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Furniture Marketing Group Names New Board
May 3,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on May 4, 2012
Furniture retail buying group Furniture Marketing Group has named the members of its 2012-2013 board of directors.
The executive committee consists of: Oscar Miskelly of Miskelly Furniture, president; David Koehler of Johnny Janosik, vice president; Billy Rippner of Compass Furniture, treasurer; and Larry Klaben of Morris Home Furnishings, chairman. The presidential term for the committee runs for two years.
The board of directors consists of: Gary Steinhafel of Steinhafels Furniture; Vinnie Fonti of Furniture & ApplianceMart; Lee Goodman of Jeromes Furniture; and Ed Darcy of Mealeys Furniture.
The Board was ratified at the groups bi-annual membership meeting held at the April High Point Market. Over 120 guests were in attendance at the Saturday evening meeting during the High Point Market held in the IHFC Ballroom. During the meeting Mike Herschel, FMG Executive Director, announced the FMG has achieved the target of 100 high volume furniture retailers who are willing to share information and participate in common programs. He thanked the membership for their participation in the last year making FMG the premier buying group in the furniture industry. Mr. Herschel also restated that FMGs primary mission is to improve the performance of its members, keeping operating costs of the organization low to maximize benefits to all participants. Calendar year 2011 smashed all previous records for the return of these benefits to members.
FMGs primary consumer finance provider, Wells Fargo Finance, presented annual awards during the meeting to the following FMG members based on program participation and sales finance volume: Bernie & Phyls, Marlo Furniture, Miskellys, Value City (Crest) Furniture, Goldsteins Furniture, Bob Mills Furniture, Conlins Furniture, Furniture & ApplianceMart, John V. Schultz, Olindes Furniture and Walkers Furniture.
Based in High Point, FMG consists of 100 members in North America, approaching 750 storefronts, representing more than $2 billion in retail sales.