La-Z-Boy Recognizes Top Performing In-Store Gallery Retailers

Furniture World Magazine

La-Z-Boy Residential, recently recognized the ten top-performing La-Z-Boy In-Store Gallery retailers throughout the country. The awards were presented Thursday, October 19 in Greensboro, N.C., during the International Home Furnishings Market at a dinner hosted by La-Z-Boy. The La-Z-Boy In-Store Gallery network includes more than 300 stores nationwide. One single-store operation from each of the five regions and the top five multiple-store operations were honored for outstanding performance based on revenue generated during the 1999-2000 fiscal year. The single-store operations recognized include Seaside Furniture in Toms River, N.J., owned by Jack Steigerwald; Goodís Furniture in Kewanee, Ill, owned by Phil Good; American Furniture in Grand Junction, Colo., owned by Mike Bennett, Ray Meachm, Kevin Meachm and Pat Filley; Furniture Country in Leesburg, Fla., owned by Larry Swor; and Howell Furniture in Beaumont, Texas, Tom Schwaab, president. Top-performing multiple-store operations nationally Slumberland, Inc. in Little Canada, Minn., owned by Ken Larson; R.C. Willey Home Furnishings in Salt Lake City, Utah, owned by Bill Childs; Conlinís Furniture in Bismarck, N.D., owned by Ed Conlin; Grand Home Furnishings in Roanoke, Va., owned by George Cartledge; and Wolf Furniture in Bellwood, Pa., owned by John Wolf. "This is our way of saying thank you to some very important dealers," said Kurt L. Darrow, senior vice president of sales and marketing for La-Z-Boy Residential. "Our In-Store Gallery dealers are crucial to our distribution and overall success. We truly value the partnerships weíve formed and the business weíve been able to generate through these outstanding retail relationships." Headquartered in Monroe, Mich., La-Z-Boy Residential is the nationís largest single manufacturer of upholstered furniture and the worldís leading producer of reclining chairs. The company manufactures a full line of products for the living room and family room, including the companyís world-famous recliners, reclining sofas and love seats, sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as well as stationary sofas, love seats and chairs. It is a division of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB), the nationís largest furniture manufacturer.