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Ethan Allen design centers are typically located in busy retail settings as freestanding
destinations or as part of suburban strip malls or shopping malls, depending upon
the real estate opportunities in a particular market. Our design centers average
approximately 16,000 square feet in size with 75% between 15,000 and 25,000 square
feet and 20% less than 15,000 square feet and 5% greater than 25,000 square feet.
Combining technology with personal service in our design centers has allowed us
to reduce the size of our design centers. We operated 19 design centers that have
opened in the past three years, and these average 8,700 square feet. These smaller
footprint design centers reflect our direction as we move forward in repositioning
our retail design center network. These new and relocated design centers also
reflect our shift from destination and shopping mall locations to lifestyle centers
that better project our brand and offer increased traffic opportunities.
We maintain consistency of presentation throughout the retail design center network
through a comprehensive set of standards and display planning assistance. These
interior display design standards assist each design center in presenting a high
quality image by using focused lifestyle settings and select product category
groupings to display our products and information to facilitate design solutions
and to educate consumers. We also create a consistent brand projection through
our exterior facades and signage. The establishment of these standards has helped
position Ethan Allen as a leader in home furnishings retailing.
We continue to strengthen the retail network with many initiatives, including
the opening of new and relocating design centers in desirable locations, updating
presentations and floor plans, strengthening of the professionalism of our designers
through training and certification, and the consolidation of certain design centers
and service centers.
