Hank's Furniture Inc. Introduces Largest Home Furnishings Store In NW Arkansas

Online, December 7, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Hank's Furniture Inc. introduces Largest Home Furnishings Store in the State
North West Arkansas's 2010 biggest retail building project to open

Little Rock, Arkansas - Hank's & More Fine Furniture located at 4308 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. in Rogers, is now the home of the broadest selection of home furnishings in the state. The showroom is 92,000 sq. ft. with over ¼ devoted to Gallery manufactures.

Hank Browne, Chairman of the Board and owner says, "The timing was right to build a store large enough to have furniture for everyone, for any budget." Browne opened a 75,000 sq ft Hank's & More location in West Little Rock in September 2008. "The reception from the public was tremendous. Our customers appreciate going to one place to find hundreds of brands and price selections. Now, with 92,000 sq ft, we have filled this store with even more of the most beautiful furniture I have ever seen under one roof," says Browne.

The eleven million dollar project was completed in 9 months. Steve Roberts, Hank's Furniture Inc, construction manager says "When Hank says go, we go; and with the help of the most accommodating people from the Rogers City Hall I have ever worked with, we turned the building over to the merchandisers to fill with furniture displays in 7 months."

When asked about the Grand Opening of Hank's & More, The Mayor of Rogers, now
Representative-elect Steve Womack for the 3rd District, had this to say; "In Hank's words, It's a 'fine' day. We've looked forward to this for a long time and couldn't be more excited for Hank, the company and our community. This store is a reflection of not only our community's standing as a retail destination but Hank's demonstrated leadership in the furniture industry."

The North West Arkansas area has already benefited in the number of people they have
hired. The company is closing the Bentonville and Fayetteville locations and will bring those personnel to the new store. This store has added an additional 20 members to the staff.

Stuart Skiles, manager of the new Hank's & More, says, "I will have managed stores for Hank's Fine Furniture for 25 years in February, and I have never been happier with the quality of our new hires. They all have the "Whatever it takes" attitude which is the mission statement of our company. We work together as a team and that's the key to Hank's success for 35 years."

The Fayetteville and Bentonville locations were awarded the 2010 "Best of the Best" Furniture Store by the Northwest Arkansas Gazette's Readers Poll.

Mary Browne, President of Hank's, and primary architect of the stores layout, displays and merchandise says, "This is the most exciting project yet; to have the ability to choose the best product from all of our manufactures and to showcase the furniture in beautiful open room settings is wonderful. We have some exclusive furniture galleries that folks in Arkansas have never seen before. Our vendors have worked to get us new product we only saw at the October market a few weeks ago to our floor for this Grand Opening."
Hank's Furniture Inc. is one of the Top 100 Independent Furniture Retailers in North America. They operate 15 stores in 5 states. It is an Arkansas based 35 year old, family owned company with their home office in Little Rock, Ark.

For more information contact:
Cathy Browne
Hanks Furniture Inc.
Marketing and Web Manager
www.hanksfurniture.com
5708 Warden Road
Sherwood, Ar. 72120
501-258-4868
cathy@hanksfurniture.com