Thomas Lester

Greensboro

Digital Managing Editor at Home Accents Today

Retail Editor, @FurnitureToday; @emoryandhenry alum, left-handed, #pun artist, decent #bassist, learning guitar, #RetailRecon. Be kind always, no matter.

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Schewels Home acquires 100-year-old Petersburg retailer

1 week ago | virginiabusiness.com | Thomas Lester |Katherine Schulte

Furniture Today Top 100 retailer Schewels Home announced that it acquired Petersburg-based Butterworth’s Furniture, which has been in business since 1925. The Lynchburg-based retailer, which has 52 locations in Virginia and surrounding states, took over operations in early June. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Officials say the acquisition is a major milestone for Schewels Home as it continues its strategic growth plan.
GW Home’s opening reflects retailer's belief in Detroit

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

WARREN, Mich. — Top 100 retailer Gardner White‘s new home furnishings shopping concept in downtown Detroit is open. The Warren, Mich.-based retailer held a grand opening on June 6 for GW Home, a boutique style store geared toward urban living and the brand’s 14th store overall. The concept was the brainchild of CEO Rachel Stewart, who told Furniture Today that the opening was gratifying for several reasons, including the time it took to see it come to fruition.
Williams out as HFA CEO

3 weeks ago | homeaccentstoday.com | Thomas Lester

CARMICHAEL, Calif. — Home Furnishings Assn. CEO Shannon Williams is no longer with the industry organization. In a June 3 letter obtained by sister publication Furniture Today, HFA board President Dave Koehler, who is also chairman of retailer Johnny Janosik, made the announcement to membership. He indicated that the change had been announced to all HFA staff and that the board is in the process of communicating to its outside partners.
Modern furniture retailer closing South Dakota showroom

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

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101-year-old Delaware retailer to close flagship store

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

SELBYVILLE, Del. — Family-owned furniture retailer J. Conn Scott, which has been in business for 101 years, is closing its flagship showroom here. While the Selbyville location is undergoing liquidation, the company’s store in nearby Rehoboth Beach will remain open as an interior design center.
Here’s what to expect from MillerKnoll’s Fulton Market flagship

3 weeks ago | designerstoday.com | Thomas Lester

MillerKnoll will unveil its new flagship showroom in Chicago’s Fulton Market in time for the June 9-11 Design Days. For the first time in Chicago, Herman Miller and Knoll will come together in nearly 70,000 square feet under one roof alongside other MillerKnoll brands including DatesWeiser and Geiger in an immersive design destination that blends high-performance workspaces, a reimagined Herman Miller retail experience and a hands-on materials lab featuring Edelman, Knoll Textiles and Maharam.
Williams out as HFA CEO

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

CARMICHAEL, Calif. — Home Furnishings Assn. CEO Shannon Williams is no longer with the industry organization. In a June 3 letter obtained by Furniture Today, HFA board President Dave Koehler, who is also chairman of Top 100 retailer Johnny Janosik, made the announcement to membership. He indicated that the change had been announced to all HFA staff and that the board is in the process of communicating to its outside partners.
Houston homebuilder only outfitting spaces with Star Furniture

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

HOUSTON — Star Furniture, part of Top 100 Berkshire Hathaway’s furniture division, announced a partnership with custom and semi-custom homebuilder Royal Texan Homes. Leaders from both companies say the collaboration will redefine the luxury home buying experience by seamlessly integrating timeless architecture with curated interior design when the partnership is launched this month.
Here’s what to expect from MillerKnoll’s Fulton Market flagship

3 weeks ago | furnituretoday.com | Thomas Lester

ZEELAND, Mich. — Top 100 retailer MillerKnoll will unveil its new flagship showroom in Chicago’s Fulton Market in time for the June 9-11 Design Days.
West Elm picks mixed-use spot in trendy Miami neighborhood

3 weeks ago | hometextilestoday.com | Thomas Lester

Miami — West Elm, part of Williams Sonoma Inc., has signed a lease for a large space at the Dorsey Wynwood, a mixed-use development developed by Related Group, Torose Equities and LNDMRK in Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Spanning six combined storefronts, West Elm‘s more than 12,000-square-foot space will occupy a prominent corner at NW 28th Street and NW 3rd Avenue. The expansive layout offers the brand a seamless retail environment in one of Wynwood’s most highly trafficked areas.

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