HOM Furniture Awarded 2008 Rug Retailer of the Year

Furniture World Magazine

After the third consecutive year of nomination, HOM Furniture and its WORLD RUG galleries announced that it was named 2008 Rug Retailer of the Year. The Retailer of the Year (ROY) nominees were selected by AmericasMart area rug exhibitors and were voted on by an independent panel of industry experts. The award was presented by AmericasMart and the Oriental Rug Retailers of America on July 14 at the Annual ROY Awards Ceremony which recognizes leaders that are making a significant impact on the entire industry. “The area rug industry is only as strong as the retailers that support it on a daily basis, and we are grateful that we are able to be surrounded by such established leaders,” said Chas Sydney, senior vice president of Area Rugs for AmericasMart. “The nominees and winners are exceptional players in our industry, and it is because of their dedication and commitment to customers and the industry as a whole that we are able to continue thriving together.” About HOM Furniture and WORLD RUGS: HOM Furniture has been a family-owned business for over 30 years, and has evolved into the complete home furnishings retailer that it is today. In addition to unsurpassed selection and variety of area rugs, HOM offers a full-line furniture showroom, with experienced and fashion-knowledgeable sales associates as well as in-store and in-your-home design consultation services from The Design Doctors. HOM Furniture is the largest and leading furniture and area rug retailer in each of its markets. In addition to the WORLD RUGS Superstore in Plymouth, MN, HOM has 12 other furniture showrooms and rug galleries in Sioux City, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud, Minnesota; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Fargo, North Dakota and five additional locations in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The WORLD RUGS Superstore is a standalone 17,000 square feet retail showroom next to HOM in Plymouth. It boasts over 3,000 rugs on display—the largest of its kind in the upper Midwest—as well as an additional 7,000 on premises in the attached warehouse. Each of the other HOM Furniture showrooms has its own WORLD RUGS gallery, which has been completely remodeled and expanded to bring the area rug customer the ultimate rug shopping experience. HOM employs nearly 1,000 individuals overall and has been one of the fastest growing furniture retailers in the United States. The company currently ranks in the Top 50 Furniture Retailers in the country. For more information about HOM visit www.homfurniture.com.