Gautier announced that it will be exhibiting at the Franchise Expo South in Miami from January 15 to 17 in the French Pavilion, booth 704.
The manufacturer of innovative children/teenage bedrooms, adult bedrooms, storage and dressing areas, living rooms, dining rooms, and home office furniture, opened its first concept store in the U.S. last year in Paramus, NJ, and is developing new projects in Manhattan, Miami, Orlando, Las Vegas and Texas.
The company has opened more than 50 franchise stores worldwide in the past four years, and is looking looking to expand its innovative franchise store concept widely in the US and Canada over the next 12 months.
Gautier has more than 650 partners throughout the world grossing $220 million USD, and has implemented a new commercial direction designed to create brand awareness and establish a direct relationship with its customers.
The newest Gautier store in Paramus is located along a prime retail corredor in Northern New Jersey. Its main target markets are New York City, Westchester/Rockland County, and northern New Jersey.
Customers enjoy an area of 4,200 square feet in a building shared with four other tenants. There is also a logistic hub in New Jersey that provides delivery and assembly service.
Stefan Brugger, CEO GautierUSA, noted that, "The concept store is laid out to form a harmonious and convivial space, where the emotional and sensory dimensions prioritize the customer’s well-being. This innovative concept is attractive, logical and adaptable to any configuration, from city center to commercial zone. Inside the store, customers are circulated to get a global view of the range, while the layout incites the desire to explore. In the heart of the store, the "workshop" provides a meeting place for exchanges between consumers and the company."
About Gautier: Gautier is the trademark for the largest French contemporary furniture manufacturer. Based in the western part of France (three production sites) and employing more than 1,000 people, Gautier has remained a family business for the past 50 years.
Gautier designs and produces imaginative quality furniture with a contemporary, accessible and personalized design for the home and office.
The comany employs environmentally friendly processes, has achieved ISO 9001 certification since 1994, and conforms to strict quality and safety standards.
Gautier, a socially responsible company, subscribes to a voluntary procedure for environmental preservation. In January 2004, the company obtained the top French NF Environment label, the official French ecological certification. It also received ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 in 2007.
For more information, contact: Stefan Brugger - CEO, GAUTIER USA, Tel.: (954) 975-3303 E-mail: sbrugger@gautierusa.com Website: www.gautierusa.com