By Anonymous
Kamloops, BC July 22, 2004 -- Wholesale Furniture Brokers is a revolutionary furniture shopping service that provides consumers the great prices associated with online shopping along with the "touch-n-feel" comfort of a physical store. With their tremendous growth, they are providing a window into the future of furniture sales. WFB is an international company, which currently services 31 major cities throughout the United States, is expanding its presence across North America and has just unveiled a new web site with a wide range of value-added features.
Responding to the strong demand for its unique model on furniture sales, Wholesale Furniture Brokers (WFB) is rapidly expanding its presence in North America. As part of its expansion plans, the warehouse furniture outlet consortium has unveiled a new web site with a range of value-added features at www.GoWFB.com.
With WFB's revolutionary "click-n-mortar" model, you can research and select furniture from the comfort of your home at www.GoWFB.com. You can then view the furniture yourself prior to purchase at your local WFB warehouse. The physical warehouses, which are listed at www.GoWFB.com, are owned and operated by independent affiliates of WFB.
"Our operating expenses are a fraction of retail stores, so we deliver better value for the shopper's money," says San Diego WFB Affiliate Paul Rees. "So the price you pay is for the actual furniture, not extravagant displays and other expensive merchandising," he adds. Also, with WFB's model, customers get the added satisfaction of dealing with someone in their own community. WFB, which already serves over 30 metropolitan areas with a total population exceeding 102 million inhabitants, will soon have a physical outlet in each major North American city.
Value-added Features
The new, visually pleasing home page ( www.GoWFB.com ) helps customers zero in quickly on special offers and featured products from a large range of manufacturers. Using the live, chat-based online help feature, you can interact directly with the real people behind WFB. There is no longer any uncertainty after ordering. Thanks to WFB's new automated order-tracking feature, you can now follow the status of your order online.
To celebrate the launch of the new web site and the approaching second anniversary of its online service, WFB is giving away $50 gift certificates to visitors who sign up for their furniture newsletter.
Streamlined Operations
WFB represents the coming together of people from across the continent. True to its business model, the company itself operates in a highly cost-efficient manner, leveraging the Internet and its tools. The company’s rapid growth has been fuelled by innovative use of online marketing techniques like search engine listings and a strong strategy for sales via the popular online auction service, eBay. WFB's staff conduct most of their business and communications online using email, Instant Messenger software, and Voice Over IP Phone technology.
By allying with WFB, local furniture brokers are able to benefit from the boom in online shopping without needing to invest in expensive technology and marketing. For instance, through the new version of its web site, WFB has provided its brokers with online access to an automated wholesale order system. With WFB assuming responsibility for the web site, online marketing and branding, its affiliates can focus on their core strength: local customer service.
About WFB
Wholesale Furniture Brokers (www.GoWFB.com) is a private company based in Kamloops, BC (Canada) and represents the online marketing for warehouse furniture outlets. Founded in August 2000, WFB started its innovative click-n-mortar services two years later.
Using the www.GoWFB.com web site, online advertising, and an eBay strategy, WFB produces profitable leads and sales for affiliate ‘broker’ locations. The warehouse outlets are not fancy, and customers know that they pay for the value of the products themselves, as opposed to expensive merchandising. Additionally, the customer has someone in his or her local community to deal with.
WFB's partner warehouse brokers are located in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Carlsbad, Connecticut, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas / Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fairfield / Hartford County, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock / Midland, Memphis, Miami / Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis / St. Paul, Orange County, Philadelphia, Portland / Vancouver, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco / Oakland, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Seattle / Tacoma, Ventura County, Washington, DC / Baltimore, and West Palm Beach. For an updated list, please visit http://Stores.WholesaleFurnitureBrokers.com
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By Anonymous
Walpole, MA -- January 26, 2003 – Before you spend your hard-earned dollars on inferior furniture, find out the real facts of what goes into quality wood furniture. Ed McDonough, owner of Boston Accent Furniture, reveals all the secrets in his new book, “7 Steps to Buying Wood Furniture You’ll Love.”
Between the covers, McDonough states “The educated consumer is the person that always gets the greatest value for their dollar!” The book’s seven-step process educates the reader on the different types of furniture, the materials used to make it, the manufacturing techniques and how to spot the good from the bad. The goal is to instruct the reader how to determine the quality of furniture they want to purchase, by teaching them how it’s made, and then how to get it at a fair price.
The book also details the difference between standard production furniture and high quality handcrafted custom furniture. It exposes how quality goes down in production furniture as the speed to produce it increases. It arms the reader up front with all the knowledge they need to make the right decision.
As a bonus, McDonough has developed a simple process to guide the reader through determining what style of furniture will best fit their home and lifestyle. Here both functionality and décor come into play. The lesson concludes with a simple exercise that determines the “Buyer’s Index”, directing the reader to the appropriate furniture market to shop.
To close out the reading, Step 7 – Understand How Furniture Stores Sell, enlightens the reader on the techniques retailers use to “sell you” and why. It discusses how furniture prices are determined and how major furniture manufacturers impose a Minimum Advertised Price directly to the retailer, which causes the consumer’s price to go up!
Included in the back of the book is the Furniture Buyer’s Checklist to keep the reader on track when making their purchasing decision. This, along with over 25 secrets shared by the author, will lead to many successful purchases of quality wooden furniture.
For details on obtaining the book, please contact Boston Accent Furniture directly at 508-668-9564 or by e-mail at info@bostonaccentfurniture.com.
About Boston Accent Furniture
Boston Accent Furniture is located in Walpole, Massachusetts and is an industry leader in custom handcrafted furniture. The company specializes in exceptional high-quality wooden furniture, cabinets, built-ins and accessories made to the consumer’s exact specifications; any shape, any style, and any size and from any type of wood. Product distribution is through the Interior Designer community as well as direct contact with the company.
For more information, contact:
Ed McDonough
Boston Accent Furniture
Walpole, MA 02081
Phone: 508-668-9564
info@bostonaccentfurniture.com
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By Anonymous
March 17 2004--ShangriLa Furnishings, Inc., operated out of Santa Ana, California, is a leading manufacture of custom contemporary upholstered furniture and accessories. Today, ShangriLa announced its plan to expand operations in China and the United States. This expansion will include a 125,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Heshan City, China, and a 30,000 square foot distribution center in Southern California shortly thereafter.
The need for ShangriLa to expand is definitely welcomed news given the economic hardship experienced by many retail businesses over the last three years. While the need for retailers like ShangriLa to grow is certainly a sign of improved economic health, it is really no surprise given the consumer trend towards value and luxury items. According to Michael Silverstein and Neil Fiske, the authors of Trading Up: The New American Luxury, over 96% of consumers interviewed said they will "pay more" for at least one class of product. Even when economic times are tight, almost half are still willing to indulge as long as they can be assured of quality.
ShangriLa attributes their success to providing consumers the high quality products they want at a reasonable price. Jan Szymanowski, President of ShangriLa explains, “Until now, value and luxury were considered mutually exclusive concepts. Because we manufacture our furniture in China and operate exclusively from an Internet sales model, we are able to keep operational costs low and craftsmanship high. In short, we are meeting the demands of today’s consumer.”
By employee standards, the new ShangriLa production facility in China will be top-of-the-line. The four acres of land purchased from the local government will host an office building, a 125,000 square foot manufacturing warehouse, and dormitory housing for up to 300 people. In addition, salaried employees will enjoy such “perks” as a baseball field, swimming pool, cafeteria, kitchen, and three free meals per day.
Scheduled to open at the end of 2004, the expansion will increase production capabilities to 1000 sofa sets per month and allow ShangriLa to service both consumers and resellers. Currently only supplying to consumers, ShangriLa is operating at full capacity by producing 200 custom sofa sets per month. Szymanowski continues, “The market for affordable custom-made furniture is overwhelming. To even serve a small percentage of this market we need to expand our operations. It will require a lot of work, persistence, and dedication; but I have no doubt that our young, energetic team is up for the challenge.”
To find out more about ShangriLa Furniture and their products, please visit http://www.shangrilachina.com.
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