Archive for June, 2009
June 8th, 2009 at 07:00am
Under Furniture News
Web siminars are being offered by the National Home Furnishings Association that provide details about it’s new HomeFurnishings.com initiative. The seminars are geared toward showing retailers how the initiative can help drive traffice with the use of the main components.
The key components include a national advertising and promotion campaign, a certified retailer program and a comprehensive Web portal. HomeFurnishings.com which was introduced at the High Point market in April, was well received but didn’t receive as much attendance as earlier Webinars.
NHFA Chairman, Doug Kays said that all of the retailers that did attend the seminar and had the responsibility of their stores website strategy were very enthusiastic. And, they could see the potential for building a relationship with customers and increasing sales.
The Webinars are scheduled fro Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. Anyone who would like to join in on the Webinars can contact Dianne Therry at dtherry@HomeFurnishings.com or call 800-888-9590 ext. 6126
By MCC
June 6th, 2009 at 07:11am
Under Furniture News
United Fabrics has signed a deal to become the exclusive distributor in the United States for a new revolutionary protective cover for upholstered products. The plastic cover can be used to deliver or store items such as sofas and chairs and can be reused literally dozens of times if used properly.
The covers are also waterproof and have padding in the areas where it’s needed to protect the furniture. They’re also equipped with handles that will make moving and delivering furniture much easier.
The new covers invented by Andrew Hurst of RapCo, can be used to envelope a sofa within just minutes and if used responsibly, they will only average out to a few dollars per each use over their lifetime. RapCo won the “New Inventors” award from the People’s Choice Award, a television show that airs in Australia.
Not only will these new covers be more efficient than using plastic ones in the furniture industry, they are much more eco-friendly since they aren’t thrown away after each use.
By MCC
June 4th, 2009 at 07:00am
Under Furniture News
Mattress World has acquired seven stores that were formerly Mattress Gallery in Indiana. The company which owns a 22 store chain of bedding shops plans to convert the seven stores to Mattress World stores.
The stores were formerly own by Today’s Bedroom One and were only closed about one month ago. The retailer was forced into receivership and is in the process of being liquidated. Mattress World co-owner, Karry Allison says that the stores should be reopened by the middle of June.
Jeff Hanna who was a co-owner of the bankrupt stores will be serving as director of operations for the newly opened bedding stores. The new stores will be carrying the same line of products that the Michigan stores offer such as Sealy, Simmons, Tempur-Pedic and Five Star.
By MCC
June 2nd, 2009 at 07:39am
Under Furniture News
It may take several weeks to obtain all of the purchase records, but Thomasville Furniture says that they will honor purchases made before the Santa Clarita, California store closed. TJ3 Styles, independent owner of the Thomasville Home Furnishings of Bakersfield location, filed for bankruptcy in March while continuing to take orders until days before closing.
Although the Thomasville, North Carolina supplier never received any of the money, they’re still going to honor those orders. The process will take some time because they will have to obtain all of the order from the owner and have all of the needed inventory transferred to a new location.
When all of the orders are obtained, the company will begin contacting customers that have paid for items that they’ve never gotten. Customers will be contacted by the service department and kept up to date on the status of their deliveries and dates of arrival.
By MCC
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