Flexsteel opens galleries in Va., W.Va. and 4 in Michigan

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, October 14, 2011

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Furniture manufacturer and seating specialist Flexsteel has opened new galleries in three stores in the U.S.
     Powell's Furniture in Fredericksburg, Va., has installed a 4,000-square-foot Flexsteel Gallery within its 70,000-square-foot retail location. A Flexsteel retailer since 2008, Powell's is a third-generation business that opened in the early 1920s. Jimmy Powell is the owner.
     Wells Home Furnishings in Charleston, W. Va., has installed a 4,000-square-foot gallery within its 41,000-square-foot store. Wells is a family-owned business that opened in 1994 and is managed by John Wells III.

Michigan: Tim Newlin, left, Flexsteel; Kristi Willey, Rod Willey, Kay Willey, all with Fenton Home Furnishings; Tom Wilcox, Flexsteel; Gerald Willey and Richard Heidenberger, both with Fenton Home Furnishings; Terry Clemens, Flexsteel	West Virginia: Pixie Bays, left, Wells Home Furnishings; John Wells III, store owner; Dick McGaughey and Tracey Vess, both with Flexsteel.
Virginia: David Richardson, left, Powell’s Furniture; Jimmy Powell, store owner; Tracey Vess, Flexsteel; Jack Rouse, Powell’s Furniture.

    Fenton Home Furnishings in Frankenmuth, Mich., has installed four galleries, including a 4,000-square-foot one within its 30,000-squarefoot store. in Frankenmuth.
     Fenton is also celebrating the grand opening of galleries in its Fenton, Waterford and Lapeer, Mich., locations.
     Fenton has been in business since 1979 and recently took over the former Oscar Rau location in Frankenmuth. Gerald Willey is the owner.