Wrights Furniture & Flooring

 

Store Name Wrights Furniture & Flooring

Business Type Furniture anf Home Furnishing Stores

NAICS Code 442

Location 113 North Main, Dieterich, IL 62424

Nearby Businesses Village Hall, E.J Water (rural water cooperative), U.S. Post Office, insurance company, bank, lumberyard.

Owner/Manager Tom Wright

Special Store Activities Interior decoration seminars, floor covering education sessions, art viewing

Year Opened 1889

Website http://www.wrightsfurniture.com/

Phone 217-925-5228

E-mail wright@mmtcnet.com

Community Profile Dieterich (population: 691; 10-mile radius: 17,856) is located in South-central Illinois, 10 miles east of Effingham and 90 miles south of Champaign-Urbana

 

           
Products Sold & Niche Developed

Wright’s Furniture & Flooring has over 50,000 sf of showroom space featuring national furniture and flooring brands for both home and office applications. Furniture lines include: couches, chairs, recliners, tables, beds, bookcases, desks, entertainment centers, beds, mattresses, and more.

Market Segments Served

Located in rural South-central Illinois, Wright’s Furniture’s customer base extends hundreds of miles. Most customers reside within a 45-mile radius, most costumers are from Efflingham, IL. Customers regularly travel as far as Champaign-Urbana.

Contributions to the Business Community

Wright’s Furniture opened in 1889 by George W. Wright and has remained owned and operated by the Wright family since.

Wright’s Furniture is a very active member in the local business association and Effingham County Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, Tom Wright serves on a number of local foundations and non-profits. Wright’s Furniture has provided flooring & furniture for Habitat for Humanity projects, and regularly donates items for raffle to support local and regional community organizations. Local art viewing events are hosted in the Wright’s Furniture showroom, along with other charity fundraising events. Wright’s Furniture works with local charities to provide support to families in need, such as mattresses for displaced families.

Wright’s Furniture furnishes a unit in the annual Parade of Homes in the Champaign-Urban area, drawing customers from that region to Dietrich.

 

 

 

Review by: Joshua Clements, UW Extension CCED