Bob's Discount Furniture Store Opening in Chantilly

Chantilly residents will soon have a new place to shop for furniture. Bob's Discount Furniture is opening Feb. 14 in the Greenbriar Shopping Center in Chantilly. The store will be 35,500 square feet. "My 44th store is coming soon to Fairfax," a "Bob" cartoon figure proclaims on the company Web site. The site says to "Come celebrate with us" and to "stay tuned" for details. 

"We're thrilled to expand our presence in the D.C. metro area," said Bob's president and co-founder Bob Kaufman, in an interview with Furniture Today, a trade newspaper. "Especially in today's economy, people here really appreciate our approach of offering values on fashionable, high-quality furniture with no gimmicks, and the same low prices every day." 

The store and its customers have a history of helping the communities where they are located. As part of its grand opening next week, the company is reportedly donating $6,000 to Fairfax's Greenbriar West Elementary School, to support education and arts programs. Additional schools in the area will reportedly receive $1,000.

The chain store will have 45 locations in nine states by the time the Chantilly store opens Feb. 14. The Chantilly store will be the chain's second in Virginia. The other Virginia location is in Falls Church. The company opened its first store in Newington, Conn., in 1991.

The store is looking to hire a store manager as well as office associates and retail associates according to a job board on the company Web site. Colleen Wood, area manager for Bob's mid-Atlantic region, is the acting store manager.

The stores cater to families and usually include a cafe in the store with free snacks, which includes gourmet coffee and fresh-baked cookies. Children's entertainment during the grand opening, which will extend through the weekend, will include balloons and face painting. 

The store will sell furniture for the living room, bedroom and dining room, as well as mattresses, home accents and furnishings for a home office.