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October 30,
2008 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 2008
The Greater New York Home Furnishings Association has announced that Julius Feinblum and Ray Simonetti are the recipients of this year’s Jerry Gans Memorial Award for distinguished service to the furniture industry.
Feinblum is CEO of Julius M. Feinblum Real Estate Inc.; and Simonetti is the area representative for Broyhill Furniture.
This year’s David Druckman Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Joe Bograd, President of Bograd’s Fine Furniture for his years of involvement in the furniture industry.
Feinblum, Simonetti and Bograd will be honored at the association’s annual dinner dance, Saturday, Nov. 22, at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadow.
October 29,
2008 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 2008
Four Dallas, Texas-area Broyhill Home Collections stores owned by Charles Prenzi Jr. closed last week and are seeking to liquidate under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday.
An attorney for the stores said they closed after Broyhill stopped shipping goods on credit because of Prenzi’s debt level.
All valid sales to consumers will likely be honored John Hastings, spokesman for Broyhill parent company Furniture Brands International, told the paper.
Prenzi owned Broyhill stores in Arlington, North Richland Hills, Plano and Lewisville, Texas, and a distribution center in Addison.
October 29,
2008 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on October 2008
The International Sleep Products Association has added a new sustainability section to its Web site that features information on recycling used mattress components, green marketing rules in foreign markets, green chemistry, the Mattress Industry Sustainability Initiative, and a section highlighting an innovative design competition focused on mattress recycling.
The Web site will give ISPA members, as well as consumers and the media, a resource for finding out about how mattress manufacturers and their suppliers are taking environmentally sound and economically practical actions to improve the long-term sustainability of the industry.
“We’ve created the new Sustainability section to not only keep our members abreast of green developments that affect our industry, but to give ISPA members tools that they can use to learn more about how to improve the environmental performance of their businesses and their products,” said Ryan Trainer, ISPA vice president and general counsel. “Members can use this site to locate used mattress component recycling facilities that may be operating near them, find outlets for recycled materials they want to sell, and learn about ISPA’s efforts to improve the recycling of used mattress components.”
Visit
www.sleepproducts.org/Sustainability for more information on the new sustainability section.
October 29,
2008 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 2008
Max Furniture, a Dallas, Texas-based Internet retailer of home furnishings, announced Wednesday it will use a new software platform for online shopping, the Sage MAS 200 system.
The new system offers solutions such as core accounting, business intelligence tools, customer relationship management, e-commerce, human resources, payroll and distribution. This will help Max Furniture improve accuracy, reduce shipping time and lower expenses allowing the Company to pass further savings on to its customers.
Max Furniture’s growth over the past 10 years created a need to enhance and grow the infrastructure. Now the company will use an all-in-one solution enabling Max to streamline its warehouse and combine multi-warehousing into a centralized warehouse management system. The retailer anticipates improved customer service since the new Sage platform should improve accuracy and ship time.
Max Furniture has an 80,000-square-foot facility in Dallas, and designs and imports many of its products. Max Furniture has been a member of the Inc 5000 two years in a row and was ranked by INC Magazine as the 21st Fastest Growing Consumer Products Company in the U.S. and the 22nd Fastest Growing Company in any industry in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolitan area.
October 29,
2008 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 2008
Saturday, Nov. 1 is Family Fire Safety Day at Bob’s Discount Furniture stores throughout the Northeast. The Manchester, Conn.-based retailer has invited families to the stores from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an event it’s billing as “The Bob’s Fantastic Fire Safety Day.” Fire fighters from local fire departments will be on hand Bob’s Discount Furniture locations and to offer fire prevention and safety instructions.
“It’s crucial for every family to develop a household fire safety prevention plan. That’s why Bob’s Discount Furniture has arranged for local fire departments to visit our locations this Saturday and offer children and their families’ important safety instructions and techniques to remain safe all year long. Local fire fighters will be on hand to answer any questions and talk about fire prevention methods,” said Bob Kaufman, president of Bob’s Discount Furniture.
The first 75 families to visit each Bob’s Discount Furniture location will receive a copy of the new Bob’s Discount Furniture “Fire Safety CD,” and all families can enter to win a Royal Caribbean Cruise for four people valued at more than $5,000. Refreshments, prizes and free food will be available.
Bob’s Discount Furniture has 31 stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island.