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8/30/2006
RV News
Lazydays RV Celebrates 30 Years of Milestones in Tampa Bay -
TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2006--Lazydays RV
celebrates its 30th anniversary this month kicking off the
festivities on Tuesday, August 8 at 7 a.m. in Seffner with a
breakfast event. Lazydays' Founder and Chairman of the Board,
Don Wallace, spoke before more than 600 employees about the
past, present and future of Lazydays.
"This milestone will allow our employees to
collectively celebrate the past, while looking ahead to the
future. We are proud of the contributions Lazydays has been
able to make to the Tampa Bay area and we look forward to our
continued growth," said Wallace.
The original Lazydays dealership opened
its doors in 1976 and consisted of a mobile home nestled on a
1.75 acre site, two travel trailers in inventory and $500 in
capital. Twenty years later Lazydays moved to its current
Super Center location and quickly became the nation's most
popular RV destination.
For 2006, Lazydays is honored to receive
the #1 RV Dealer award by Monaco Coach Corporation, Top
Winnebago Brand Dealer and Top Itasca Brand Dealer awards by
Winnebago Industries, #1 Single-Site Dealer award by Tiffin
Motorhomes, #1 Overall Dealer award by Fleetwood RV and the #1
Overall Carriage Dealer award by Carriage, Inc.
"The last 30 years make up the fruition
of a reality that began as a simple dream - to sell two
trailers a month. When my brother, father and I started this
business we were lucky in picking the right market area. We
had no idea that Tampa was such a great place to start an RV
dealership. We didn't realize that so many people came down
here in the winter and that the local market had never been
touched. We just knew that if we worked hard, we'd be
successful," says Wallace of Lazydays' beginnings.
About Don Wallace and Lazydays: Founded
in 1976 by Don Wallace, Lazydays is the largest single-site RV
dealership in the world. Its revenues exceeded $800 million in
2005. Located on 126 acres outside Tampa, Florida, Lazydays
has an 86,600 sq. ft. main building, 273 service bays, 300 RV
campsites and more than 1,200 RVs on display. The property
also has a 40,000 sq. ft. Camping World store, a Cracker
Barrel Restaurant and a Flying J RV Travel Plaza. Lazydays is
a national RV destination which hosts more than one million
visitors and serves more than 300,000 meals annually.
http://www.lazydays.com
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