50 - CAPE GAZE'FrE, Friday, February 23 - February 29, 1996
I.M. Wamboz owners
Accounting
change Rehoboth
name and location
By Kristen Seal
In light of the tremendous suc-
cess of their furnislings store, I.
M. Wamboz owners John and
Pam Sadler have decided to pack
up their merchandise and move
on. Three doors down Rehoboth
Avenue that is.
The Sadlers have relocated their
business from 174 Rehoboth Av-
enue into the former location of
The Mill Outlet at 208 Rehoboth
Avenue. Along with this move,
the Sadlers have also introduced a
new name for their business.
"We have two children, Abby,
who is nine-years-old and Zach,
who is five-years-old. That is
where we came up with
Abizak's,' explained John.
He add&l that the store's origi-
nal name, I.M. Wamboz, was in-
stituted from a family nickname
lovingly given to his wife, Pam.
"So once again we're keeping
the name of the business in the
family," he chuckled.
I. M. Wamboz enjoyed five
years of successful patronage at
its former location. In fact, the
company expanded to five stores -
three in the Washington, D.C.
area, one in Atlantic City, N.J. and
one in Key West, Fla.
"The other stores were operated
by Pam's three brothers and par-
ents, but she spent most of her
time on the road training employ-
ees and I spent a lot of time away
with buying and the computer end
of the business," said John.
"We're the only married part-
ners in the business and it kept
getting harder and harder for us to
travel so much with our children.
So with lots of support from the
family, this store is independent
from [I. M. Wamboz] and we can
work now with our, children's fu-
ture in mind," John added.
Abizak's seemed an appropriate
name for the newly expanded
business "because the kids are al-
ways in the store and our cus-
tomers know them," John said.
Pam added that Zach actually
climbed out of his crib for the first
time as well as stood up for the
first time in I. M. Wamboz.
I. M. Wamboz frequenters are
familiar with the highly contem-
porary furnishings available in the
store, from metropolitan lamps,
chairs, sofas and dining tables to
smaller gifts. The Sadlers ex-
plained that all of the merchandise
that buyers are accustomed to pur-
chasing will still be available, just
in larger quantities.
"We plan on expanding and
broadening all of our existing cat-
egories. It was frustrating before
because we simply did not have
the room to offer all that we want-
ed to. We're really excited about
the extra space," said John. "The
basement we have here for storage
is close to the size of the original
store."
Highly contemporary beds,
dressers, armoires, T.V. and
stereo cabinets, desks and uphol-
stery can be expected to fill the
new Abizak's location which has
roughly doubled that of I.M.
Wamboz.John and Pam both
agree that much of their success
derives from their willingness to
learn from customers' inquiries
and from their reasonable prices.
"It has always been important to
us to build trust with our cus-
tomers and keep our selection
broad," explained John.
The annual spring Sidewalk
Sale in downtown Rehoboth is al-
ways a big occasion for the
Sadlers and this spring will be no
exception. In the past, Pam's
brother, Dennis Schaeffer, has
taken part in the sidewalk sale ac-
tivities and now plans on playing
a larger role in the operation of
Abizak's.
"We have gained a big reputa-
tion for our sidewalk sale and
we're all looking forward to that,
especially Dennis," added Pam.
Abizak's is currently open sev-
en days a week, operating on "ca-
sual hours" from approximately
10 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. while reno-
vations are wrapping up. A grand
opening is scheduled for late April
or early May. For more informa-
tion, call 227-6595.
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Former owners of I.M.
Wamboz, John and Pam
Sadler, have moved their
business to the former site of
the Mill Outlet at 208 Re-
hoboth Avenue.
The husband and wife
team have also changed the
name of their furnishings
store to Abizak's, after their
two children Abby and Zach.
Kristen Seal photo
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