iFLOOR.com Announces Clicks and Bricks Strategy

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest internet-based flooring retailer is set to open a chain of stores across the United States and parts of Canada. The highly successful company was established in 1999 and has experienced a growth of 5,900 percent since its inception.

iFLOOR.com's bullish approach in internet retail is expected to bolster its expansion plans. Four branches of iFLOOR.com's local stores are now open. Two of the company's one-stop warehouse stores are located in Washington -- one in Seattle and another in Tukwila -- the third is in Newark, DE and the fourth in Hayward, CA.

"We are adding local service centers to more effectively respond to our large customer base in each of our target cities. We already have a huge client following in markets all across North America and the UK and we are anticipating an aggressive local service center strategy in various markets as we grow. By combining iFLOOR.com's low prices with local face-to-face service and inventory, we are able to give customers more value for their money, " says CEO Steve Simonson.

More stores are slated to open within the year. Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Maryland are among the states the company is eyeing. iFLOOR.com will open 36 locations in 18 months.

Regular store hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Fridays. To find out more about iFLOOR.com's stores, visit http://www.ifloor.com/ .

About iFLOOR.com

Since 1999, iFLOOR.com has been the world's largest online flooring retailer, offering over 60,000 flooring products in the following categories: hardwood floors, laminate flooring, bamboo flooring, cork flooring, and area rugs. Exclusive educational articles and installation videos are also available on the website.

iFLOOR.com is the 115th largest internet retailer according to Internet Retailer Magazine, and is the 135th fastest growing private company in the United States, according to Inc. Magazine.

More information can be accessed at http://www.ifloor.com/ .

CONTACT: Bryan Simonson, Marketing Manager of iFLOOR.com, +1-425-460-4748.

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