Bloggers,
A few more details I didn’t didn’t have room for in my story on the Arnold’s Home Furnishing rebuild:
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/22/new-arnolds-furniture-building-rising-from-the/
Arnold’s relies on many, many furniture suppliers to fill its showroom, probably hundreds if you include accessory manufacturers.
Over the years, the Kitsap Way store oftentimes has had a significant amount of its space devoted to a single manufacturer, like Broyhill or LazyBoy.
I don’t think that’s going to be the case now, at least not to that degree. The old Arnold’s signs with Broyhill on them will come down. That leaves the Arnolds perhaps a little more free to fill its showroom with greater variety.
The exception, of course, would be a certain portion of the showroom devoted to the popular Stressless recliners, which have done very well for Arnold’s. General Manager Ralph Erickson said the Arnold’s new Stressless display will be the first of its kind in the United States.
Rachel Pritchett
