La-Z-Boy Recognizes Top PerformingFurniture Galleries Stores

Furniture World Magazine

La-Z-Boy recently recognized the top-performing La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries® stores throughout the country. The awards were presented in Las Vegas, Nev., at a conference hosted by La-Z-Boy for its network of Furniture Galleries dealers. The La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries network includes more than 290 stores in the United States, Canada and Europe. The 10 highest-performing free-standing proprietary stores were identified based on revenue generated from January through December 2000. The Furniture Galleries stores recognized •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Glendale (Bell Road location), Scottsdale and Mesa, Ariz., all owned by Ed Breunig •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Roseville, Calif., owned by Jim and Liz Reego •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of San Marcos, Calif., owned by Brian and Chris Comstock •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Englewood, Colo., owned by Art Mauldin •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Sterling Heights, Mich., owned by Paul Opfermann •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Las Vegas, Nev. (Rainbow Boulevard location), owned by Steve Hueftle •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Fairfax, Va., managed by Roy Couch •La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned by Cam Davidson Additionally, the three top-performing La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in the small market category were honored. The three recognized are: • La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Anchorage, Alaska, owned by Dave Cavitt • La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Fort Collins, Colo., owned by Brett Allen and Ken Knipp • La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries of Springfield, Ill., owned by Sande Hilst "The Furniture Galleries stores are crucial to our distribution and overall success. We truly value the partnerships we’ve formed and the business we’ve been able to generate through these retail relationships," said Kurt L. Darrow, senior vice president of sales and marketing for La-Z-Boy. "These awards are our way of saying thank you to some of the people that help make our company one of the most successful in the industry." La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores are made up of multiple galleries, each representing its own category of La-Z-Boy furniture. The stores feature fully accessorized room vignettes in four major galleries, including: a Living Room Gallery, with stationary sofas, loveseats and chairs in every style category from traditional to contemporary; a Family Room Gallery, showcasing motion sofas and loveseats, sofa beds and reclining chairs; a Leather Gallery, presenting an impressive array of leather finishes, textures, styles and colors available from La-Z-Boy; and a Recliner Gallery that displays the full range of world famous La-Z-Boy reclining chairs. These stores also feature complete design centers, including the La-Z-Boy Screen Test® video catalog system that allows customers the opportunity to view any La-Z-Boy product in their choice of fabrics before they buy. In addition, all sales associates are graduates of the La-Z-Boy Design Institute, a course that stresses the fundamentals of coordinating fabrics and styles. Headquartered in Monroe, Mich., La-Z-Boy is the nation’s largest single manufacturer of upholstered furniture and the world’s leading producer of reclining chairs. The company manufactures a full line of products for the living room and family room, including the company’s world-famous recliners, reclining sofas and love seats, sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as well as stationary sofas, love seats and chairs. It is a division of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE, PCX: LZB), the nation’s largest furniture manufacturer.