American Furniture Warehouse
| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Furniture retailer |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Furniture, Bedding |
| Website | afw |
American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) is a privately held furniture retailer headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. It was founded in 1975 by entrepreneur Jake Jabs [1] in a former American Furniture Company store location at 58th Avenue and Bannock in Denver, Colorado.[1] AFW has 14 locations, 12 in Colorado and two in Arizona.[2]
AFW is known in the Front Range area as Colorado's largest furniture retailer[citation needed] and for its frequent advertisements featuring founder Jake Jabs and animals. His local fame is such that Jabs was featured, along with Ron Zappolo, Tom Shane, and Jay Cutler, in the cartoon South Park season 11 episode entitled Guitar Queer-o as a celebrity.[3] Jabs is known as a major Republican donor and a financial backer of American Tradition Partnership, a group working to overturn Montana's campaign financial laws.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The History of American Furniture Warehouse". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "All American Furniture Warehouse Locations". afw.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ Husted, Bill (2007-11-11). ""South Park" drops names, takes jabs". Denver Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Abowd, Paul (October 26, 2012). "Mystery deepens over origins of nonprofit battling Montana spending limits". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ Duszak, Alexandra (October 22, 2012). "Furniture king a celebrity in Colorado". Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
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