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Funky Furniture

After surviving one furniture business failure, entrepreneur starts another furniture chain.

By Leslie Brokaw | 
 

Robert W. Darvin is trying to stage a comeback from the debacle of Scandinavian Design, the upscale furniture chain that grew to 68 stores before bellying up in 1988. This time, he's going down market with a discount furniture chain called In -- The Home Furniture Store, based in Norwood, Mass. Darvin insists he'll expand the new business slowly, hoping to level off at about $30 million in sales. "One $100-million company is enough," he says.

-- Leslie Brokaw

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