August 22,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on August 23, 2010
Ashley Furniture presented free concerts in Arcadia, Wis., this past weekend, the LaCrosse Herald Tribune reported Friday.
It's the second event Ashley Furniture has hosted in support of the arts.
The company established Ashley for the Arts to provide live performance for area communities. Last year's turnout was good, Lockington said, and he hopes word-of-mouth brings more people.
"Art and music transcends politics and a lot of the polarizing issues," Ashley spokesman Jason Lockington said in the report. "It allows people to step back and enjoy life."
Profits from food and beverage sales at the concerts went to Ashley's Little Angels, which provides food, clothing and toys to area children during the holidays.
August 22,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on August 23, 2010
Art Van Furniture, Warren, Mich., announced Monday that the furniture retailer is sending 20 families on Disney World vacations.
In the past year alone, Art Van Furniture already has given away five cars and more than $1 million to local charities. Now, twenty families will win a dream trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, as part of the new Art Van "Apply and Fly" promotion.
The trips will be awarded to one family each week, and include round trip airfare for 4 to Orlando, hotel accommodations for seven nights, Disney World 3-Day Hopper tickets, Universal Studio's "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" tickets and a rental car for the week. "Apply and Fly" started Monday and runs through January 10, 2011. No purchase is necessary.
Visitors to any of the 31 Art Van Furniture stores and 2 Art Van PureSleep stores can enter to win by applying for an "Art Van Signature Card." The card provides benefits such as no interest financing offers with no minimum purchase, invitations to VIP events and offers.
"We're a part of family life in Michigan, and we know the family vacation has become harder to afford in the current economy," said Gary Van Elslander, president of Art Van Furniture. "We are looking forward to seeing the smiles on our guests' faces as we present these great trips in the coming months."
August 22,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Delivery on August 23, 2010
An item in the August 18 edition of HFBusiness Now! misidentified Furniture Brands Inc., a Texas company, as Furniture Brands International, St. Louis.
Furniture Brands Inc. had leased 109,000-square-feet of warehouse base in Houston.
Home Furnishings Business regrets the error.
August 22,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Markets on August 23, 2010
Ashley Furniture's Danny Gilstrap has received the fall Tupelo Furniture Market's manufacturer's rep award, the Northeast Mississippi Journal reported Sunday.
Gilstrap, a casegoods senior marketing specialist and a 41-year industry veteran has worked with Ashley for 20 years.
s and has been with Ashley for 20 years. His long career and his continued support of TFM made him stand out for this award, said Wilson Jeter, a recipient of the award and the chairman of the selection committee.
"Danny was an outstanding salesman in his territory with his dealerbase and his peers," selection committee Wilson Jeter said in the report.
Gilstrap was Ashley's casegoods division 2006 salesman of the year.
Gilstrap started his industry career with Simmons Bedding, moving to Serta Bedding and then Riverside Furniture Corp. before joining Ashley.
He served as president of the Mississippi Home Furnishings Association in 1989, and was the association's salesman of the year in 1995.
August 19,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Markets on August 20, 2010
Dallas Market Center and Accessories Resource Team have announced finalists for the 22nd annual ARTS Awards.
The ARTS Awards program for the home decorative accessories industry is held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. This year's gala will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 in The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart.
Retailer ARTS Awards finalists include the following.
International Retail Store: Design Lighting, Surrey, British Columbia; Prima Lighting Inc., Vaughan, Ontario; and Union Lighting & Furnishings, Toronto.
Rising Star Retailer: BellaLu Home & Design, Englewood, Colo.; Colorado Villa DeCor, Palmer Lake, Colo.; and Room 22, Oklahoma City.
Furniture Store (East/Atlantic): Albert's Interiors, Newtown Square, Pa.; and Castleberry's Fine Furniture, Chamblee, Pa.
Furniture Store (Midwest/Southwest): American Country Collection, Santa Fe, N.M.; Dream Interiors, Downers Grove, Ill.; and The Arrangement, Dallas, Texas.
Furniture Store (West): Bravado Home & Design, Portland, Ore.; Interior Illusions, West Hollywood, Calif.; and Seaside Home, Coronado, Calif.
Home Accent Store (East/Atlantic): At Home Furnishings, Birmingham, Ala.; Red Barn Mercantile, Alexandria, Va.; and Retropolitan, Nashville, Tenn.
Home Accent Store (Midwest/Southwest): AREA, Houston, Texas; Leon & Lulu, Clawson, Mich.; and The Garden Gates, Metairie, La.
Home Accent Store (West): Bella Casa, Portland, Ore.; Birdcage Fine French Country Furnishings, Solana Beach, Calif.; and The Picket Fence, Ketchum, Idaho,
Lighting Showroom (East/Atlantic):
Capitol Lighting, Boca Raton, Fla.; Cleveland Lighting, Lyndhurst, Ohio; and LUMEN Lamps, Nashville, Tenn.
Lighting Showroom (Midwest/Southwest): Light by Design, San Antonio, Texas; Metro Lighting, Brentwood, Mo.; and Passion Lighting, Grapevine, Texas.
Lighting Showroom (West): Black Whale Lighting, Encinitas, Calif.; Kilohana Lighting Inc., Lihue, Hawaii; and Phillips Lighting & Home, Modesto, Calif.
Click here for a complete listing of ARTS Awards finalists, including manufacturers and designers.
"Congratulations to all the well-deserving ARTS Awards finalists," said Bill Winsor, president and CEO, Dallas Market Center. "We look forward to celebrating the remarkable manufacturers, retailers, product designers, and sales reps during the annual awards gala."
For tickets to the ARTS Awards gala contact Shonda Conner at 214.744.7442 or sconner@mcmcmail.com.