Canada were strong and wood soon needed more capital for inventory and expansion. At the same time, in the United States, Mr. Harper was negotiating and ultimately sold his mail-order business to Tandy Brands, Inc., a holding company in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy Brands coincidentally also felt the ready-to-assemble furniture concept was a potential retail store chairs homerun and opened its first two stores in 1980 followed by a handful of additional stores to test various markets. Realizing the huge potential of the concept, Tandy Brands wanted to own the concept for all of North America and, wood in 1981, bought the Canadian rights from with continuing to manage the Canadian operation.recipe for success was convenience, value and fashion. How to shop on-lineWhen you are ready to shop on-line, choose the category where you want to shop, ex: Furniture, Wall Décor, Accessories, Gifts, or Seasonal Specials. Then choose the product or products you want to purchase and add to your cart. (Note: You have the option to view your cart at any time during your shopping experience by going into "view cart" from the top navigational bar on any page.) Continue shopping chairs as your navigate through the web site. Once you are finished shopping and are ready to place your order, click "place order" from the "view cart" page of the web site or if you are currently on a product page, click "check out" from the top navigational bar. You will be prompted to enter all of your personal information, including billing and shipping wood address and your credit card number. Where are your outlets located?We have a number of outlets located chairs across the U.S. wood The best way to find the outlet nearest you is to search by state under Store Locations. Freight Charges Some items that are bulky or heavy increase our shipping costs to you. When required, we show these higher costs in ( ) immediately following the text information about the product. These charges are in place of the chart above - not added to it. Be sure to see the detailed information page for chairs the item you are interested in to get complete product and shipping information. We require a daytime phone number for all freight merchandise in the event wood and chairs that our delivery company needs to contact you regarding the delivery arrangements.In-Home DeliveryDue to size and weight wood restrictions, our In-Home Delivery Service delivers some of chairs our larger furniture items and upholstered items. When you are on a page giving us information, such as catalog request page or a checkout page, your e-mail address and credit card information are always kept secure and confidential.
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