Conlin's Furniture is a regional furniture chain of 16 stores, located in five US states. The chain has stores in the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming and Minnesota. Conlin's is headquartered in Billings, Montana

Billings, Montana

Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area, the largest metropolitan area in over...

 and its main distribution center is located in Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...

. The company's CEO is Lollie Ray.

History

The first Conlin's Furniture store opened in Williston, North Dakota

Williston, North Dakota

-Demographics:Preliminary data from a 2010 housing study indicates that population has grown by nearly 22 percent over the past decade; the actual increase might be much higher. Williston is in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, and adequate, affordable housing has become a concern. The...

 in 1937. Shortly thereafter, company co-founder Edward Conlin purchased all shares of the company and began expanding.

Competition

Competition comes mostly from other regional and national furniture chains, including HOM Furniture and Slumberland

Slumberland

Slumberland Furniture, Inc. is a furniture retailer in the Midwestern United States, founded in 1967. Originally the company specialized in mattresses and La-Z-Boy recliners. Today Slumberland has 114 stores in 10 states. It is America's top seller of La-Z-Boy upholstery and the top seller of...

, along with a number of locally owned stores.

Selection

As do most furniture stores, a typical Conlin's store offers furniture from all room groups, including living room, bedroom, and dining room. Conlin's features a wide-array of national brands, including La-Z-Boy

La-Z-Boy

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, Broyhill, Sealy

Sealy Corporation

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, Simmons

Simmons

-People:* Adelma Simmons , American author and herbalist* Al Simmons , American baseball player* Allan Simmons , British scrabble player and author* Andrew Simmons , British wrestler...

, and A-America.