NBA Launches NBA At Home In High Point
Furniture World Magazine
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10/19/2005
The National Basketball Association announced the launch of NBA at Home, the first complete line of NBA home furnishings and accessories. The collection features a wide variety of products including rugs, leather couches and ottomans, vending machines, bar stools, accent tables and LCD televisions enabling NBA fans everywhere to remake an entire room or to pick and chose occasional items that suit their decorating tastes.
NBA at Home will be available for purchase starting this fall at the world’s only NBA Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, on NBAStore.com, and at additional retailers across the country. Most items can be customized with a choice of your favorite NBA team or league logo with delivery in six to eight weeks.
"Now more than ever, people are creating and personalizing their own distinct space in the home," said Sal LaRocca, NBA Senior Vice President, Global Merchandising. "With the NBA at Home collection, basketball fans can choose high quality products at a range of price points to make their space truly unique and special. This line is an ideal option for the fan, interior designer, or anyone looking to add NBA flair to their home.”
The NBA at Home collection features the following products (with suggested retail value):
-NBA Rugs (Anglo Oriental) $300.00-500.00
-Skybox Vending machine with NBA panels (Maytag) $540.00+
-NBA Bar Stools (SportFan Furniture) $430.00-450.00
-NBA Tables (SportFan Furniture) $580.00-640.00
-NBA Leather Couches/Ottomans/Pillows (Legendary Leather) $60.00-1,700.00
-NBA LCD Televisions (Hannspree) $400.00-1,300.00
Other NBA at Home products and manufacturers include window blinds (3 Day Blinds), woven throws (Biederlack, The Northwest Company), outdoor accessories (Team Sports America), wallpaper (Teamworks), and juvenile bedding (Dan River).
About NBA:
The NBA is one of the most popular sports properties in the licensing world, with league and team merchandise including apparel, sporting goods, electronic games, trading cards, videos, and much more appealing to fans around the world. NBA products are sold in retail outlets in more than 100 countries, at the world's only NBA Store, on Fifth Avenue in New York City, and at NBAStore.com. For more information on the NBA, visit NBA.com.