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SUR LA TABLE WEATHERS STORMS AS RETAIL STORE BASE GROWS.
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HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home FurnishingNetwork
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October 13, 2003
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2003 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SEATTLE-Just as Hurricane Isabel was hammering the East Coast, Renee Behnke was opening Sur La Table's 32nd store -- in Richmond, Va., the center of the storm's path. Despite the weather, the opening was a hit -- filled with rain-soaked shoppers who had packed it in at the office -- until the electricity failed and the store was shut for four days. The effects of Isabel were a minor setback, though.
Behnke, as president of Sur La Table, faces other growing pains as the kitchenware retailer moves beyond its gourmet store and catalog roots to becoming a nationwide brick-and-mortar retail chain. Her latest store opened in Boston Oct. 1 to good weather. Six more store openings ...
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