Watson’s Acquires Florida Retailer Recreational Warehouse

Watson’s, one of the nation’s largest retailers of home recreational products and furnishings, announced the acquisition of Fort Myers, Florida-based Recreational Warehouse, a spa, pool, outdoor kitchen and home specialty retailer.

Watson’s will add three southwest Florida corporate locations (Fort Myers, Naples and Port Charlotte) to the company’s current corporate and franchise footprint of 27 locations. Recreational Warehouse will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Watson’s, initially integrated as Recreational Warehouse by Watson’s, with a full transition to Watson’s branding in coming years.