Make the connection
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 29, 2002
No retailer can operate in a vacuum. Networking with other retailers, drawing on the expertise of service specialists, partnering with strong vendors and tapping the wealth of information that is available on the Web and in magazines — all this serves to make us better at what we do.
Below is a list (by no means exhaustive) of some of the resources available to furniture retailers.
Associations & organizations:
Accessories Resource Team
P.O. Box 31813
Charlotte, N.C. 28231
(704) 376-4278
www.accessoriesart.com
Aktrin Furniture Information Center
164 S. Main St.
High Point, N.C. 27261
(336) 841-8535
www.furniture-info.com
American Furniture Manufacturers Assn.
P.O. Box HP-7
High Point, N.C. 27261
(336) 884-5000
www.afma4u.org
American Society of Interior Designers
608 Massachusetts
Avenue N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002-6006
(202) 675-2362
www.asid.org
Home Furnishings International Assn.
2550 Stemmons
Freeway, Suite 170
World Trade Center
Dallas, Texas 75342
(214) 741-7632
www.hfia.com
International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn.
209 S. Main St., Suite
M1405
High Point, N.C. 27260
(336) 889-3920
www.IHFRA.org
Interior Design Society
P.O. Box 2396
High Point, N.C. 27261
(800) 888-9590, ext. 6122
www.interiordesignsociety.org
International Wholesale Furniture Assn.
P.O. Box 2482
High Point, N.C. 27261
(336) 884-1566
National Home Furnishings Assn.
P.O. Box 2396
High Point, N.C. 27261
(336) 801-6100
www.nhfa.org
Southern Home Furnishings Assn.
305 W. High St.
High Point, N.C. 27261
(800) 274-7432
www.nhfa.com
Western Home Furnishings Assn.
500 Giuseppe Court, Suite 6
Roseville, Calif. 95678
(916) 784-7677
www.whfa.org
WithIt
1102 N. Main St., Suite 101
High Point, N.C. 27262
(336) 884-1122
www.withit.org
Young Home Furnishings Executives
Contact: Wendy Jones
(336) 299-6224
www.yhfe.org
Franchising, licensing:
Ashley Home
Paulette Ripley
(800) 477-2222, ext. 6249
Full-line promotional stores reflecting the Ashley and Millennium product lines.
Bassett Furniture Direct
Michael Satterfield, VP of retail operations
(276) 629-6764
mesatterfield@bassettfurniture.com
Popular-priced home furnishings stores stressing value and lifestyle.
Drexel Heritage Home Inspirations
Blain Wrench, VP of store development
(336) 888-4800
Fashion-forward, premium-priced home furnishings store that emphasizes design and service.
Ethan Allen
Ann Zaccaria, group director of business development
(203) 743-8423
azaccaria@ethanalleninc.com
Global network of stores with powerful name recognition.
Expressions Custom Furniture
Lydia James, VP of franchise operations
(504) 812-0720
Lydia_james@centuryfurniture.com
Fashion-forward custom upholstery shops owned by Century.
Flexsteel Comfort Seating
Chip Piekenbrock, director of retail development
(563) 556-7734, ext. 187
Pieky@aol.com
Custom upholstery shops specializing in styles, values and quality to suit Middle America.
Kincaid Home Furnishings
Angela Arrington, director of retail operations
(800) 438-8207
Solid-wood furniture from Kincaid with custom upholstery from Alexvale, both of which are La-Z-Boy companies.
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
Kurt Darrow, senior VP of sales and marketing
(734) 241-3067
kurt.darrow@la-z-boy.com
Motion upholstery, stationary upholstery and recliners from La-Z-Boy with tables and entertainment furniture from Hammary.
Naked Furniture
Thomas Erlandson, director of retail operations
(570) 587-7800
Unfinished furniture franchise program.
Norwalk — The Furniture Idea
Mike Turbeville, franchise development director
(601) 829-3434
www.norwalkfurniture.com
Custom upholstery franchise program.
Roche-Bobois USA
Michael Lerner, president
(212) 689-6159
ml@rbusa.com
Single-source stores specializing in contemporary furniture.
Slumberland
Michael Larson, director of franchise development
(651) 490-6266
mlarson@slumberland.com
Casual lifestyle furniture and bedding stores serving the communities of the Upper Midwest.
Thomasville Home Furnishings
Mark Cooper, VP and general manager of retail development
(336) 476-2160
mcooper@thomasville.com
Full-line fashionable home furnishings at middle and upper-middle price points.
Verlo Mattress Factory Stores
James Young, director of franchise awards
(800) 229-8957, ext. 101
Jyoung@verlo.com Craftsman-direct bedding concept includes mattress fabrication as well as retailing.
W.S. Badcock Corp.
Mike Whitten, director of dealer development
(863) 869-7969
mwhitten@badcock.com
Multi-line credit stores carrying a full assortment of home furnishings. Dealers carry no inventory. Southeastern chain is expanding and upgrading to Badcock Home Furniture & more format.
Online resources:
Additional resources available on the World Wide Web.
American Demographics magazine
www.demographics.com
Consumer Electronics Assn.
www.ce.org
Furniture/Today
www.furnituretoday.com
Home Accents Today
www.homeaccentstoday.com
Home Furnishings International Assn.
www.hfia.com
International Council of Shopping Centers
www.icsc.org
International Furnishings & Designer Assn.
www.ifda.com
International Furniture Rental Assn.
www.ifra.org
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Assn.
www.jpma.org
Kids Today
www.kidstodayonline.com
National Home Builders Assn.
www.nahb.com
National Retail Federation
www.nrf.com
N.C. Retail Merchants Assn.
www.ncrma.org
SoHo Today
www.soho-today.com
Unfinished Furniture Assn.
www.unfinishedfurniture.org
U.S. Commerce Dept.
www.stat-USA.gov
U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
Retailer resources:
For advertising and marketing services, business and computer systems, delivery, Internet/Web site development, retail sales training and store planning and design.
Accelerated Management Systems
P.O. Box 1647
Laurel, Miss. 39440
(601) 428-4521
www.amscalc.com
Advanced Delivery Systems
1071 Post Road East
Westport, Conn. 06880
(800) ADS-TRUCK
www.adsfurnituredelivery.com
Advertising Concepts of America
233 N.E. 3rd Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33301
(954) 764-8864
www.4aca.com
Adworks Group
2000 Linglestown
Road, Suite 106
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110
(888) 850-5777
Aktrin Furniture Information Center
164 S. Main St.
High Point, N.C. 27261
(336) 841-8535
www.furnitureinfo.com
America's Research Group
1941 Savage Road, Suite 300A
Charleston, S.C. 29407
(800) 723-3253
www.Predatory.com
Anderson Unlimited
1900 Preston Road, #267
Plano, Texas 75093-5175
(972) 964-7143
www.retailstoreplanning.com
Bryant-Forney Associates
1500 Market St., #3
San Francisco, Calif. 94102
(415) 461-0354
CDS Solutions Group
1871 Santa Barbara Drive
Lancaster, Pa. 17601
(888) 309-8002
www.cdsgroup.com
Connie Post Designs
5839 Davis Creek Road
Barboursville, W.Va. 25504
(304) 736-7283
www.conniepost.com
Cory Home Delivery Service
888 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, N.J. 07306
(201) 795-1000
www.corycompanies.com
Cosec International
8141 E. 44th St.
Tulsa, Okla. 74145-4830
(918) 622-3903
Custom Design Software
1731 Treyborne Circle
Commerce, Mich. 48390
(800) 884-0806
www.furninfo.com/customdesign
Daniel Lynch Sales Co.
161 Ottawa Avenue, Suite 300-F
Grand Rapids, Mich. 49503
www.lynchsales.com
Easychair Software
1275 Ramsey St. Suite 600
Shakopee, Minn. 55379-3138
(952) 496-1357
www.easychairsoftware.com
F.R.O.G.
4401 Hazel Avenue, Suite 210
Fair Oaks, Calif. 95628
(916) 863-5196
FurnitureFan.com
142 North Road
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
(978) 371-2590
www.furniturefan.com
Furniture Wizard
2400 Fenton St.
Suite C10
Chula Vista, Calif. 91914
(619) 482-2613
www.furniturewiz.com
Furnserve Inc.
2020 Logan St.
High Point, N.C. 27261
(888) 495-7876
www.furnserve.com
Gefen Productions
142 Church Ave.
High Point, N.C. 27262
(336) 884-5020
www.gefenproductions.com
Genesis Furniture Software Systems
12929 East Riverside
Spokane, Wash. 99216
(509) 536-4739
www.genesis4windows.com
GERS Retail Systems
10431 Wateridge Circle
San Diego, Calif. 92121
(800) 854-2263
www.gers.com
Griffin Media
3443 Gray Moss Rd.
Charlotte, N.C. 28270
(704) 814-7157
www.griffinmedia.com
Ira Associates
21 Cross Hollow Road
Woodbridge, Conn. 06525
(203) 389-8193
Jim McDonald Inc.
41-801 Corporate Way, #14
Palm Desert, Calif. 92260
(760) 779-5129
Julius Feinblum Real Estate Inc.
175 Central Avenue South
Bethpage, N.Y. 11714
(516) 844-8895
Kief Walls Group
161 Morgan Lane
Port Charlotte, Fla. 33952
(800) 316-9032
www.kwgroup.com
Knorr Marketing
160 E. State St.
Traverse City, Mich.49684
(231) 947-9707
www.knorrmarketing.com
MGM Transport Corp.
P.O. Box 1823
High Point, N.C. 27261
www.mgmtransport.com
Morry Dickter & Associates
300 Cedar Boulevard
Suite 206
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15228-1155
(800) 521-9935
www.morrydickter.com
Myriad Software
10805 Rancho
Bernardo Road, #250
San Diego, Calif. 92127
(800) 676-4243
www.myriadsoft.com
ONE by ONE Cos.
12 Captain Vinal Way
Norwell, Mass. 02061
877-ONEXONE
www.onexone.com
Prescott/Levinson Advertising
2727 Philmont Avenue, #110
Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 19006
(215) 947-4100
www.prescottlevinson.com
ProfitSystems
422 E. Vermijo Avenue, Suite 100
Colorado Springs,
Colo. 80903
(800) 888-5565
www.profitsystems.net
RGIS Inventory Specialists
500 Grapevine
Highway, S-360 Hurst, Texas 76054-2697
(817) 428-4033
www.rgisinv.com
Routeview Technologies
2999 County Road 42
West, Suite 220
Burnsville, Minn. 55306
(952) 746-5590
www.routeview.com
Selling Retail International
2705 E. Skelly Drive, S-306
Tulsa, Okla. 74105
(800) 444-6141
www.SellingRetailInc.com
Selma Lee
P.O. Box 536
Owings Mills, Md. 21117
(410) 363-3410
Shepherd Retail Performance
581 Village Trace
Parkway, Building 12
Marietta, Ga. 30067-4067
(770) 541-2400
Storis Management Systems
300 Littleton Road
Parsipanny, N.J. 07054
(888) 478-6747
www.storis.com
Strategic Decisions
P.O. Box 2535
Thomasville, Ga. 31799
(229) 226-1438
Tatum Toomey Whicker Inc.
1820 Eastchester Drive
High Point, N.C. 27265
(336) 889-3009
www.ttwinc.com
Tropical Survival Productions
118 NE 39th St.
Miami, Fla. 33137
(305) 438-9629
www.tropicsurvival.com
Tyler Systems
4625 East Bay Drive, Suite 201
Clearwater, Fla. 33764
(800) 237-5913
www.tylerretail.com
Valid Data
1055 Stewart Avenue, Suite 13
Bethpage, N.Y. 11714
(800) 238-2543
Warehouse Design
P.O. Box 217
101 S. Urban St.
Thomasville, N.C. 27360
(336) 472-0289
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