Wayfair has officially gone big in Atlanta. The online home giant opened the doors Tuesday to a sprawling 150,000-square-foot showroom at The District at Howell Mill, filling the former Walmart box with just about everything you could use to furnish a house or apartment. Inside, shoppers will find furniture, home décor, appliances, a sleep center and an all-day café under one very large roof.
The store is laid out into 18 departments, with plenty of smaller items ready for immediate pickup. Bigger pieces that cannot squeeze into a car will be shipped out from a nearby fulfillment hub, making this one of Wayfair’s largest brick-and-mortar bets in the Southeast.
Opening day and grand plans
According to Wayfair, the Howell Mill location opened Tuesday at 10 a.m. The retailer is planning a grand-opening weekend from April 17 to 19, when the first 100 customers through the doors each day will get $50 gift cards.
The company lists store hours as 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. The new store is located at 1801 Howell Mill Rd NW in Atlanta.
What you’ll find inside
Inside the 150,000-square-foot space, Wayfair has carved out roughly 18 departments, including living room, bedroom, bathroom, office, a dedicated sleep center and home-improvement sections, plus displays for wall art, rugs, lighting and outdoor furniture, as reported by Axios. The store also features The Porch café and some local flavor, like University of Georgia outdoor items…