The Model Furniture with the Daughter () Model Scout ; Ellen Flanagan May Be More Famous, but Her Father Peter Is Also a Star...Homes [Eire Region]

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There was a time when buying furniture was an occasion, something you saved up for and mulled over for months in advance. Now, it seems a whim in the morning can take you and a quick dash to your local retail park will have you building a flat-pack fit-out in your colour of choice by that afternoon.

With such convenience and choice, you have to wonder how smaller independent operators stay in business. The answer, according to Peter Flanagan, is by staying one step ahead. That's how he and his family have managed to defy the odds and keep Flanagans Furniture going for 65 years.

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The Model Furniture with the Daughter () Model Scout ; Ellen Flanagan May Be More Famous, but Her Father Peter Is Also a Star...Homes [Eire Region]

Peter's endless initiative and enthusiasm - something he inherited from his father Jim, who started selling antique furniture in Derry in 1946 - helps him to anticipate customer's needs. And he has passed that initiative on to...

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