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A 550,000-square-foot furniture store and warehouse expects to open next year in Gilberts Gateway corridor near Power and Williams Field roads, bringing 300 new jobs to the area, town officials say.
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December 20,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on December 21, 2012
Bedding vendor Kingsdown will merge its international sales and operations with its domestic structure in order to better service and grow its foreign business.
Lee Hinshaw, who is president of international sales, has resigned his position and will depart the company at the end of the month.
As part of the leadership change, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Kevin Damewood will have responsibility for all global sales. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Schmoeller will oversee manufacturing and distribution worldwide.
Today, we are fortunate to have a significantly more experienced international and domestic management team who all have the capability of growing our business both domestically and abroad, said Mebane, N.C.-based Kingsdown President and CEO Frank Hood. "Implementing a more unified approach to sales and operations will increase our effectiveness and accelerate our ability to grow our international operations. Consolidating all international and domestic functions play to our strengths in innovation and operational excellence. As we continue to grow as a company it becomes increasing more important that we operate with one consistent vision, as one company. We have experienced tremendous growth and success internationally and have many new exciting opportunities to grow the Kingsdown international family of brands.
Hinshaw has worked in international sales and brand development for much if his 16 years with Kingsdown.
We are extremely grateful to Lee for the contributions he has made to Kingsdown over these many years and we wish him well in his future endeavors, said Hood.
I am pleased to have played a role in building the Kingsdown brand into one of the leading global players in the industry. Through the hard work of our people, licensees and partners, we have developed many successful relationships around the world, said Hinshaw. "At this juncture in my life, I am looking forward to pursuing new professional opportunities."
December 20,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on December 21, 2012
Bedding and mattress vendor Comfort Solutions has named J.P. Ledoux to the newly created position of vice president of international business development.
Ledoux, reports to Owen Shoemaker, senior vice president of product development and international busines at Comfort Solutions, Willowbrook, Ill.
In his new post, Ledoux will use his marketing and merchandising expertise to work with Comfort Solutions international partners to grow the King Koil brand, as well as the companys complete brand portfolio.
Before joining Comfort Solutions, Ledoux had served as senior vice president of sales for Boston-based Spring Air International, which he joined in 2009.
Prior to that, he was a territory sales manager for Tempur-Pedic and also a former director of sales and key account manager for the specialty sleep brand, Natures Rest, where Ledoux and Shoemaker worked together from 1999 to 2006.
Were very pleased to welcome J.P. to our company, said president and COO Dave Roberts. Based on his industry background, we look forward to the level of knowledge and service hell bring to our international organization.
December 20,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Rugs on December 21, 2012
Rug and floor covering vendor Shaw Living has a brand new showroom for the Jan. 28-Feb. 1 Las Vegas Furniture Market.
The new Shaw showroom--World Market Center, Building B, Suite 449-455--allows the company to more than double the current product displayed in Vegas.
We are continuously looking for new opportunities to introduce our area rugs in spaces that truly inspire, said Kimberly Barta, Shaw Living brand manager. This new Las Vegas showroom will provide a wonderful space in which we can showcase a plethora of design solutions for our customers.
The showroom move and grand opening comes at an exciting time for Shaw Living, which will introduce more than 200 new designs for 2013. The product launch includes a bright and bold new colorway featuring Shaws popular ombre yarn dying technique, hand-made collections, indoor/outdoor collections, custom capabilities and more.
Shaw Industries Group, a Dalton, Ga.-based subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a world-leading carpet manufacturer and a leading floor-covering provider with more than $4 billion in annual sales and approximately 24,000 associates worldwide.
December 20,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Mattresses on December 21, 2012
Furniture and bedding components vendor Hickory Springs has partnered with Leeds, U.K.-based Spinks Springs to distribute tiny microcoil pocket springs.
Those include the 1½-inch-tall Posturfil, ¾-inch-tall PosturfilHD and 2½-inch-tall Flexecore microcoils.
These unique microcoils enable mattress manufacturers to layer coils in the comfort layer, closer to the sleep surface, said Rick Anthony, director of sales for the bedding product division of Hickory Springs. The result is the elimination of body impressions, one of the biggest challenges to both comfort and durability in the bedding industry.
According to Anthony, comfort increases exponentially as coils are layered, providing manufacturers with the ability to create a range of comfort in their retail offerings. And because microcoils provide three-way stretch, they further enhance comfort.
Thats because the coils are welded together, not glued, said Darren Marcangelo, Spinks Springs commercial director. As a result, the springs are completely flexible and move in a variety of directions, unlike most springs that just move up and down.
Spinks Springs introduced the tiny, durable coils two years ago using patented machine and design technology. At ¾-inch high, PosturfilHD springs offer a spring count equivalent to more than 2,000 coils in a queen-size mattress. The 1½-inch-tall Posturfil springs are available in five different tensions with spring counts up to 1,000 coils in a queen-size. Flexecore springs are 2½ inches tall and come in pocket sheets that support the Posturfil and PosturfilHD microcoil applications.