PEKIN, Ill. – Steger’s Furniture announced Monday they are expanding with a second location in Peoria.
The company announced they will be opening new store at the North Point Shopping Center in North Peoria in the former Ashley Furniture building.
The 50,000-square foot location is expected to open this summer after renovations to the building. Planned work includes new floor, a larger mattress department, and work on the building’s exterior.
Vice President of Operations Bryan Steger said while they do well with customers on the east side of the river, the appeal for the new store is trying to cut down on long trips for customers on the Peoria side.
“We have a hard time getting customers to travel to us. So we felt like another location would just make it easier for customers to shop with us and kind of see what we have to offer,” Steger said.
Steger said a move to Peoria has been planned for a couple years. He added Bloomington was also an option, but Peoria was the better fit.
The North Point location, which will be Steger’s first store in Peoria, is expected to add around 20 jobs, according to Steger.
“We’ll be looking for a manager and an assistant manager up there. And then also about 10-15 sales staff,” Steger said. He said they will also add a few more jobs to its North Pekin warehouse.
