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October 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on October 3, 2011
Perry Davis has been named president of the residential furnishings segment for
Leggett & Platt.
Davis succeeds Paul Hauser who will retire in February. The changes are effective Feb. 18.
Davis joined the company in 1981, spending the last five years as president of the bedding group.
"Paul has contributed much to the success of the company and will be greatly missed, said Karl Glassman, chief operating officer. And Perry has risen to his current position via hard work, personal integrity, and outstanding product knowledge and people skills. I look forward to working with both Paul and Perry through the succession process.
In related moves, Eric Rhea will succeed Davis as president of the bedding group. Rhea has been president of the bedding group's central division since 2004 and has worked exclusively within the group since joining Leggett & Platt for 23 years.
October 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 3, 2011
Jordan's Furniture customers can win free furniture if the Boston Bruins bring home the 2012 Stanley Cup Championship.
In partnership with the National Hockey League club, Avon, Mass.-based Jordan's "Big Check" promotion has simple rules: Purchase any sofa, sectional, bed, dining room table, rug or mattress until October 30 and if the Bruins win the Championship this season, the total qualified purchase will be free.
"In 2007 when the Red Sox won the World Championship, we gave 25,000 families over $30 million worth of furniture and mattresses for free," said Eliot Tatelman, Jordan's CEO and president. "And we want to do it again. Except this time, we are partners with the Boston Bruins. With so many players back from last year's championship team, we are very hopeful that the Bruins can bring home the trophy again."
Purchases can be made in any of Jordan Furniture's four store locations or online. The Bruins season begins Thursday, and the regular season ends April 7.
October 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on October 3, 2011
Belfort Furniture CEO Mike Huber was a guest panelist at the September SmartCEO Matrix Executive Forum.
More than 200 business leaders from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area attended the event at the Bethesda (Maryland) Marriott. The forum focused on how creative, clever and effective marketing will lead to growth. SmartCEO is a mid-Atlantic resource that offers educational opportunities to inspire regional CEOs in running and growing their businesses. The dialogue centered around branding, social media, obsolete marketing strategies, managing online reputations and return on investment. Discussions also centered on the marketing of "daily deals" and the impact that strategy has on business margins.
"The number one benefit of a strong brand is customer loyalty," Dulles, Va.-based Belfort's Huber noted during the discussion. "Our repeat business is about 45 percent and that speaks to the strength of the 'Belfort' brand."
Growing Belfort Furniture from just one employee to more than 160 employees, Huber offered insights from advertising, managing an online reputation to creating a private label brand, "Belfort Signature," which now accounts for almost 10 percent of sales.
October 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in licensing on October 3, 2011
Capel Rugs has teamed with the interior designer and HGTV star Genevieve Gorder to create a new ine of rugs that will debut at October High Furniture Point Market.
The licensed line features four collections of flat-woven styles that marry Gorder's unique design aesthetic with Capel's signature craftmanship. The line will encompass a range of classic themes and global inspirations: from indigenous patterns, Morrocan tile work to her own ancestral heirlooms.
"Genevieve finds beauty and inspiration in everyday life and reinterprets those components to create one-of-a-kind designs that are hip and playful," said Tami Watras, vice president-product and creative director for Capel, Troy, N.C. "We are extremely excited about our new partnership and the unique decorating opportunities that it offers consumers."
The new Genevieve Gorder line is an extension of Capel's New Style Point of View concept, which was launched in Fall 2010. The initiative combines Capel's strengths as a source for classic styling and industry-leading quality with creative new designs, colors and collaborations involving today's most popular designers, according to Watras.
Gorder's unmistakable style and enthusiasm have made her one of America's favorite and best-known interior designers. In addition to her work on television shows such as HGTV's "Dear Geneveive" and "Design Star," Gorder was one of the original designers on TLC's hit TV series, "Trading Spaces."
"Creating a special room , or a special product, comes down to findiing out what it is that really gives you joy," said Gorder about her approach to design. "Design is emotional, personal and so sensual. For all the homes I can't visit, I am now proud to office a tangible piece of my imagination. Well-executed design can have such a positive impact on the way people live, on their relationships and moods. Joining with Capel is an absolute honor. To work with a brand of enormous integrity and history is a design inspiration in itself."
Gorder's work has been featured in many major publications and she has appeared numerous times on "Oprah," "The Nate Berkus Show," "The View," "Today" and CNN. In addition, she writes a monthly column for Parents Magazine, where she provides answers to readers' design dilemmas.
During the High Point Market, Capel will kick off the launch of its new Genevieve Gorder rug line with a cocktail reception for retailers and the media in its showroom located at Market Square, Space 112, 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23. Gorder will be in the Capel Rugs showroom on Sunday, Oct. 23 and Monday, Oct. 24.
October 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Furniture Retailing on October 3, 2011
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Sales staff at Bob's Discount Furniture stores in Manchester, Orange and Stamford have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers
Union Local 919, the union president said Monday.
Changes in the commission structure and the cost of health insurance prompted employees to contact the union, said Mark Espinosa, who heads Local 919. Collective bargaining among commissioned sales forces is unusual but not rare.
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