Another furniture store bids farewell

Ivan Allen Workspace won’t have a sales office in Augusta by the end of the month. The company is going to run its operations out of the Atlanta headquarters instead.
We’ve had Ivan Allen in Augusta since 1954. Up until 2003, it was just an office furniture store, but then added some architectural and interior-design assistance.
The reason given for the store closing: “advances in technology, improvements in the distribution model and the ability to service all clients successfully out of the headquarters in Atlanta.”
The statement from company president Louise Allen, the granddaughter of founder Ivan Allen Jr., said the office officially closed on Sept. 30, but there will be a transition team remaining behind in October to transition everything to the Atlanta-based sales team.
The office on River Watch Parkway still has the sign above the door.