December 29,
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By Home Furnishings Business in on December 30, 2009
Designer Henri Yunes has joined Passaic, N.J.-based furniture retailer Huffman Koos Furniture Galleries as creative director for all stores.
Yunes comes to Huffman Koos with many years of background experience in the architectural and interior design fields for both residential and commercial projects.
Yunes has worked with and set up design galleries for such designers as Martha Stewart, Christopher Lowell, Bob Mackie and Jessica McClintock. His vision, creativity and experience will be an integral part in Huffman Koos' commitment to providing the best and freshest looks for its customers' home furnishing and accessorizing decisions.
"We are very happy to have such a talented designer leading our design team in Henri Yunes," said Huffman Koos President Anthony Mehran. "His unique and eclectic approach puts a great touch on our showrooms as well as furnishing our customer's homes."
December 29,
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Tim McGee has resigned his position as the top executive for Chicago-based Merchandise Mart Properties Inc.'s High Point showroom operation, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Wednesday.
Karen Olson, vice president of High Point marketing MMPI, said in the report that McGee left earlier in December to pursue other opportunities, and that the existing management team has assumed his duties.
MMPI is High Point's second-largest owner and manager of showroom properties.
December 29,
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Mark Bean has joined Thomasville, N.C.-based Sun Delivery as driver manager.
Bean has 18 years of experience with in-home furniture delivery management.
Sun Delivery President Rick Phillips said Bean "will be a real asset to our organization."
Sun Delivery offers nationwide white-glove furniture delivery with locations in Thomasville, N.C, Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif.
December 28,
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Case goods vendor Oakwood Interiors, Ontario, Calif., will cease operations, but Martin Furniture will continue to supply retailers with Oakwood's best-selling bedroom.
Martin Furniture, San Diego, has reached an agreement with Oakwood to purchase design rights, inventory and production resources for Oakwood's Heritage Manor cherry bedroom. Martin, which said the collection is on the floors of more than 100 retailers nationwide, including Top 100 stores, will start shipping customer orders for Heritage Manor from Jan. 15.
The entire Heritage Manor Cherry collection will be highlighted in the Martin Home Furnishings showroom during the Las Vegas Market in February.
Gil Martin, owner of Martin Home Furnishings and Oakwood Interiors Owner Nick Lanphierhave been acquainted for years.
"I want to make sure my customers have a reliable source for this collection moving forward, and I know Gil Martin will make that happen," Lanphier said.
"Nick's concern for his customers, even after his closing does not surprise me, he's a man of character and with our delivery infrastructure, Oakwood's customers can continue to run Heritage Manor Cherry without interruption," Martin said. "We will also supply the retail customer with the parts support and quality control inspections they have come to expect from all Martin Home Furnishings collections introduce into the marketplace."
December 28,
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A fire Sunday at a Padre Island, Texas, furniture store is under investigation, the Corpus Christi Caller Times reported Monday.
Firefighters responded Sunday night to a blaze at Island Living Furniture. Owner Shawn McGregor was in Dallas at the time, but friends at a birthday party nearby kept him apprised on the fire by phone.
Fire officials said the damage ran from $500,000 to $700,000.
McGregor said the store will honor outstanding orders, and he hopes to have updated information for customers on the store's Web site by Wednesday.