Beyond the Top 100
A listing of prominent, independently owned and operated stores
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 26, 2005
Multi-regional
Cantoni
Home base: Dallas
President: Michael Wilkov
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $38 million
Goldsteins Furniture & Bedding
Home base: Hermitage, Pa.
President: Steven M. Goldstone
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
More Space Place
Home base: Largo, Fla.
President: Clark Williams
Total stores 2004: 26
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Westco Home Furnishings
Home base: Miami, Okla.
President: Rudy Schultz
Total stores 2004: 19
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Northeast
Bader Furniture Co.
Home base: Shamokin, Pa.
President: David R. Shebelsky
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Beiters Home Centers
Home base: South Williamsport, Pa.
President: John Grant
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million
Boston Interiors
Home base: Stroughton, Mass.
President: Kenneth Loring
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $38 million
Circle Furniture
Home base: Acton, Mass.
President: Harold Tubman
Total stores 2004: 5
Est. 2004 total sales: $13 million
Diamond Furniture & Mattress
Home base: Philadelphia
President: Gary Diamond
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $28 million
Doneckers
Home base: Ephrata, Pa.
President: H. William Donecker
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Interiors
Home base: Lancaster, Pa.
President: Todd Lehman
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
J. F. Lynch
Home base: Canandaigua, N.Y.
President: John F. Lynch
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $2 million
Kavanagh Furniture
Home base: Springfield, Mass.
President: Timothy Nelen
Total stores 2004: 5
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million
Kensington Furniture
Home base: Northfield, N.J.
President: Michael Grossman
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Kroungold's Better Furniture
Home base: Philadelphia
President: Stephen Kroungold
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Mealey's Furniture
Home base: Fairless Hills, Pa.
Presidents: Dan Mealey, Kevin Mealey
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $40 million
Olum's
Home base: Vestal, N.Y.
President: Michael Morgan
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $32 million
Oskar Huber Furniture
Home base: Southampton, Pa.
Presidents: Bob Huber, Ron Huber, Don Huber
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Pilgrim Furniture City
Home base: Southington, Conn.
President: Michael Albert
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Ruby-Gordon
Home base: Rochester, N.Y.
President: Raymond Ruby
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Taft Furniture
Home base: Albany, N.Y.
President: John Mulcahy
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $30 million to $34.9 million
Midwest
Armstrong Interiors & Furniture
Home base: Lincoln, Neb.
President: Nathan Johnson
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Aronson Home Gallery
Home base: Chicago
CEO: Robert B. Cremer
Total stores 2004: 10
Est. 2004 total sales: $40 million
Bedrooms Today
Home base: Akron, Ohio
President: Bud Leidel
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $2 million
Carol House Furniture
Home base: Maryland Heights, Mo.
President: Brook Dubman
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $35 million or more
Coconis Furniture
Home base: South Zanesville, Ohio
President: Randy Coconis
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $9 million
Colonial Heights
Home base: Lancaster, Ohio
President: David Lively
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million
Continental Furniture
Home base: Chicago
President: Mitchell Portugal
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $12.4 million
Discovery Furniture
Home base: Topeka, Kan.
Owners: Bob, Joyce, Jeff and June Winter
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Fish Furniture
Home base: Mayfield Heights, Ohio
President: Al Geller
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Furniture Express
Home base: Romulus, Mich.
President: Robert Berman
Total stores 2004: 10
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Gormans Home Furnishings
Home base: Farmington, Mich.
President: Tom Lias
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Great Lakes Interiors
Home base: Holland, Mich.
President: Randy Wassink
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $12 million
Hefner Furniture & Appliance
Home base: Poplar Bluff, Mo.
President: Slug Hefner
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Hennen Furniture
Home base: St. Cloud, Minn.
President: Tim Hennen
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Holder's Furniture
Home base: Owensville, Ind.
President: Monty Lamey
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $2 million
Kay Furniture
Home base: Smithville, Mo.
Presidents: Frank Thomas, Mike Dale
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Newton Furniture
Home base: Livonia, Mich.
President: Edward A. Wolf
Total stores 2004: 5
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Peabody's Interiors
Home base: Whitefish Bay, Wis.
President: Gail Homuth
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million
Rod Kush's Furniture
Home base: Omaha, Neb.
President: Rod Kush
Total stores 2004: 8
Est. 2004 total sales: $30 million to $34.9 million
Rude's Home Furnishings
Home base: Brookings, S.D.
Owners: Alred and Deanna Rude
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Sedlak Interiors
Home base: Solon, Ohio
President: John P. Sedlak
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Sheely's Furniture & Appliances
Home base: North Lima, Ohio
President: Dale Sheely Jr.
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $32 million
Zimmermans Furniture
Home base: Bismarck, N.D.
President: Gene Zimmerman
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
South
American Home Showplace
Home base: Dalton, Ga.
President: Lamar Hennon
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $30 million to $34.9 million
Beall's Furniture
Home base: Hemphill, Texas
President: Tom Beall
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Bradens Fine Furniture
Home base: Knoxville, Tenn.
President: Gary Braden
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million
Casa Furniture and Bedding
Home base: Alexandria, Va.
President: Spiro D. Laousis
Total stores 2004: 10
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Charlotte's Fine Furnishings
Home base: El Paso, Texas
President: Melissa O'Rourke
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Colfax Furniture
Home base: Greensboro, N.C.
President: Jackie Landreth
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Compass Furniture
Home base: Jefferson, La.
President: William S. Rippner
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $13 million
D.T. McCall & Sons
Home base: Carthage, Tenn.
President: Albert McCall, Sr.
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million
Danker Furniture
Home base: Gaithersburg, Md.
President: Gerard Kvasnovsky
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Decorum of Virginia
Home base: Norfolk, Va.
President: Claus Ihlemann
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $7 million
Dinettes & Stools
Home base: Falls Church, Va.
President: Andrew Anker
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Edelstein's Better Furniture
Home base: Brownsville, Texas
President: Ruben Edelstein
Total stores 2004: 14
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Esprit Décor Home Furnishings
Home base: Chesapeake, Va.
President: Sally Christian
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million
Eurway
Home base: Dallas
President: Gary E. Greeson
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Family Furniture Discount Centers
Home base: Landover, Md.
President: Fred Deutsch
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $24.2 million
Fowlers Furniture/J. D. Kinders
Home base: Knoxville, Tenn.
President: D. P. Fowler
Total stores 2004: 5
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Freed's Home Furnishings
Home base: Dallas
President: Howard Freed
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $20 million to $24.9 million
Furniture Factories Showrooms
Home base: Bartlett, Tenn.
President: Brenda Fisher
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Furniture Warehouse
Home base: Dallas
President: Mike Palmer
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Gordon's Furniture
Home base: Statesville, N.C.
President: Linda Bell
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Grand Discount Furniture
Home base: Virginia Beach, Va.
Presidents: Steven Stein, Craig Stein
Total stores 2004: 9
Est. 2004 total sales: $35 million or more
Hermann Furniture Co.
Home base: Brenham, Texas
President: John Hermann
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Hurwitz-Mintz
Home base: Metairie, La.
President: Mitchell Mintz
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $35 million
Knoxville Wholesale Furniture
Home base: Knoxville, Tenn.
President: Tim Harris
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $26.8 million
Kornmeyer Furniture
Home base: Baton Rouge, La.
President: Harold Bahlinger Sr.
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million
La Difference
Home base: Richmond, Va.
President: Andrew Thornton
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Leader's Casual Furniture
Home base: Largo, Fla.
President: Jerry Newton
Total stores 2004: 15
Est. 2004 total sales: $27 million
Morris Sokol Furniture
Home base: Charleston, S.C.
President: Joseph H Sokol
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $6 million
Samuels Furniture & Interiors
Home base: Memphis, Tenn.
President: Harry D. Samuels
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
Scan International
Home base: Rockville, Md.
President: Russell Dailey
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Sprintz Furniture
Home base: Nashville, Tenn.
President: Bruce Sprintz
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Standard Furniture
Home base: Birmingham, Ala.
President: Stuart Shevin
Total stores 2004: 15
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million
Stowers Furniture
Home base: San Antonio
President: Harrell Spears
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
The Chair King
Home base: Houston
President: David Barish
Total stores 2004: 13
Est. 2004 total sales: $26 million
The Shops at Carolina Furniture
Home base: Williamsburg, Va.
President: Joe Steele II
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Top Drawer
Home base: Columbia, Md.
President: Adele Call
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $5 million to $9.9 million
Town & Country Furniture Co.
Home base: Luka, Miss.
President: Jeff Hollis
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $3 million
Turner Furniture Co.
Home base: Tifton, Ga.
Presidents: Wright Turner/Russell Turner
Total stores 2004: 12
Est. 2004 total sales: $53 million
Vail Furniture
Home base: Ripley, W. Va.
President: Kathryn S. Goodwin
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $1 million
Westfield Furniture
Home base: Mission, Texas
President: Eduardo Gomez
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $2 million
West
Breuners Arizona
Home base: Scottsdale, Ariz.
President: Mary Ann Levitt
Total stores 2004: 4
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
CHF
Home base: Boise, Idaho
President: Larry Kurpiewski
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $14 million
Ciao Interiors
Home base: Kalispell, Mont.
President: Les Bernabi
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Creative Leather Furniture
Home base: Phoenix
President: Mike Gregory
Total stores 2004: 10
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
Ennis Fine Furniture
Home base: Boise, Idaho
President: Richard W. Ennis
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $18 million
Fashion Furniture
Home base: Fresno, Calif.
President: Rod Avedikian
Total stores 2004: 2
Est. 2004 total sales: $15 million to $19.9 million
For Your Home Furniture
Home base: Ventura, Calif.
President: Brian Seelos
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: less than $5 million
Furniture Enterprises of Alaska
Home base: Anchorage, Alaska
President: David Cavitt
Total stores 2004: 6
Est. 2004 total sales: $33 million
Gates Home Furnishings
Home base: Grants Pass, Ore.
President: Giff Gates
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $8 million
Homemakers
Home base: Santa Clarita, Calif.
President: Tim Wickman
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $14 million
Michaels Furniture Warehouse
Home base: Van Nuys, Calif.
President: Jerry Reisman
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Mountain Comfort Furnishings
Home base: Frisco, Colo.
President: William A. Jarski
Total stores 2004: 7
Est. 2004 total sales: $10 million to $14.9 million
Naturwood Home Furnishings
Home base: Rancho Cordova, Calif.
President: Lisa Keyes
Total stores 2004: 3
Est. 2004 total sales: $30 million to $34.9 million
Samuel's Furniture
Home base: Ferndale, Wash.
President: Elie Samuel
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $9 million
Sleep America
Home base: Phoenix
President: Debbie Gaby
Total stores 2004: 28
Est. 2004 total sales: $25 million to $29.9 million
The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse
Home base: Sumner, Wash.
President: Sherry Grout
Total stores 2004: 1
Est. 2004 total sales: $30 million to $34.9 million
All sales figures and ranges are Furniture/Today market research estimates and are for total store sales, which may include revenues from the sale of products other than furniture, bedding and decorative accessories.
All data for calendar 2004.
Multi-regional stores have units in two or three of the four major regions.
Northeast: Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Pa., R.I. and Vt.
Midwest: Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.D., Neb., Ohio, S.D. and Wis.
South: Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., N.C., Okla., S.C., Tenn., Texas, Va. and W. Va.
West: Alaska, Ariz., Calif., Colo., Hawaii, Idaho, Mont., N.M., Nev., Ore., Utah, Wash. and Wyo.
Source: Furniture/Today market research
How the list was compiled
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