Florida Governor Visits City Furniture HQ

November 9, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on November 2008 Florida Governor Charlie Crist visited City Furniture’s Tamarac headquarters Friday and praised the retailer as an example of a successful business, the Miami Herald reported Saturday.

Crist, a Republican, supported John McCain in last week’s presidential election, but was optimistic the Obama administration would support business. Crist expressed hope for more tax cuts and incentives for business after touring City’s showroom and warehouse.

“Even in this economy, it shows that a good business can prosper,” Crist said of City Furniture in the report. The retailer, which has 17 City Furniture stores and eight Ashley Furniture Homestores in South Florida, saw a 15 percent sales decline in 2007, its first-ever yearly decline, and sales are down this year. The paper reported City had to cut 89 jobs recently, bringing employment to 943.

Koenig also expressed hope that the incoming administration would help businesses.

“It’s time for a change,” he said. “And that will help consumer confidence,” adding that he was willing to pay more taxes if the overall economy goes up.