San Francisco, CA (PRBuzz.com) November 13, 2012 -- The Kapahi family of Halifax, Nova Scotia will open another Wicker store on Saturday, its 24th store across Canada.
The Kapahi's have been in the wicker business for nearly 40 years starting with the current owner, Raj Kapahi's father, Madan Kapahi. The family wicker stores have reverted to selling mostly imported furniture rather than wicker accessories for the home. The decision was brought on due to it is what the Kapahi's have seen sells best in Canada.
The family prides itself on offering quality furniture at an affordable price, and says that this may be part of the reason the business has been so successful.
Current owner and chief operating manager Raj Kapahi is currently in the Philippines meeting with manufacturers of their products. He said he plans on meeting his father in India next week, and Vietnam after that in order to find the best prices for their manufactured products.
On a phone interview, Raj said, "My dad and I just love to do this. We meet with suppliers and attend the trade shows and order container loads of products we think will be appreciated in Canada." Raj and his father take out the middleman in order to save money and according to the Kapahi family, the method has been working.
The furniture business in Canada has dropped in recent years, but the wicker business has flourished thanks to taking market shares from major chains.
We are a small and nimble operation," said Raj, who attributes the success of the company to its small nature.
The family plans to open several more stores in the upcoming years and is planning a new store to start up business at Mapleton Power Center in Moncton shortly. The Kapahi's say that as they expand, they are going to increase the size of their stores in order to take advantage of space and resources. However, they do not want to turn into one of the big chain stores that loses the family touch that has made them so successful thus far.
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