We opened our store on Broad Street in 1991 in the midst of "Furniture Row," a two block section in the city where furniture stores had anchored the downtown retail district since the mid-1800's. By 2004 we'd outgrown our Broad Street showroom, so we decided to move.
Detailed analysis of our customer base showed that many of our customers lived within ten miles of Laburnum Avenue, a major artery across Richmond's Northside and East End. So... we moved to our old showroom on Mechanicsville Turnpike just a block off Laburnum Avenue. That new showroom enabled us to have all our merchandise on one floor, provide customer parking, and allow us to keep longer hours than we did on Broad Street.
We had outgrown that building within a few years, and we had the opportunity to move across the street! Now in our huge new home we're please to be able to show more merchandise and still provide In-Store financing and FREE DELIVERY!
We're customer service oriented! There are no salespeople here. Our vendor partners teach us about their products and we're here to answer your questions. While much of our merchandise is custom made to our design specs, a lot of our goods are mass produced. Some goods are manufactured here in our country and some come from overseas. Our staff works to help you find the items that meet your needs and to help you get them.
Christopher Klotz
Principal
Telephone: +1 804 2283767
E-mail: cklotz@centralfurniture.net
Chris has been a principal in the company since April of 1991. Prior to joining Central Furniture, he served for fifteen years in several positions with Heilig-Meyers Furniture, most recently as General Manager of their Ashland, Virginia store.
Dwight Barrett
Customer Service
PH: 804/233-9648
Dwight had been with Standard Furniture for a couple dozen years and served in all roles related to customer service and management. He joined Central in August of 2016 along with all the Standard Furniture customers who came along with him. Dwight has a loyal and ever expanding customer base, and his many years of furniture knowledge is quite an asset!
Sarah Klotz
Customer Service
PH: 804/233-9648
Sarah grew up in the furniture business. She worked here at Central Furniture part time while in high school and college. She's still working to continue her education, and she's still working to help our customers fit their needs for color, grain and texture!