La-Z-Boy Combines Pa. House, Clayton Marcus

August 3, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on August 2006 Full-line major La-Z-Boy Inc. has combined its Pennsylvania House case goods division and Clayton Marcus upholstery brand into one operating company.

Clayton Marcus President Mac McCall is president of the collective entity. Dave Sowinski, who had been president of Pennsylvania House, has left the company.

Pennsylvania House and Clayton Marcus will retain separate product lines with their own independent sales and marketing teams.

“There are a number of synergies between Clayton Marcus and Pennsylvania House,” said Kurt Darrow, president and chief executive officer of La-Z-Boy. “Operating at the higher end of the market, they have a similar product line focus and customer base. The combination of these two companies will enable us to leverage the best of marketing, merchandising and manufacturing within each and will improve our product offering to our dealers and consumers. At the same time, the new entity will benefit from combining a number of back-office operations while making our entire enterprise more efficient.”