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April 15,
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By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on April 16, 2013
from http://www.cleveland.com/obituaries/index.ssf/2013/04/john_p_sedlak_founded_a_leadin.html
John P. Sedlak started selling jewelry and appliances with $2 in his pocket. He ended up with Sedlak Interiors, one of Ohio's top-selling stores in its field.
Sedlak, 87, died April 9 at Ahuja Medical Center.
The upbeat man used to say that his initials, J.P., stood for Jet-Propelled. He gave people small flags that said "Don't Give Up the Ship." He survived the Battle of the Bulge and usually wore a leather jacket afterwards that displayed the Stars and Stripes.
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April 15,
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By Aggregated Content in Case Goods on April 16, 2013
from http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2013/04/16/stanley-posts-2m-loss-sales-dip-27.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search
Stanley Furniture Co. Inc, which is relocating its headquarters from Virginia to High Point, reported a net loss of $2.09 million in the first quarter.
That compares to a loss of $1.56 million during the first quarter of 2012.
Stanley (NASDAQ: STLY) said its net sales for the first quarter were $26.1 million, a 2.7 decline from the first quarter of 2012 but an 11.4 percent increase from the fourth quarter.
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April 15,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Internet on April 16, 2013
Revolution Furniture Corp. has launched a new Web site to provide simple and efficient access to the markets it serves.
Those include hospitality design, private label and residential furniture retailing.
From one site, RFC can service all three markets with specialized services found in dedicated landing pages for each clients business needs. RFC partners can utilize the new site as a live price protected catalog, share with their customers or add as a hyper-link from their own website. On-line features include: by-line search option; by-design search option; high-resolution finish options; introduction to 2013 finish options; standard and special-order finish guide; and hardware detail photos and alternative finish views.
RFCs new site launches in conjunction with its hybrid design line, Evolution. The hybrid distinction is the crossover of hospitality grade elements into each item within the Evolution line. This insures each piece in the line can fulfill hospitality, wholesale, retail and residential design needs.
Every element from finish, hardware, scale, drawer configuration, surface selection and customization options, was decided to insure that our partners in all categories could supply their end consumer with industrial, high quality and exclusive products, said Greg ONeal, vice president of design for RFC.
The new site is also the launching pad for RFCs 30 new stain and paint finishes, which offer a new assortment of intricate stains, interesting paint colors, warm glazes and handmade textures. The 13 new stain combinations and 17 new paint finishes all incorporate RFCs hospitality grade requirement.
April 15,
2013 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Social Media on April 16, 2013
Rug and home accessories vendor Surya has a new partnership with life style home decor Web site Apartment Therapy.
Surya and Apartment Therapy will collaborate to provide exclusive in-depth reporting of the upcoming High Point Furniture Market. Coverage will include new product introductions, designer interviews and trend reports on the latest in color and design. Apartment Therapy will also live-tweet the market on Twitter at @apttherapy.com.
Apartment Therapy founder, Maxwell Ryan, will launch the new partnership with an appearance in the Surya showroom, Showplace 4100, on Sunday at 4 p.m. for "5 Inspirations for Small Spaces," where he'll share useful tips for creating impactful rooms where space is a key concern. The first 25 guests at the event will receive autographed copies of this best-selling book.
"We're delighted to be partnering with Surya for 'Live from High Point,' "our first ever real-time social media High Point coverage," Ryan said.
"There's a strong current of self-empowered design that Apartment Therapy has nurtured in online users that are passionate about home décor," said Satya Tiwari, president of Surya. With its focus geared towards larger metropolitan areas throughout the US, our partnership with the site provides a great opportunity for it's highly engaged users to discover and explore Surya's offerings--a range with one of the broadest assortments of rugs and coordinating pillows, poufs, throws and wall art in the industry."
April 15,
2013 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Casual Furniture on April 16, 2013
The International Casual Furnishings Association is continuing to add to its online library of sales training webinars.
The one-hour programs both augment and promote the associations Sales Training Certificate Program.
The next webinar, How to Use Technology to Build Your Own Personal Referral Network, is slated May 9. It is the fifth ICFA sales training webinar offered in 2013.
The webinars are presented by Greg Welsh, author of the ICFA Sales Training Certificate Program. They are free for ICFA members and $95 per person for non-members. Registration is online here. Sales associates from ICFA-member companies can refer back to the online library of training webinars at any time to refresh their training or to focus on a specific skill set.
The one-hour webinars help support the certificate program, which consists of three training DVDs and three tests. Upon successful completion of all three tests, the sales associate is awarded a certificate and a pin. The DVDs are $99 each for ICFA members, or $297 for all three levels. Non-members pay $795 for the three-level set.
Patios Plus, a leading outdoor furnishings retailer in Rancho Mirage, Calif., was the first retail ICFA member to have its entire sales team complete the Sales Training Certificate Program.