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June 6,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 7, 2010
Stone House Furniture has closed its doors after 38 years serving Pennsylvania's Bucks County area after completing a going-out-of-business sale in May.
Karin Ernest, who owns Stone House with daughter Heather Wessner said the store in the farm country of Mechanicsville, Pa., just couldn't "handle the money part of it."
Ernest and Wessner retained professional sales promotion company Profit Management Promotions, Jamison, Pa., to meet with the family and suggest a mutually beneficial plan to run a going out of business event.
PMP was hired in the beginning of the year and the sale began in March. The sale should conclude by the end of May. Says Ron Cooper, director of sales for PMP, "It's very sad to let go of a store like Stone that has serviced so many customers over the last four decades," said Ron Cooper, PMP's director of sales. "We are all working very hard to not only sell all of the inventory but to also assist in the selling of this unique building."
PMP has been assisting furniture retailers all over the country for the last 25 years by running profitable sales events.
June 6,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on June 7, 2010
Becker Furniture World, Becker, Minn., will hold its 16th Annual Becker Furniture World Institute of Research & Education Charity Golf Outing on August 12 at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, Minn.
The BFW Institute of Research & Education is a charitable organization dedicated to providing assistance to those in need; focusing on the health & well-being of children and families through 501(c)(3) organizations.
Registration begins August 12 at 10 a.m., with a shotgun start at noon. Events conculde at 7:45 p.m.
Those interested in participating can register online for the Becker Furniture World Institute of Research & Education Charity Golf Outing.
June 6,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on June 7, 2010
Italian bedding manufacturer Magniflex announced that more than 100 designers have become Magniflex affiliates after launching its Interior Designer Affiliate Program at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair last month.
Magniflex is expanding the discount program for designers to include additional discounts for retailers seeking to partner with designers in their local market.
"Designers have been frequenting Magniflex and other luxury bedding brands because their clients are looking for bedding that is both unique and rich in performance features," said Marco Magni, global sales director for Magniflex. "They no longer want an anonymous white rectangle, but rather enjoy and appreciate the benefits of our aromatherapy products or our very distinctive 'metals' collection of silver, gold and platinum."
The program offers designers and retailers wholesale prices on a full range of eco-friendly mattress collections for three months, followed by 30-percent discount thereafter. Now, any retailers who work with a participating designer may receive additional discounts at any time.
More than 80 designers, from designers with celebrity clientele to a retailer who ordered GeoEthic mattresses for the designer of a boutique hotel in New York, from across the United States and Canada signed on with the discount program during ICFF.
Designers are invited to visit the Magniflex showroom at 59 Crosby St. in Manhattan with clients to sample the company's range of environmentally-friendly, specialty mattresses and pillows. Outside of New York, Magniflex is available at retail locations nationwide, and select retail dealers are listed in the online Showroom Locator feature.
June 3,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 4, 2010
Jason's Furniture has joined a growing "furniture row" on Route 22 in Green Brook, N.J., the Courier-News/Home News Tribune reported Wednesday.
Jason's Furniture already had stores in Ocean and Toms River. The 30,000-square-foot Green Brook store has plenty of furniture retailing company nearby, including Value City Furniture, Bob's Discount Furniture and Bassett Furniture Direct.
"That's why we opened right here," said Daniel Betesh, who co-owns Jason's Furniture with his brother, Michael, in the report. "You know, Route 22 is known as the furniture corridor."
Jason's Furniture's lines include Broyhill, Ashley, Serta and Simmons, among others.
June 3,
2010 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on June 4, 2010
MEGA Group USA, a national home furnishings buying group for furniture mattress, appliance and electronic retailers, based in Germantown, Tenn., recently launched its newest version of MEGA WebFronts, Version 2.0. Exclusive to MEGA Group USA members, the online program allows member retailers to have their own individual retail Web sites customized to promote their store and drive traffic.
MEGA WebFronts originally launched in 2007 to provide every MEGA member a more effective and productive online presence.
"More than 70 percent of today's consumers go online to research a product before making the actual purchase," said Rick Bellows, president of MEGA Group USA. "It is imperative that dealers have a presence online and receive good placement when consumers do local searches. MEGA WebFronts gives our members control over the online presence and high visibility in online searches with the smallest impact possible on their time and budget."
Version 2.0 is the latest release of this program and has been widely accepted by MEGA Group USA Members.
Scott McFarland, information technology director for MEGA Group USA, said Version 2.0 has new and exciting features.
"MEGA WebFronts 2.0 offers enhanced search engine results, bold new designs, automatic event promotion, social media integration with Facebook, Twitter and Linked In, e-mail campaign capabilities, and an online Shopping Cart," he said. "MEGA members have already added more than 10,000 custom items in the shopping carts since the launch of 2.0."
"I have experienced unprecedented success since utilizing MEGA WebFronts," said Jesse Johnson of Rich TV & Home Center, a MEGA Group USA Member. "It's easy to implement, cost efficient and has helped drive traffic to our stores."
MEGA Group USA has 1,500 retail members in 2,500 store fronts throughout the United States.