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Janet Cruz-Levy joins Comfort Solutions as brand development manager

Will assist in development of new, existing brands for bedding maker

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 16, 2010

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. — Mattress and home furnishings veteran Janet Cruz-Levy has been named to the newly created post of brand development manager for Comfort Solutions.

In her new position, Cruz-Levy will report to Owen Shoemaker, senior vice president of product and marketing for the Top 10 bedding producer. She will assist in the development and promotion of new and existing product brands, including Comfort Solutions' Laura Ashley brand.

"Janet has had a range of experience in mattress and furniture wholesale, key account sales and retail store management," Shoemaker noted. "Her particular background and skill set will be invaluable to us as we continue to develop sleep solutions and brands that are timely and relevant to both retailers and consumers."

Before joining Comfort Solutions, Cruz-Levy worked for the former Spring Air-Chicago licensee from 2002-2009 as a sales representative and key account manager. She also assisted with private-label product development. Before that, she was a key account manager for Universal Furniture from 1995 to 2001, primarily serving the Sears account and representing the retailer's 72 HomeLife stores in the Midwest and eastern regions of the country.

Cruz-Levy, who lives in Chicago, also is a former assistant store manager of the Sears HomeLife outlet in suburban Ford City, and a store manager of the company's HomeLife stores in Orland Park and Countryside.

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