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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 art and painting 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 and were strong and soon needed more capital for inventory and expansion. at painting 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 homerun and opened its first two stores in 1980 art and painting followed by a handful of additional stores to test various markets. realizing the huge potential of the and concept, tandy brands wanted to own the concept for all of north america and, in 1981, bought the canadian rights from with continuing painting to manage the canadian operation.recipe for success was convenience, value and fashion.

quickly migrated away from merely reproducing antiques and began designing its own proprietary home furnishings while remaining art true to the roots of its traditional style. the result was a unique, fashion focused and desirable product line. responding to customers'' requests beginning in the early 90''s, expanded into larger pieces of furniture. staying current with customers'' needs and everyday lifestyle changes, now offers complete collections focused on the rooms that are most relevant to the customer---the home office, bedroom, dining room and family rooms. in the fall of 1997, took an innovative step across the country with the introduction of an updated palm tree logo and the opening of new and/or renovated stores, reminiscent of turn-of-the-century mercantile buildings. the new look is much more in keeping with today''s retail environment and results in a more pleasurable shopping experience for our customers. in february 1998,

customers rapidly adopted the concept due to its fashionable, take-with product. and and painting the value came from network of overseas contract factories. they produced unassembled furniture according to ''s specifications at a great price, and still maintained the high quality that consumers demanded. by sourcing directly and cutting out the middleman was able to keep costs down. by art 1983 there were 13 stores in canada and 36 stores in the united states. in late 1983, merged the united states and canadian operations under within one year, the operations turned a loss into a $500,000 profit. by 1986, profits hit $2 million. the focus and strategy were working. sales and profits climbed and began replicating its retailing formula across the united states and canada. in 1990, with and over 200 stores, tandy brands changed the corporate name to the company, the look the style and tone of reflects a sophisticated look featuring classic and traditional furniture, painting as well as coordinating accessories and wall decor.