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Article: JAKE JABS OPENS NINTH SUPERSTORE.(American Furniture Warehouse)(Company Profile)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- June 15, 1998
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PUEBLO, Colo.-Street fights here were once fought by gunslingers. Today, it's the big-box retailers drawing lines in the dirt and the newest gun in town is American Furniture Warehouse.
The ninth and newest 100-square-foot American Furniture Warehouse superstore, which opened last week, shimmers in the sun on the plains near Pikes Peak like a white concrete oasis for home furnishings consumers.
Its red, white, and blue logo is as American as a John Wayne western.
President Jake Jabs bought American Furniture in 1975 for $200. This year, he expects to clear $200 million in sales, with $1 million a month from this location alone. Jabs also plans to open ...