Jerome’s Receives Local Business Award

November 17, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on November 2008 Jerome’s Furniture has received the San Diego National Bank Founders Award in the family-owned closely held business category, the San Diego Business Journal reported last week.

Jim and Esther Navarra founded the business in 1954. Jerome’s employs 370 people, including seven members of the Navarra family. The company operates five San Diego-area showrooms and clearance centers, and a 450,000-square-foot distribution center.

The retailer’s community activities include work with several charities such as the YWCA’s Becky’s House, a non-profit shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children; and Cortez Hill Family Center, which provides short-term housing to homeless families, along with job placement, and medical and legal support.

The retailer also supports My Sister’s Closet Thrift Stores; San Diego Women’s Foundation; and Business Link at University of San Diego, which encourages relationships and collaboration between USD and the corporate community.