Study Group: Furniture Manufacturers
Council Members in this Study Group: 175
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
- Gary McNeil
Independent Sales Contractor
Gary McNeil Independent Contractor
Gary McNeil is currently an Independent Contractor who independently distributes mattresses for Five Star Mattress Company, a subsidiary of Serta International, where he has served since May 2008. As an Independent Contractor for Five Star Mattress, Mr....
- Randall Spak
President
Cozzia LlcRandall Spak is the President of Cozzia LLC, a Chinese manufacturer specializing in Leather Reclining products (Recliners and Reclining sofas). Mr. Spak's duties also include Merchandising, Marketing and Sales to many of the largest USA retailers, such...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
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Pier 1 will not be successful in home furnishings
July 20, 2006
Analysis by: Randall Spak, President,Pier 1 Makes Room for New Furnishings | www.brandweek.com
Pier 1's recent furniture introduction is too limited/small to have an impact on the home furnishings consumer. They only have 4 or 5 sofas in their assortment, which is not sufficient to attract
a meaningful portion of the retail furniture business. The styling,
and pricing are acceptable, but Pier 1 errored in having so few from which to select. -
Furniture Manufacturers and Retailers Face Tough Business in Q2 and Q3.
May 18, 2006
Analysis by: Randall Spak, President,Hooker Furniture Revises Second Quarter Outlook | biz.yahoo.com
1. Consumer demand for furniture has diminished significantly over the past 10 weeks.
2. This recent trend is a huge, negative shift in momentum, since Q1 was very good for virtually all furniture companies.
3. This should lead to downward revisions for Q2 and Q3 results for most publicly traded companies involved in furniture, both wholesale and retail.
4. Yesterday's downward revision for Q2 by Hooker Furniture illustrates the softness @ retail. -
The Tupelo Furniture Market is headed toward extinction !
April 24, 2006
Analysis by: Randall Spak, President,EDITORIAL: Furniture moves | www.djournal.com
This article (written by the Tupelo hometown newspaper, the Daily Journal) tries to portray a positive outlook for the future of the Tupelo Furniture market. The Tupelo market is held twice annually and is primarily attended by promotional manufacturers and low-end retailers. There are also two other competing markets, Las Vegas and High Point, NC, used by the furniture industry for trade shows. The USA furniture industry is changing rapidly due to the phenomenal growth of manufacturing in China and Vietnam . There is also a trade show in Shanghai in September that is attended by the large USA furniture retailers. All of these trade shows provide fierce competition for the Tupelo market and their announcement of changing the dates to January and June will have no impact.
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China will soon be the furniture capital of the world.
April 24, 2006
Analysis by: Randall Spak, President,Shanghai Greenland to Create China Top Furniture Center | www.tmcnet.com
This new, massive furniture exhibition complex in Shanghai will be a huge success, since China is rapidly becoming the furniture manufacturing capital of the world. There are hundreds of Chinese-based manufacturers that will have showrooms in this furniture complex and show their products to thousands of retailers from around the world that will attend this Shanghai show. The expanded Shanghai show will make the three USA trade shows: High Point, Las Vegas and Tupelo to rethink their strategies, since there is no need for all three of them.
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Furniture Manufacturer
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Director
- Sales Manager
- President
- Designer
- Owner
- Sales
- General Manager
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GLG Live Meetings with this Study Group's Leading Experts (?)
December 18, 2007 | New York
GLGi: Challenges for Future Growth in the Mattress IndustryApril 20, 2006 | Chicago
GLGi: Mattress Industry OverviewMarch 14, 2006 | Boston
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