Home furnishings retailer to open first Florida location in Sarasota

Florida's first Homesense store is expected to open in Sarasota — just in time for Black Friday shopping. 

The home furnishings retailer is opening a location in the University Town Center in Sarasota on Nov. 10 occupying a 30,000-square-foot store in the West District at UTC. Homesense is one of the brands under the TJX Companies, which also includes TJMaxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls. 

The store, which offers furniture, rugs, lighting, wall art and more, launched in Canada in 2001. In 2017 it made its way into the U.S. where there are now about 40 stores.