Bob’s Discount Furniture Promotes Two Seasoned Executives
Furniture World News Desk on
10/19/2018
Bob’s Discount Furniture recently announced the promotions of two key executives responsible for operations and merchandising. John Weldon, former Executive Vice President of Operations, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. After serving as Senior Vice President of Merchandising for over five years, Carol Glaser has been named Executive Vice President of Merchandising.
Weldon joined Bob’s Discount Furniture in 2013 as Senior Vice President of Stores, and was later promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations. In his new role as COO, Weldon will oversee DC operations, store operations, the supply chain and customer care. With a vast career spanning over twenty years, Weldon has previously held executive roles at various specialty retailers, where he was responsible for overall store growth.
Glaser first joined Bob’s Discount Furniture in 2008 as Divisional Merchandise Manager and most recently held the position of Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager. Throughout her tenure at Bob’s Discount Furniture, she has played a critical role in the evolution and development of Bob’s merchandising team, product assortment and procurement processes. As Executive Vice President, she will continue lead the team that designs, sources, and selects product offerings, assuring that each item is of high quality and that all sources comply with the company’s social and environmental standards. In addition, Glaser’s team is responsible for ordering and flowing inventory.
More about Bob’s Discount Furniture: Bob’s Discount Furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings – including living room furniture, bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, office furniture and home accents – at everyday low prices. The stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee, ice cream, cookies and candy. Since 1991, Bob’s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest-value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices. For more information, visit their LinkedIn page here.
With 104 furniture stores located throughout New England, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin, the Manchester, Conn.-based company has become the 12th-largest U.S. furniture chain and proudly holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
Bob’s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts. Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation has anchored the company’s philanthropic work for more than 20 years. In addition, the Bob’s Outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children-related charities. The company donates more than $2.75 million to charities through these programs each year. For more information on Bob’s charitable programs, visit http://www.bobscares.org/.