|
|
Article: American Furniture Co. in Pueblo, Colo., Goes Out of Business.
- Article from:
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- February 19, 1999
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. 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)
|
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 19 -- Plagued by advertising-heavy, mirror-named competition and changes in Downtown business demographics, 73-year-old American Furniture Co. is going out of business.
Mark Casack and Jim Pappas who only 7 1/2 years ago bought the Main Street store from relatives of the company's founder, the late Sam Winer, said the opening of the big box American Furniture Warehouse store on the North Side has caused untold confusion.
"People assume that is us," Casack said Thursday. "We answer the phone and they want to know about (the other American's) furniture or they want that number. Or they want to check on a ...