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February 14,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on February 15, 2012
Jerome's Furniture is renovating a 41,000-square-foot building in Rancho Cucamonga for its first San Bernadino County store, its ninth in Southern California.
The location at 11750 E. 4th Street in Rancho Cucamonga neighbors Costco and is across the street from Ontario Mills, a popular shopping mall.
"Our expansion is a reflection of our continued focus on listening to our customers," said Lee Goodman, president and CEO of San Diego--based Jerome's. "We're already handling same-day deliveries to residents all over Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties. Now, customers in Rancho Cucamonga will have their own neighborhood Jerome's where they'll find an exceptional customer experience, same-day delivery and no gimmick everyday low prices, or Jerry's Price, that we're known for."
This is the first location for the company in San Bernardino County since Jerome's expansion into Riverside County in 2010 with two locations in Corona and Murrieta. Ashley Hood will manage Jerome's Rancho Cucamonga showroom. Six other long-standing Jerome's employees will join Hood at the new showroom, and the company expects to hire about 20 sales, customer service and service positions. The location is easily accessible, located northwest of the interchange of interstates 15 and 10, and is expected to bring customers from the city of Rancho Cucamonga as well as surrounding areas of Ontario, Bloomington and Fontana.
Jerome's has seen significant growth, increasing sales 20.8 percent in 2010, and another 6.4 percent last year to $102 million.
The company attributes its success to the Jerome's family values instilled in the brand since its founding by Jim and Esther Navarra in 1954. Jerome's holds a firm commitment to a no-nonsense sales approach, which rejects gimmicky promotions to bring everyday value known as "Jerry's Price." Now, the third-generation family members are in leadership roles at the company.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on February 15, 2012
Home furnishings women's leadership network WithIt will host what could be a heated panel that pits women against men during next month's 2012 ISPA Expo.
The panel discussion, an examination of the passion and smarts that go hand-in-hand with marketing to women, will go round for round 4 p.m.-5 p.m., March 15 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
The "cotenders" are Kim Knopf, CEO, Innovative Mattress Solutions; WithIt 2012 Secretary Cindy Williams, vice president of client services, Info Retail; Don Wright, chief marketing officer, Wright Global Graphics; and Mark Quinn, segment vice president of marketing, Leggett & Platt.
WithIt 2012 President Julia Rosien, chief idea officer at SocialNorth.com, will referee the panel.
"We've all heard the stats that women make the majority of buying decisions for the home," Rosien said. "But have we really listened to what 'she' wants? She says something completely different. Our panel will investigate if the bedding industry is satisfying both sides of the bed."
The event is sponsored by Wright Global Graphics; WithIt and the International Sleep Products Association.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Community/Charitable Support on February 15, 2012
Dallas Market Center has named two winners for The Next Big Give, a national search for specialty retailers that give back in their communities.
This year's winners are A. Dodson's, an apparel, gift, and home decor store in Suffolk, Va.; and Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy. The winners were selected from more than 50 retailers that are involved in a variety of ways through volunteering, raising funds or donating goods.
A. Dodsons Owner Alison Dodson Anderson wanted a means to focus her store's giving efforts. Her search led to the development of The A. Dodson's Round Up, a program allowing customers to round up the cost of each purchase to the nearest dollar and have the extra cents donated to charity. A. Dodson's publishes a poll on its Facebook page in order for customers to choose the cause the Round Up funds will be donated to at the end of each month. Charities can easily apply by simply emailing their name, contact information, and confirmation of their 501c3 status.
"This January we were able to donate hundreds of dollars to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund through The A. Dodson's Round Up," said Kim Glover, director of marketing, A. Dodson's. "Through the program we are able to donate to charities near and dear to our hearts as well as expose our customers to organizations that they in turn volunteer for. It's incredibly rewarding."
Brookshire's has been giving back to the communities in which it operates since its founding. In 2008, the Community Connections program was founded to enable Brookshire's employees to assist with the causes important to each stores local community. Employees form teams by store or non-retail department and gather to volunteer an average of four times per year with the cause of their choice. Last year, Brookshires donated more than 28,000 documented volunteer hours and more than $1.5 million to various charitable causes. One notable effort was its World War II Heroes Flight in May 2011, in which Brookshire's sent 33 World War II veterans to Washington, District of Columbia, all expenses paid, where they visited several war memorials and the U.S. Capitol building.
"Giving back is an important part of our company culture and something we expect to continue," said Sam Anderson, community involvement manager, Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy. "We believe it's important to support the communities that support us. Being actively involved in the schools and other aspects of the community helps us to stay in touch with our customers and be better prepared to serve their wants and needs. But, most importantly, helping others is the right thing to do."
After receiving more than 50 applications, the entries were narrowed down to 10 finalists and then two winners by a panel of industry experts and Dallas Market Center representatives. The winners will receive a complimentary trip to the March 22-25, 2012 Market in Dallas including round-trip airfare and three nights hotel stay.
"Congratulations to The Next Big Give winners," said Bill Winsor, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. "Both winners are great examples of how retailers can give back in big and small ways. Their work is truly inspiring."
While at Market, The Next Big Give winners will be recognized on Thursday, March 22 during The Inspired Event, a cocktail party benefiting charitable causes. For additional information on the contest visit here; or e-mail here.
February 14,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Accessories on February 15, 2012
Continents Apart, a rep group specializing in drop shipping for home, gift and lifestyle goods, has exclusive representation of Classic Touch Decor branded product.
That includes Classic Touch's eight current lines and all future releases.
Classic Touch CEO Joshua Deutsch said the supplier of gift, home and table accessories has a reputation of superior quality and customer-first focus and that "the professionalism and competence of the Continents Apart team make it the appropriate choice to represent these goals."
"We are very excited to be working with a first class organization like Classic Touch, with products designed with materials that include Murano, European Lead Crystal and Swarovski to name a few in their lines of lamps, gifts, flatware, tabletop and so much more," said Continents Apart CEO Steven Husak. "We are particularly happy to announce that their entire catalog is live on our site."
Located in Brooklyn, N.Y., Classic Touch has showrooms in Los Angeles, Florida, and Manhattan.
Based in Sarasota, Fla., Continents Apart is a nationwide sales and marketing representative organization that specializes in the home and garden furnishings, gift and licensed sports products space, with a focus on drop-shipping.
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By Aggregated Content in Store Openings on February 15, 2012
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Bernie & Phyls Furniture will open its first upscale shop, known as Metro Living, this Friday in Natick, Mass.
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