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SLUMBERLAND FURNITURE

20,000 to 40,000 square feet," Larson says.
Today, Slumberland has 126
stores throughout the Midwest and
is headquartered in Little Canada,
Minn. Seventy-seven of its locations are franchises and 49 are corporate. "Franchisors don't usually
operate their own company-operated stores," Larson notes. "That
makes us unique as franchisors as
we have a lot of skin in the game. We
know what it's like to make a successful store."

where within our trade area with no
cost pickup or for the cost of a local
delivery fee," she adds.
Because of Slumberland's longevity as a franchisor, the company has

built a complete turnkey business.
"We cover every element of running the business and its operations,
which is part of what you get when
you buy into the Slumberland sys-

SOLID FOUNDATION
Slumberland stores are located in
small towns with populations of a
few thousand to major metro areas
such as the Twin Cities. "Slumberland's strategy is to have a convenient store within a 30- to 40-mintue
drive," Larson adds. "We do give
people an exclusive territory and it
depends on the market size. If it's a
large metro area, it's a five-mile radius and if it's a smaller or medium
market it's a 10-mile radius."
Director of Franchising Gayle Voigt-Frolek says Slumberland's model
is based on customer convenience.
"We have stores in convenient locations, we offer online shopping and
education services, and we make it
convenient for customers to easily
transfer merchandise orders any-

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