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And because unassembled furniture took up so little space, the company didn''t need a lot of extra storage room. ''s ready-to-assemble furniture also provided immediate gratification: customers could walk out with what they wanted rather than wait weeks for delivery. In April 1980, he opened his first store with 35 styles of furniture. The pieces of the puzzle were all coming together. Sales in Canada were strong and soon needed more capital for inventory blinds and expansion. At the same time, in the United States, Mr. Harper was negotiating and ultimately sold his mail-order business to Tandy Brands, Inc., a holding company in Fort Worth, Texas. Tandy Brands coincidentally also felt the ready-to-assemble furniture concept was a potential retail store homerun and opened its first two stores window in 1980 followed by a handful of additional stores to test various markets. Realizing the huge potential of the concept, Tandy Brands wanted to own the concept for all of North America and, in 1981, bought the Canadian rights blinds from with continuing to manage the Canadian operation.recipe for success was convenience, value and fashion. How to shop on-lineWhen you are ready to shop on-line, choose the category where you want to shop, ex: Furniture, Wall Décor, Accessories, Gifts, or Seasonal Specials. Then choose the product or products you want to purchase and add to your cart. (Note: You have the option to view your cart at any time during your shopping experience by going into "view cart" from the top navigational bar on any page.) Continue shopping as your navigate through the web site. window Once you are finished shopping and are ready to place your order, click "place order" from the "view cart" page of the web site or if you are currently on a product page, click "check out" from the top navigational bar. You will be prompted to enter all of your personal information, including billing and shipping address and your credit card number. Where blinds are your outlets located?We have a number of outlets located across the U.S. The best way to find window the outlet nearest blinds you is to search by state under Store Locations. Freight Charges Some items that are bulky or heavy increase our shipping costs to you. When required, we show these higher costs in ( ) immediately following the text information about the product. These charges are in place of the chart above - not added to it. Be sure to see the detailed information page for the item you are interested in to get complete window product and shipping information. We require a daytime phone number for all freight merchandise in the event that our delivery company needs to contact blinds and window you regarding the delivery arrangements.In-Home DeliveryDue to size and weight restrictions, our In-Home Delivery blinds Service delivers some of our larger furniture items and upholstered window items. When you are on a page giving us information, such as catalog request page or a checkout page, your e-mail address and credit card information are always kept secure and confidential.
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