{"id":412923,"date":"2024-08-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=412923"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Halo-Houseware-opens-in-Gualo-Rai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Halo-Houseware-opens-in-Gualo-Rai\/","title":{"rendered":"Halo Houseware opens in Gualo Rai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new house and office furniture store on Saipan following the opening of Halo Houseware in Gualo Rai last month.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Jesse Pan said Halo Houseware is still in the \u201ctrial operation stage and figuring out phase.\u201d He said their owners decided to put up the business on Saipan because they see a market for home and office furnishings on island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaipan residents really want to focus on enjoying life and home products can significantly enhance their quality of life. We believe there is substantial market potential in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pan said currently Halo Houseware sells office desks and chairs, lounge chairs, beds, wardrobes, lamps, kitchenware, artificial plants, storage racks, speaker, cups, outdoor gear, camping tents, folding beach chair, decorative items, and small gifts. They import their products from China, but will soon source their products from other markets.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why their owners opened a business in the CNMI during trying economic times, Pan said they\u2019re confident in Halo Houseware\u2019s business model and its ability to succeed despite the uncertainty of the island\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn times of economic uncertainty, our goal is to get more local residents to buy their favorite products at lower prices. We don\u2019t want them to be hesitant to buy their favorite items because they are expensive. For us, lower profit margins are acceptable while keeping our operations on track\u2014small profits but quick returns. It\u2019s all worth it as long as our customers are satisfied and happy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he said Halo Houseware offering their items at lower market prices has sort of become their signature since opening in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes us different from other houseware stores is our items are cheaper, but the quality is the same. Our aim is to keep the price low with the same quality so that more people can go for this product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the store\u2019s name, Pan said Halo Houseware just had a nice ring to it and very appropriate since they want to provide a \u201clight\u201d to Saipan\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Halo Houseware, located beside Megabyte Saipan along Middle Road in Gualo Rai, is open from Monday to Saturday, 9:30am-7pm, and Sunday, 1pm-7pm. For more information, call (670) 989-5115 or go to their Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/40df2bbbbe61512cbd9793085a0adf02.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Halo Houseware is located beside Megabyte Saipan along Middle Road in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/45a642acc8bae69be3df2d7d8fb1bc3a.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Halo Houseware sells office desks and chairs, lounge chairs, beds, wardrobes, lamps, kitchenware, artificial plants, storage racks, speaker, cups, outdoor gear, camping tents, folding beach chair, decorative items, and small gifts.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/7e4f0bce06bb399354dbb900de49138d.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Halo Houseware imports their products from China, but will soon source their products from other markets.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/adb994502ce040aa4dfac9e962b99f5c.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Halo Houseware is open from Monday to Saturday, 9:30am-7pm, and Sunday, 1pm-7pm.<\/p>\n<p>-CONTRIBUTED PHOTO<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new house and office furniture store on Saipan following the opening of Halo&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-412923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}