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Business awakens at Sleepers in Seattle

It was in 1991 and lived Alcabes Carlos in Barcelona, ​​Spain with his wife, Meryl. His wife's family lived in the Puget Sound and asked for the couple to move stateside. All Carlos knew he would not go to Seattle without a job.

Before moving home, Carlos is word of her in-laws as a furniture Perry on California Ave SW went out of business.

"We bought the store without seeing them, by phone and said," It's a piece of cake, I can sell the furniture. "Well, it was not a piece of cake, I had never sold anything in my life," Carlos, now 65, said.

"I thought a La-Z-Boy was a boy who has never done his homework."

Today the company is growing like crazy with sales site across the nation (and sometimes beyond) in 2011 and doubling monthly an amount of 1.5 million online sales only at the end of the year.

Here's how they got there:

When Carlos and Meryl furniture also opened in 1991, Carlos said that most of its customers were over 75 and most of them lived within four blocks of the store. He worried that they could not do after all, but eventually became a furniture store in general that could compete with the influx of big box stores and the retail behemoth is Southcenter in Tukwila. .. but just barely.

In 2000, Carlos decided he needed to specialize.They became Sleepers in Seattle and began to focus on selling sofas and high-end chairs. It worked, and over the next seven years Sleepers has become a destination store niche for the Puget Sound.

Carlos's son, Max, now 23, returned after a stay in New York in 2007 and was ready to join the family business. He came to West Seattle with an eye on the youth an understanding of business and Internet sales.

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Monroe, Mich. (PRWEB) April 25, 2009

Today’s tough economy is forcing consumers to change how they live – from purchasing smaller houses to spending more time entertaining at home. La-Z-Boy – a leading provider of comfort for the past 80 years – is answering the call for furniture designed to fit these shifting lifestyle trends with new product introductions at the 2009 High Point Furniture Market.

Small Spaces, Big Comfort Proving that large comfort can indeed come in small packages, several new recliners, sofas and sectionals will appeal to those who still want big comfort in a smaller living area. These new styles, which include “Carlin,” “Sydney” and “Madeline,” complement the smaller-scale look that has been very popular for La-Z-Boy.

“According to the American Institute of Architects, the weakening housing market and rising cost of living has resulted in a decrease in the size of the typical U.S.house, "said Paula Hoyas, vice president of merchandising for La-Z-Boy." This has inspired us to create smaller-scale furniture that is functional, attractive and, of course, comfortable for all consumers to enjoy, regardless of the size of their home. "

With its clean lines and decorative details of the wooden arm, "Carlin" is versatile and offers an updated design. The collection includes an armchair and couch movement corresponding to a living space perfectly coordinated.

On the stationary front, “Sydney” offers a clean and simple look in a “condo/metro-friendly” scale. Its delicately shaped arms, tight back and simple tapered wood legs lend it a versatile look that allows for customization with its transitional styling. “Sydney” is part of the La-Z-Boy Premier Collection, a recently introduced line of high-end but affordable stationary furniture featuring new ComfortCore™ cushion technology.

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