Loft 102 Opens New Distribution Center

Furniture World Magazine

Prompted by dealer enthusiasm for their new popularly priced brand, Loft 102, Sligh Furniture Company announced that it has established a new state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam that will be operated by Worldwide Logistics. From that facility the company is able to offer fast, mixed-container shipments of Loft 102 home office and home entertainment groups to anywhere in the world including only four weeks to the West Coast of the U. S. Loft 102 debuted at the July 2008 Las Vegas Market immediately appealing to retailers with its blend of function, quality and affordability. Home office groups feature laptop docking stations with quick access for Internet, phone, and power outlets, functional wire management, surge suppressors, task lighting and innovative storage options for both computing components and paperwork. Loft 102 will be available at retail beginning March. Retail pricing for a Loft 102 desk, credenza and hutch my mixed container is in the $3,300 to $3,800 range. The company introduced five new television consoles, a new modular home office-home entertainment group, Metro Black, and a new Micro-Office earlier this week at the February Las Vegas Market. Those products will be available at retail Fall 2009. The distribution center is touted as one of the most advanced facilities in Vietnam, exceeding all certification requirements including industry-leading humidity and cooling systems providing optimum conditions for furniture storage and handling. “Loft 102 has proven there are positive retail opportunities in the marketplace,” noted Rob Sligh, chairman of Sligh and Loft 102. “The new distribution facility allows our retail partners to maximize those opportunities with mixed containers of Loft 102 home office, home entertainment, modular and Micro-Offices.” Retailers can also select to receive Loft 102 products from the company’s domestic warehouse in North Carolina. About Loft 102: Created by imaginative engineers and designers, Loft 102 embodies clever functionality and forward-looking innovations with the clean lines of American casual styling creating a new level of expectation for multi-purpose, easy-to-live-with home furnishings for today’s tech-savvy consumers. Loft 102 is a company created by Sligh Furniture of Holland, MI. Visit www.loft102forthehome.com.