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Gallery Furniture, Galleria-style
By MIKE TENNEY
For nearly three decades, everyone who is familiar with the Gallery Furniture commercials has known the location as simply “6006 I-45 between Tidwell and Parker.”
Will the words Post Oak and Westheimer roll off the tongue as smoothly?
At some point later this year, Jim “Mattress Mac” McIngvale will be opening the second Gallery Furniture store in Houston, with a twist. The new store will be named Gallery Furniture and Rugs, and will be located at the corner of Post Oak Boulevard and Westheimer Road.
”We’re very excited about our new location,” McIngvale said. “It’s a great location, and we’re looking forward to having a store that our customers in River Oaks and the Uptown and Memorial areas will be able to get to a lot easier.
“It’s just a logical place to continue Gallery’s evolution.”
The new store was originally scheduled to open this month, but now the official start-up date is set for sometime before the Christmas holidays.
“The hurricane kind of threw us off schedule,” said McIngvale.
After having just one store in the same location for 27 years, the idea for launching another branch came after the success of his Highland Village Kreiss store, which opened a little more than six months ago.
“Our lease ran out there, but the store did very well, so we wanted to remain in that area,” said McIngvale. “We also needed a bigger location to make everything easier for our customers.”
McIngvale said he needed more space so customers could shop comfortably — also more parking.
“So that’s all resolved and we think the location is great,” he said.
The new franchise will feature an extensive rug and accessories department. It will be located in the Post Oak Shopping Center in the same space previously occupied by Pier One. The store will also have a new Kreiss Furniture showroom where the former Pier One Kids store was located.
Gallery Furniture and Rugs will be down-sized from the original grand store on Interstate 45 with its football field-sized parking lot and stadium lighting at night. But McIngvale said the customers will still find the wide selection that has always been his trademark.
“Obviously, you’re talking about our original store with its 100,000-square feet compared to this store, which has 22,000 square feet, ” said McIngvale. “This store will be a model of that store with all the conveniences we’ve always had for our great customers.
“And we’ve got a lot of new things we’re still working on. We’ll never stop promoting the best furniture we can find. That’s what we do.”
He said as soon as the final touches are put on Gallery Furniture and Rugs, the date of the grand opening will be announced. Kreiss will also unveil its 2009 line of furniture at that event.
Gallery Furniture is the nation’s largest furniture retailer by square foot.
Will the words Post Oak and Westheimer roll off the tongue as smoothly?
At some point later this year, Jim “Mattress Mac” McIngvale will be opening the second Gallery Furniture store in Houston, with a twist. The new store will be named Gallery Furniture and Rugs, and will be located at the corner of Post Oak Boulevard and Westheimer Road.
”We’re very excited about our new location,” McIngvale said. “It’s a great location, and we’re looking forward to having a store that our customers in River Oaks and the Uptown and Memorial areas will be able to get to a lot easier.
“It’s just a logical place to continue Gallery’s evolution.”
The new store was originally scheduled to open this month, but now the official start-up date is set for sometime before the Christmas holidays.
“The hurricane kind of threw us off schedule,” said McIngvale.
After having just one store in the same location for 27 years, the idea for launching another branch came after the success of his Highland Village Kreiss store, which opened a little more than six months ago.
“Our lease ran out there, but the store did very well, so we wanted to remain in that area,” said McIngvale. “We also needed a bigger location to make everything easier for our customers.”
McIngvale said he needed more space so customers could shop comfortably — also more parking.
“So that’s all resolved and we think the location is great,” he said.
The new franchise will feature an extensive rug and accessories department. It will be located in the Post Oak Shopping Center in the same space previously occupied by Pier One. The store will also have a new Kreiss Furniture showroom where the former Pier One Kids store was located.
Gallery Furniture and Rugs will be down-sized from the original grand store on Interstate 45 with its football field-sized parking lot and stadium lighting at night. But McIngvale said the customers will still find the wide selection that has always been his trademark.
“Obviously, you’re talking about our original store with its 100,000-square feet compared to this store, which has 22,000 square feet, ” said McIngvale. “This store will be a model of that store with all the conveniences we’ve always had for our great customers.
“And we’ve got a lot of new things we’re still working on. We’ll never stop promoting the best furniture we can find. That’s what we do.”
He said as soon as the final touches are put on Gallery Furniture and Rugs, the date of the grand opening will be announced. Kreiss will also unveil its 2009 line of furniture at that event.
Gallery Furniture is the nation’s largest furniture retailer by square foot.
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