Gabberts Introduces Gabberts To You™ First In-Home Design Service To Be Offered By Major Furniture Retailer

Furniture World Magazine

In a move designed to cater to time-starved consumers, Gabberts has introduced Gabberts To YOU™, an in-home design service that brings all the resources of the leading home furnishings retailer to customers' front doors. This is the first in-home design service to be offered by a major furniture retailer in the nation, according to Jim Gabbert, chairman and chief executive officer. "Gabberts has always offered the ultimate in product choices, and now we're offering the ultimate in shopping convenience," Gabbert said. "People are so excited about this service. We've already receiving more customer interest than projected and the feedback has been outstanding." After a successful "soft introduction," a dozen Gabberts To You design consultants are now offering the service in all seven counties of the Twin Cities metropolitan area and in outlying communities such as Elk River, Big Lake and Becker to the west, Hugo and Lino Lakes to the north, Bayport and Afton to the east and Jordan and Lakeville to the south. Equipped with Mobile Resource Centers - customized vans loaded with laptop computers, digital cameras, product catalogs, fabric swatches and samples of window treatments and wood finishes - Gabberts To You design consultants bring all the resources of Gabberts' retail store to their customers. Design services include space planning, color and fabric selection, and comprehensive furnishings services - stock and custom furniture, wall coverings and finishes, window treatments, reupholstery services, floor coverings, lighting, accessories and artwork. "Our design consultants can help a client choose a rug or create a master plan with an architect for the entire house," said Shannon Lawton, Gabberts To You director. "No budget or project is too small or too big, and there is no charge for an initial consultation." Once a project begins, design consultants work with clients in a variety of ways - in-home and in-store meetings, by e-mail and fax and over the telephone. "Clients love that our consultants can e-mail digital photos of room layouts and products to review at their convenience. That lets us spend our valuable one-on-one time confirming details like fabric choices and measurements," Lawton added. Design consultation services are complimentary when furnishings are purchased through Gabberts. Gabberts To You design consultants also shop the worldwide furnishings market, as well as local shops and boutiques, to create the perfect home for each client. For more information about Gabberts To You or to schedule an initial design consultation, call 952 836 2800. Founded in 1946, Gabberts Furniture and Design Studio offers customers the ultimate in choice and convenience. Selected by House Beautiful as the "Best Home Furnishings Retailer in America," the company's 150,000 square foot, two-level store in Edina's Galleria shopping center offers the Midwest's largest selection of name-brand home furnishings. Gabberts also has retail locations in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. While the Gabberts To You in-home design service is currently available only in Minnesota, each retail location offers complete interior design services through the award-winning Design Studio of Gabberts. For more information, visit the Gabberts web site at www.gabberts.com or call 952 927 1500.