At Home in Minnesota

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At Home, a home décor superstore, recently made their debut into the Twin Cities with their first location in Burnsville and now they have a store open in Blaine.  At Home was founded as Garden Ridge Pottery in 1979 until the company went through a brand transformation to “At Home” in 2014.  At Home is a privately held company that has been in business for over 30 years and is headquartered in Plano, TX.  In the 12 months ended April 30, the retail company had sales of $653 million. They are currently in the process of going public and anticipate an IPO as soon as next week. It plans to trade under the ticker symbol “HOME” on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

At Home is focused on home décor with a broad assortment of products to suit any style and any budget. Their stores average over 120,000 sf and they typically have 50,000 items including seasonal and holiday décor, patio furniture, home furnishings, wall art and decorative accents, rugs and housewares. The company currently operates more than 110 At Home locations in 29 states.

 

Sources: www.athome.com

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/20160725-plano-based-decor-superstore-at-home-sets-terms-for-ipo.ece

 

Another Total Wine store opening in the Twin Cities

Total Wine came to the Minnesota market in 2014, totalwinephotoopening up four stores in Roseville, Burnsville, Bloomington and Woodbury.   Maple Grove followed last year in 2015.  Their sixth store is under construction in Chanhassen, and should open in this spring.  And now Eagan will see Total Wine coming to the Central Park Commons development.    This market has been very successful for Total Wine, despite a rocky start with getting the governmental approvals they needed to get some of their stores opened.  The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal quoted Ed Cooper, Total Wine’s Vice President of Public Affairs, saying “There are others (locations) out there.  I don’t know that we have finished building out our capacity in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.   Minnesota stores are particularly well performing for us and they reinforce our decision to come to the state.”   So stay tuned!

At Home store chain to open at former Burnsville Kmart

At Home Group Inc. is moving into the vacant Kmart building near Burnsville Center. Their plan is to move into the 107,000-square-foot space in the winter of 2016-2017. At Home is a discount home goods store that sells furniture, decor, art, rugs and housewares. It has 90 stores in 25 states, but this will be its first in Minnesota.

Read the full article from the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal here.