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• Bob's Taps Former TJX Exec.(Bob's Discount Furniture appoints Ted English as chief executive officer)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-13

  By Staff Manchester, Ct. - Regional powerhouse Bob's Discount Furniture has recruited former TJX president and ceo Ted English as its own ceo. At Bob's, English will take the place of Stan Adelstein, recently named...

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• FORMER TJX CEO ENGLISH TO HEAD BOB'S DISCOUNT.(Ted English named as CEO of Bob's Discount Furniture)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-13

  MANCHESTER, Conn.-Ted English, former president and chief executive officer of The TJX Cos., has been named CEO of Bob's Discount Furniture, a new position. The appointment was announced last week by Bob Kaufman, president and founder of the off-price furnishings chain. Under English's...

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• W. P. Carey Acquires Bob's Discount Furniture Distribution Facility in $22 Million Sale-Leaseback

  - 2005-09-14

  Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) announced today that it acquired and leased back a warehouse distribution facility from Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC, for $10.3 million. In addition, W. P. Carey announced that it would provide an additional $12.3 million to fund the expansion of this...

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• Bob's Discount Furniture

  - 2005-02-28

  Saunders Karp & Megrue, with the existing management team, has completed the recapitalization of Bob's Discount Furniture, a Manchester, Conn.-based retailer. As part of the recapitalization, Dick Lesser, who serves on the board of directors at TJX Companies, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Dollar Tree Stores, Organized Living and Reebok...

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• Bob's Discount Furniture Selects Descartes.

  - 2002-10-01

  WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Oct 1, 2002 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Furniture retailer to enhance customer service with on-time delivery The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (Nasdaq:DSGX), (TSX:DSG), a trusted provider of logistics solutions, today announced that Bob's Discount Furniture, a growing furniture retailer in...

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• Connecticut-Based Bob's Discount Furniture to Open Store in Nashua, N.H.

  - 2002-03-26

  By Eileen Kennedy, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 26--NASHUA, N.H.--Bob's Discount Furniture, based in Connecticut, is in the process of joining what has become a mecca for furniture stores on Daniel Webster Highway. Bob Kaufman,...

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• Bob's Discount Furniture expands with the use of demountable truck bodies

  - 2001-03-01

  Since its birth in 1991, Bob's Discount Furniture has expanded into a 300,000-sq.-ft. distribution center with 18 stores throughout CT, MA and NH. Bob's Discount Furniture's sales increased by almost 20 percent from 1998 to 1999, and there are current plans to expand the distribution center by 25 percent. In...

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• Bob's Discount Furniture adds rugs.(Company Business and Marketing)(Product Information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)

  - 2000-11-01

  Bob's Discount Furniture, the promotional and mid-priced furniture retailer dominating the Connecticut market, is making a push into area rugs. The company, which has recently pushed into greater Boston, has installed a rug department in its new Stamford store, and the concept will be rolled out...

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