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Article: Nebraska Furniture Mart stretches into Kansas.(Retailing)(Brief Article)
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- September 1, 2003
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KANSAS CITY, KAN. -- Nebraska Furniture Mart's long-awaited Kansas City superstore opened its doors last month to throngs of curious Kansans and kudos from the vendor community.
The destination site is located 30 minutes west of town in a new development district that it shares with a NASCAR raceway, a minor league baseball stadium, a hotel and a regionally popular sporting goods emporium.
The mart itself features 10 acres of selling space for high-end, mid-priced and promotional furniture, flooring, consume electronics and appliances, and also boast such amenities as a leased cafe and a See's candy shop. (See's, like Nebraska Furniture, is owned by ...