AMHERST, N.Y. (WBEN)...........Retailing behemoth Wayfair Inc. is joining a growing list of national chains that are planting a bricks-and-mortar flag in the Buffalo Niagara region.
Wayfair (NYSE: W) officials have confirmed that the chain will be opening a 96,000-square-foot full service store as one of the first new retailing tenants in the revamped former Boulevard Mall.
Wayfair will join such new retailers in the Amherst area as Costco, REI, Dick's House of Sports and Research and Design.
"It shows the strength of our area," said AJ Baynes, Amherst Chamber of Commerce president and CEO.
Slated to open by mid-2028, the Amherst site will be Wayfair's second bricks-and-mortar store in New York state following one that's due to open next spring in Westchester County.
The store is expected to be a major retailing draw bringing in customers from Southern Ontario and stretching into the central New York region.
"You have to consider this a tremendous opportunity," Baynes said.
The Boston-based retailer is best known for its online sales but its bricks-and-mortar stores have a fully array of such household items as furniture, outdoor and patio furniture, bedding, mattresses and even dog beds.
The publicy-traded Wayfair reported 2025 sales of $12.45 billion - an increase of 5.3% and is expected to surpass those sales figures this year.
"When a Wayfair decides to come to the region, it speaks to the (retailing) strength of our area," Baynes said.
Benderson to build 96,000-square-foot store of retailing giant
Benderson to build 96,000-square-foot store of retailing giant
