Ashley furniture store to take Sofa Express spot at Easton - Business First of Columbus:

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The Fairborn-based company said it plans to move intothe 26,000-square-foot spacr at 1883 Gramercy St. that Groveport-based Sofa Express vacatec in late January when the retailerrshut down. Sofa Express had eight storezs in theColumbus area. The new Ashleyy store, set to open around July and employ about 20, will be the third area outletr for Morris Furniture. It also has storez at 3622 West Dublin-Granville Road and 2800 Brice Road among11 Morris-owned storeas in Ohio.
With a struggling furniture industr that has seen the recenf departures of Sofa Expresxs and nationalchain , a move into the Easton area is one that matchexs the district's visibility with what Roberg Klaben, Morris' vice president of marketing, said is an added appeak for the company's discount pricing in toughg economic times. "We selected the Eastohn locationbecause it's one of the most prominent shoppingb areas in the stat of Ohio," he said.
"Wer think it will be a good fitfor value-price Privately held Morris, founded in Dayton in employs more than 425 through 11 Ohio stores and one Kentuckhy outlet and recorded $72 million in sales last The company operates under the Morriws Home Furnishings, Ashley Furniture HomeStores, Thomasvillse and Midwest Clearance Outlet nameplates.