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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on February 14, 2013
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Conn's, Inc., a specialty retailer of home appliances, furniture, mattresses and consumer electronics, has reported that same-store sales for January 2013 were up 10%, when compared to January 2012.
Total net sales for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 were $208.4 million, an increase of 9.9% compared to $189.7 million for the same quarter ended January 31, 2012.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on February 14, 2013
Upholstery supplier Ekornes, Inc., along with its retail partners, raised more than $392,000 in its 5th annual Charity of Choice promotion.
The money raised during the seven-week promotion went to various charities that each dealer selected.
The promotion ran in North America during the holiday season from Nov. 21, to Jan. 14. Consumers were asked to donate $50 to the charity of the dealer's choice. In return for the donation, consumers received $200 off the purchase of a Stressless recliner or Stressless sofa. Ekornes and the dealers shared in the cost of the product discount.
"We are extremely pleased to have had the participation of 95 percent of our dealer base place orders during this promotion," said Peter Bjerregaard, Ekornes president. "It is important to us to drive business to our retailers through consumer promotions which can contribute so greatly to our communities at the same time."
The 2012 Charity of Choice promotion was supported with national television advertising, online advertising, in-store POP and advertising support materials for the dealers including print ads, flyers, graphics for dealer Web sites and more.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on February 14, 2013
Logistics veteran Chris Slotten will join Globe Express Services March 1 as senior vice president and chief commercial officer.
lotten will focus primarily on leading the companys global growth strategy initiative, including responsibility for global sales and marketing, evaluation and implementation of the latest sales technology, and organizational expansion based on best practices that benefit the entire GES global network. He will be based at the companys world headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. and report to President and CEO Michael C. Hughes.
Besides his deep knowledge of the industry and impressive career accomplishments, Hughes said. I am impressed with Chriss leadership ability. He has a team-player mindset and is deeply committed to people, qualities that align well with my desire to build a one companyone global team culture at GES and to make our organization a great place to work.
Slotten joins GES after completing 12 years of increasing responsibility with UTI Worldwide, a global freight forwarder and integrated contract logistics company. Most recently, he served as region vice president of sales & marketing for the Americas Region, leading global and local sales teams that cover nine countries with 250 direct sales resources. In addition, he has experience as a manager of global marketing; as branch manager in both Los Angeles and New York; as vice president-East Region; as vice president-West Region & Latin America; and at the board level, responsible for strategy in the office of the CEO.
Slotten holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration/Finance from Cal State Fullerton and a Master of Business Administration: Marketing degree from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
February 13,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Tupelo on February 14, 2013
Luxury bedding vendor Pure LatexBliss will open its first permanent Tupelo Furniture Market showroom at the Feb. 28-March 3 show.
Nearly triple the size of its former temporary space, the 3,200-square-foot showroom will offer a more open and spacious presentation of bedding, merchandising solutions and point-of-purchase materials. Situated in a high traffic area in Building 4, Space 4418, the corner showroom features glass walls and an eye-catching, sleek, modern theme.
We have experienced incredible success at this show in the past and decided it was time to open a permanent space. We found that Tupelo Market attracts retailers we hadnt reached at Las Vegas or High Point Markets, said Kurt Ling, president of Atlanta-based Pure LatexBliss. The size of this showroom enables us to display all our offerings and properly tell the story of our beds without limiting to specific collections.
At the Market, Pure LatexBliss will showcase its ActiveFusion Climate Control mattress, topper and pillow collections; and introduce its CustomFit for You to the Tupelo Market. The retail merchandising program gives consumers the opportunity to design and build their bed in stores by allowing them to select a mattress, foundation, removable pillow top and pillow that is tailored to their personal preferences. With a variety of mattresses, foundations, pillow tops and pillows, the CustomFit program can offer customers nearly 150 possible combinations for creating their best bed with only a handful of floor samples.
Pure LatexBliss now has five showrooms worldwide: Brussels, Belgium, High Point, Las Vegas, Shelton, Conn., and Tupelo.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Outdoor Furniture on February 14, 2013
High-end outdoor furniture vendor Gloster's Dansk lounge chair by Philip Behrens has received the Interior Innovation Award.
The Interior Innovation Award, organized by the German Design Council, was launched in 2002 by IMM Cologne and is recognized as one of the global furnishings sector's most prestigious awards.
Another Gloster product, the Source lounge chair by Mathias Hoffmann also was selected as a top product in the Interior Innovation Award competition.