Move the Furniture

It's no secret that the furniture business has been hit hard, no different from any industry tied to real estate on the Gulf Coast.

But the empty furniture storefronts on major thoroughfares of the Gulf Coast didn't deter Larry Norris from opening another furniture store in Naples around Labor Day. So far, he says customers are spending more than they have in recent years.

“They're buying complete rooms of furniture, and in some situations they're furnishing entire homes or condos,” says Norris. “We've got 20 designers working out of that store.”