Exotic Furniture opened its doors recently on Grand River Avenue.
Owner Mark Jones says the store will be the first in Michigan to carry the high-end Fijian furniture line Pacific Green, a line of furniture that also works well in lofts. "“These couches look as good from the front as they do from the back," he says.
With some sofas priced at $3,700, chairs at $2,100 and beds at $2,400, Jones is targeting a niche customer. “We’re not trying to reach the 99 percent — we’re trying to reach the 0.5 percent.”
He and his partners selected their 1,100-square-foot showroom in part because of the renovations completed by his landlord, neighborhood business association Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp.
The partners give GRDC credit for helping their business getting its start: “They’ve been very instrumental and supportive. We share the same vision and dream of a revitalized Detroit — even if it’s one store, one block, one street at a time.”
Source: Mark Jones, Exotic Furniture
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