Ashley opens stores in Va., Washington

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, August 27, 2012

ARCADIA, Wis. - Two new Ashley Furniture HomeStore have opened Falls Church, Va., and Tacoma, Wash.
     The 35,000-square-foot store in Falls Church is located at Crossroads Center in Baily's Crossroads and is owned by Abdul Ayyad.
     The Tacoma store is the fourth Ashley Furniture HomeStore in the greater Seattle area and is located in a shopping area just off Interstate 5 on South 38th Street.

	Virginia: Store owner Abdul Ayyad, third from left, with the Ashley Furniture HomeStore team and guests.
Washington: Bruce Higdon, left, Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce; Tom Pierson, Ashley; Marilyn Strickland, Tacoma mayor; Gary Seals and Shawn Seals, both of store owner Hill Country Holdings; Joey Gonzales, store manager; Carolina Chavez, Ashley; and Rose Mednick, Chamber ambassador.

     The 27,000-square-foot store is owned by Hill Country Holdings. Gary Seals is Hill Country's president.
     In honor of the Tacoma grand opening, Ashley Furniture HomeStore donated 25 mattresses, box springs, bed frames and comforters to families in need through Tacoma's Family Renewal Shelter, a local organization that offers the necessities of safety and life to domestic violence victims.
     Both stores feature a mix of bedroom, dining room, upholstery, motion upholstery, leather, occasional tables, entertainment centers, home office, youth bedroom, recliners, lamps, accent pillows, throws, area rugs and accessories.
     Ashley Furniture HomeStores has about 440 locations.