Nebraska Furniture Mart
Nebraska Furniture Mart Hopes To Rev Up Market
Kansas City, MO, Aug. 27--Bruce and Paula Copsey didn't mind driving more than an hour to hunt for a bedroom set for their teenage son, according to the Kansas City Star.
The Copseys, who live...
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The Rug Market - December 2012
By Jessica Chevalier
Regardless of whether it is the best way to buy a rug, online area rug sales are here to stay. Customers may not be able to feel the texture of a rug before they purcha...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/the-rug-market--december-2012
Nebraska Furniture Mart Expanding To Kansas City
Kansas City, KS, August 4-- In the midst of the Great Depression, Rose Blumkin, a Russian Jewish immigrant, borrowed $500 from her brother to open a little furniture store in the basement of a buildin...
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AmericasMart Receives Think Big Award
Atlanta, February, 5--AmericasMart has been awarded Nebraska Furniture Mart’s inaugural Think Big Award according to Jeffrey L. Portman, president of AmericasMart parent AMC, Inc.
Commissioned by R...
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Tony Boldt Named President & COO of Nebraska Furniture Mart
Omaha, NE, December 19, 2016— Ron Blumkin, president and chief operating officer of Nebraska Furniture Mart, will step out of his position as part of the company’s long-term succession pla...
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Hardwood Update: Independent retailers find ways to thrive - Oct 2015
By Calista Sprague
Year after year, hardwood remains at the top of consumer preference surveys, and retailers report that sales continue to climb. However, selling hardwood, despite its pop...
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Nebraska Furniture Mart's New Store Causing Co
Kansas City, MO, Aug. 18--The arrival of Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City, KS, is a slight cause of concern for some local furniture stores, accoroding to the St. Joseph News Press.
The 712,...
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Focus 100 Retail: The residential market has underperformed this year
By Darius Helm
After encouraging growth last year, retailers and residential contractors had high hopes for 2014, but a winter of historic proportions checked any early momentum, and ...
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Focus 100 Retail: Top retailers and contractors are coming out ahead - Nov 2015
By Darius Helm
As is often the case with markets emerging from recessions, expectations exceed results, and this year is no exception. In 2014, a brutal winter set the tone for the year, le...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-100-retail-top-retailers-and-contract...
Nebraska Furniture Firm Thriving In Spite Of The M
Omaha, NE, Nov. 20--The economy is still sluggish, your competitor, Nebraska Furniture Mart, is still the nation's biggest furniture store, and it's still owned by a company headed by one of t...
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Focus 100 Retail: Rebounding markets and hard surface gains - Nov 2016
By Darius Helm
This year, the top flooring retailers and residential contractors are making solid gains, in most cases up by high single digits and even double digits, driven by both strength...
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Big Bob’s Adds Furniture
Kansas City, MO, July 1--Some area home furnishing stores have struggled to compete with Nebraska Furniture Mart. But one home furnishings company is expanding to try to take some of Nebraska Furnitur...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/big-bobs-adds-furniture
Dave Snedeker Discusses Nebraska Furniture Mart's Dallas Store Opening
March 25, 2015—Dave Snedeker, Division Merchandise Manager of Flooring for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr, talk about Nebraska Furniture Mart's new store opening at The Colony, just nort...
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Warren Buffett Speaking at Nebraska Furniture Mart Benefit
Dallas, TX,
March 9, 2015—Nebraska Furniture Mart will the host the Live Big Benefit, which
aids the Cancer Support Community North Texas, on April 8 at its new store in The
Colony, Texas, an...
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Surfaces 2012: The Total Experience - January 2012
By Jessica Chevalier
Surfaces has been the national residential flooring expo since 1996, and over the years the show has had its ups and downs, mirroring the state of the U.S. economy. For...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2012-the-total-experience--january...
Nebraska Furniture Mart, contract dealers and direct sales: Strategic Exchange
By Kemp Harr
Thank goodness the first quarter in the flooring business is historically the weakest, because for a multitude of reasons sales have failed to materialize. But we’ve still got th...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/nebraska-furniture-mart-contract-dealers-an...
NFA Spring Meeting: NFA members are optimistic about business conditions this year - May 2017
By Kim Gavin
Business thus far is looking good, and WPC and rigid core products are dominating new introductions-those are key themes from the spring meeting of the National Floorcovering Alliance (N...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/nfa-spring-meeting-nfa-members-are-optimist...
Nebraska Furniture Mart Announces New Location
Omaha, Nebraska, November 15, 2011--Nebraska Furniture Mart has announced the location of its fourth store, which will be in The Colony, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
The company is still finalizing the...
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Nebraska Furniture to Expand its Kansas City Locat
Kansas City, MO, July, 28--Nebraska Furniture Mart plans a $28 million expansion at its Kansas City, store that will more than double the size of the company’s warehouse, according to the Kansas City ...
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Dave Snedeker Discusses Nebraska Furniture Mart's Rug Business from the Atlanta Rug Market
July 13, 2017—Dave Snedeker, division merchandise manager with Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr, discuss trends in the rug market while Dave is focused on this topic at the Atlanta Rug Mar...
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Gary Cissell Discusses Nebraska Furniture Mart's Sales Growth at NFA Meeting
October 26, 2011—Gary Cissell, Director of Floors at Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss retail flooring volume at NFM's three midwest stores. Listen to the interview to hear Gary tal...
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Nebraska Furniture Mart's Louis Blumkin Dies
Omaha, NE, Feb. 28, 2013 -- Louis Blumkin, whose mother founded the Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha, Nebraska, died at age 93.
Blumkin helped his mother run the store she founded for decades. Most o...
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Dave Snedeker Discusses Spring NFA Meeting and Nebraska Furniture Mart's Flooring Business
April 16, 2018—Dave Snedeker, President of the NFA and Div. Merchandise Manager at Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), and Kemp Harr discuss the spring NFA meeting in Cancun and NFM's Flooring busine...
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Nebraska Furniture Mart's Kansas Store To Surp
Omaha, NE, January 15, 2007--Nebraska Furniture Mart has been building its sales for 70 years, steadily increasing the goods flowing through its giant Omaha store and warehouse complex, according to t...
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From Surfaces 2006 - Gary Cissell, Nebraska Furniture Mart
February 8, 2006—From Surfaces 2006 -- Gary Cissell, Nebraska Furniture Mart discusses the show Surfaces, its importance to him and his people, how he shops the show and how he views it without ...
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Gary Cissell Discusses Nebraska Furniture Mart's Decision to Open Its Fourth Store In Dallas
November 16, 2011—Gary Cissell, Director of Floors for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss NFM's decision to open its 4th superstore location in The Colony, a suburb of Dallas, Texas....
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Gary Cissell with Nebraska Furniture Mart at NFA in Cabo
May 8, 2009—Gary Cissell of Nebraska Furniture Mart, former president of the NFA, discusses the benefits of NFA membership, Best Practices at Retail, and the outlook for the future.
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Dave Snedeker Discusses Surfaces and Nebraska Furniture Mart's Business Mix
February 18, 2016—Dave Snedeker, Head of Flooring for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss Dave's observations from the Surfaces Expo in Las Vegas and NFM's business conditions and mix...
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Martha Visits New Nebraska Furniture Mart Store
Kansas City, KS, Oct. 14--Martha Stewart talked briefly to the media about her legal troubles and her fans at a furniture store Friday.
Stewart was in town to show off her furniture line at the Ne...
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New Nebraska Furniture Mart Slated for Washington
Everett, WA, Oct 15--Executives from International Speedway Corp. a Florida company that develops racetracks for NASCAR and other motor-sports organizations, is returning to Washington this week to co...
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