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March 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on March 12, 2013
Home furnishings supplier Arteriors is expanding internationally through a partnership with Austrailian-based supplier Boyd Blue.
Arteriors will offer a full spectrum of its designs through Boyd Blue showrooms in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast.
"We are thrilled to expand our reach internationally and join the family of Boyd Blue," said Mark Moussa, Arteriors founder. "I look forward to connecting with designers and retailers in Australia and New Zealand as we continue to grow Arteriors' business around the world."
Moussa started Arteriors Home in 1987 after having grown up working in his father's import business.
Boyd Blue has supplied furniture, lighting and home decor to the interior design, architecture, and property development industries since 1999. The showrooms serve a wide range of clients in Australia and New Zealand and cater to the design trade and retailers, but also reach the design-minded consumer. Arteriors' designs connect with Boyd Blue's mission to provide quality home furnishings that create unique and stylish living spaces.
March 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Accessories on March 12, 2013
Doug Rozenboom has been named senior vice president of global merchandising and product development for Larson-Juhl.
He reports to Drew Van Pelt, chief executive officer.
In his new role, Rozenboom is responsible for designing products to support more than 15 global markets and developing new categories of goods. As the leader of LarsonJuhl's global design team, Rozenboom will leverage key business opportunities to increase LarsonJuhl brand awareness on a global scale, as well as consistently increase product offerings with international appeal across worldwide markets.
Rozenboom joins LarsonJuhl from WalMart Stores where he was vice president of creative for the retailer's home and seasonal businesses, as well as serving as corporate officer there. Prior to his work with WalMart, Rozenboom held executive leadership positions as vice president of product development for Thomasville Furniture Inds. and as director of design for San Franciscobased Pottery Barn, a division of WilliamsSonoma.
"Doug's breadth of experience in the home decor market and his product development expertise will enhance our brand within the framing industry," Van Pelt said. "His ability to innovate and his keen attention to market feedback will help us to quickly bring new products to market, which are targeted towards specific consumer needs and requests. This increased innovation will initially manifest itself in the framing category, and thus broaden our product offering to customers. I look forward to all that is to come working with Doug."
March 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on March 12, 2013
Legendary super-group The Temptations will headline April High Point Furniture Market's Stars Under the Stars series.
The evening of the series Saturday, April 20, will kick off Market with Carolina Stars, featuring a tasting menu from North Carolina wineries paired with famed Southern cuisine, and accompanied by music from jazz fusion band Tizer.
On Sunday, April 21, The Temptations will hit the stage with their showcase of timeless hits, sponsored by Surya. For more than 40 years, The Temptations have made their mark on popular music with songs such as My Girl, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, Aint Too Proud to Beg and Get Ready.
Doors open for all events at 7 p.m. at Center Stage, between the Transportation Terminal and Showplace, and The Temptations concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Food and drinks are provided to all Market attendees with a current Market pass and photo ID. No one under the age of 15 will be admitted.
March 11,
2013 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedroom on March 12, 2013
Bedding vendor Dormeo Octaspring, has named Jason Broyles chief financial officer for North American operations.
Broyles brings more than 20 years of extensive financial knowledge to the company. He most recently served as chief financial officer at Hunter MFG., a consumer products company in the licensed sports industry that produces and distributes products for all major professional sports leagues throughout North America. Prior to that, he worked as the vice president of finance and accounting for Tempur-Pedics U.S. business during the companys IPO and fastest growth years from 2003 to 2008. Before joining Tempur-Pedic, he held the position of corporate controller at DMI Furniture, a subsidiary of Flexsteel, for four years and before that, worked as a senior auditor and business consultant at Arthur Andersen.
We would like to welcome Jason to the Dormeo Octaspring team," said Plano, Texas-based Dormeo Octaspring President Chris Henning. "His financial acumen and background is extremely impressive and his knowledge of the sleep products and home furnishings industries will be a great asset to our company as we continue to grow in the United States. Jason is the newest addition to our expanding North American executive team and is a well established figure in the finance industry.
Broyles is a Certified Public Accountant and received his bachelors degree from Bellarmine University, where he majored in accounting and business management.
March 11,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Delivery on March 12, 2013
Retail software vendor Profitsystems' Profitfreight division announced a record last year for participants' savings, more than $2 million.
Over the past nine years, Profitfreight, a group buying program for freight in the retail furniture industry, has saved members more than $9.25 million.
Our program is designed to help the smaller to mid-size companies get all of the benefits that larger and top 100 companies receive, said Ginny Hampton, Manger of Profitfreight. "These include advantages like high discounts and reduced fees. Many of our retailers find that this savings is significant enough to be the difference between a profitable and unprofitable year during this tougher economy.
The program began in 2004 after a survey asked customers what would be another service that Profitsystems could offer to help them become more profitable. Hands down, the number one request was to assist with freight expense. The first members signed up in March of 2004, ending the year with 272 members. Today, the program has grown to nearly 650 members with all but 4 being retailers.
Profitfreight negotiates freight rates and discounts with carriers that are known for nationwide coverage, superior service and advanced technology. Typically, retailers are left to negotiate rates based on just their shipping volume. However, with this group buying program they are is able to use the combined shipments of all of these retailers to get the lowest shipping rates possible for their members with their preferred carriers. They currently have the top commodity carriers in the nation working for them: FedEx Freight and UPS Freight.
Members are able to save three ways: automated discounts, dedicated shipping lanes and out bound shipments. Automatic discounts come into play when Best Way is indicated to a manufacturer for the ship. When these shipments go out on the preferred carriers, the retailer will receive the Profitfreight discount. The greatest savings comes through dedicating lanes. By working with a freight specialist, members will receive help setting up specific manufacturers to always ship on their carriers. Outbound shipping is another area where the savings add up. As more retailers get into e-commerce to build their sales revenue they need ways to ship merchandise to homes not in their immediate delivery zone.
Profitfreight is easy to use and saves us a substantial amount on our freight every year, which definitely helps our bottom line profitability, said Tom Stegman, vice president of Patio and Hearth Shoppe in Centerville, Ohio, and a long-time member.
Although originally designed to service retailers in 2011, Profitfreight reached out even further and offered their discounts to furniture manufacturers who did not have discounts this high available to them. By adding the shipping volume of these manufacturers to that of the retail members this gave even greater negotiating power allowing for even larger discounts for everyone.
To date, there are four manufacturers taking advantage of this program, however we anticipate that number growing as more find out that Profitfreight is now open to them," Hampton said. "The savings on freight will help their clients save money making it easier to help them move even more merchandise. This truly is a win-win for everyone.