Rooms To Go has acquired 60 acres in PEARL RIVER, La. for an 858,000-square-foot distribution center and outlet store. The construction cost for the project is an estimated of $45 million. It will includes a 40,000-square-foot outlet begin this spring and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2009.

The Seffner, Fla.-based company said the 818,000-square-foot distribution center will serve Gulf Coast and four stores: Baton Rouge, Metairie, Gretna and Covington in Louisiana. It will deliver to customers from Panama City, Fla., to Baton Rouge and allows RTG to offer expanded next-day delivery in the area.

Jeff Seaman, CEO of the Top 100 company with more than 130 stores, said “This acquisition will allow us to strengthen our presence in the Southeast and continue to provide top-level customer service to one of our most important commerce hubs as well as strengthen our community involvement in one of our key markets,”