Article: Costa Mesa home-decor chain will use IPO proceeds toward its expansion.

Byline: Nancy Luna

May 7--Discount home-furnishings retailer Anna's Linen Co. announced plans Friday to take the Costa Mesa firm public with an initial offering of up to $69 million.

The 167-store chain plans to use the proceeds from the offering to add 50 more shops this year and 60 in 2006, according to a filing submitted Friday to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The chain markets its discounted home-decor accessories to minorities, including its five stores in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Westminster and Garden Grove.

"They have carved out a niche not just among ethnic, but among (shoppers with) moderate income and below," said Greg Stoffel, a mall analyst ...

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