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

Furniture World Magazine

La-Z-Boy Residential, the nation’s leading manufacturer of upholstered furniture, recently recognized the ten top-performing La-Z-Boy In-Store Gallery® retailers throughout the country. The awards were presented Thursday, April 18 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 380 stores located throughout North America. Honored for outstanding performance based on shipments during 2001 were • Slumberland, Inc. in Little Canada, Minn., owned by Ken Larson • R.C. Willey Home Furnishings in Salt Lake City, Utah, owned by Bill Childs • Conlin’s Furniture in Bismarck, N.D., owned by Ed Conlin • Grand Home Furnishings in Roanoke, Va., owned by George Cartledge • Wolf Furniture in Bellwood, Pa., owned by John Wolf • Morris Kirschman Furniture in New Orleans, La., owned by Arnold Kirschman • Oscar Huber in Southampton, Pa., owned by Bob Huber • Johnny Janosik Furniture in Laurel, Del., owned by Johnny Janosik • Siesta Sleep Furniture in Santa Barbara, Calif., owned by Sanford and Joan Schatz • Furniture Country in Leesburg, Fla., owned by Larry Swor This is our way of saying thank you to some very important dealers," said Ken Salm, vice president of sales for La-Z-Boy. "Our In-Store Gallery dealers are crucial to our distribution and overall success. We truly value the partnerships we’ve formed and the business we’ve been able to generate through these outstanding retail relationships.