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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March
1, 2010 Home Furnishings Industry to salute Brashears Furniture NHFA Retailer of the Year 2010 (In the category of annual sales of $10 million or less) High
Point, N.C. – Brashears Furniture, Berryville, Arkansas, led by Doug and Susan Brashears and their team of associates is National Home Furnishings Association’s Retailer of the Year 2010 in
the category of annual sales of $10 million or less. Honors also go to companies with annual sales over $10 million. The winner
in this category is Stoney Creek Furniture, Ontario, Canada, Dennis Novosel, president. The award, signified by a Baccarat
crystal obelisk, is the highest honor the ninety-year old trade association can bestow upon a member. The industry will recognize the accomplishments of Doug and Susan and Stoney Creek Furniture at a gala dinner,
reception, and awards ceremony on Monday evening, April 19, 2010, during the High Point (N.C.) Market. Brashears is a third-generation, family-owned business that has been
serving customers in the Ozarks since 1935. The main showroom is in Berryville with additional showrooms in Branson, Missouri
and Springdale, Arkansas. Their motto is “things are a little different here”. Every effort is made to help customers
feel at home and to enjoy their shopping experience. The
award is based on the following factors: contributions to the industry, community service and personal business achievements
and company leadership. Brashears’ contributions
to the home furnishings retail trade include membership in National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA), Arkansas HomefurnishingsAssociation
and Home Furnishings Independents Association (HFIA). Doug and his father Vol are both past presidents of the
Arkansas Homefurnishings Association. In addition Doug has served as a board member of HFIA. Other memberships by Brashears
include Springfield Design Association and American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Achievements and awards include
Arkansas Dealer of the Year and SW Arkansas Dealer of the Year presented by the Arkansas Homefurnishings Association.
Vol Brashears has also been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Arkansas Homefurnishings Association. Other
honors include recognition of Doug Brashears by then Governor Huckabee for service to the Arkansas Furniture Board, Business
Leader of the Year and Business Beautification Award by Berryville Chamber of Commerce. Doug and Susan Brashears and the entire Brashears family believe strongly in the communities in which they
live and do business. Some of their support and participation include membership in chambers of commerce in their business
areas, Susan Brashears’ tenure as president of the Berryville Chamber of Commerce, furnishings for home tours to benefit
Susan G. Komen Foundation, monies from customers’ used furniture auction to local charities for people in need (Society
of St. Vincent DePaul, the Good Shepherd Humane Society and the Carroll County Community Foundation), service as Board Member
for Arvest Bank of Berryville and membership in Rotary International by Susan Brashears, President of Good Shepherd Humane
Society by Doug Brashears, Board member and Treasurer of Carroll County Community Foundation by Susan Brashears, hosting Carroll
County Community Foundation’s Annual Grant Awards, designing and providing furnishings for room makeover for the Writers
Colony in Eureka Springs, and most significantly donating several truck loads of furniture for ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover
at Camp Barnabas in Purdy, Missouri. In addition
to contributions to the retail home furnishings trade and to its local communities, Brashears has excelled in personal business
achievements and company leadership. These innovations resulted in increased sales and profit performance. They include developing
spreadsheet analysis to project container order using daily rate of sale and to place stock orders, using electronic media
in direct e-mail campaigns and in web marketing tools to drive new customers to stores and to
update existing customers, completing an electronic catalog with images, product information, and price and improving vendor
relationships. National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) serves
home furnishings retailers in all 50 states, Canada and overseas. Its corporate membership totals 2,750 representing over
10,000 stores. The mission of NHFA is to provide the products and services that enable retailers to operate their businesses
more efficiently and profitably. FOR MORE INFORMATION
– BRASHEARS FURNITURE Robert Hodgson, Brashears Furniture (479) 586.0446
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Arkansas Usury Arkansas Retailers are now able to charge up to 17%
interest on in-house loans. This is up from 5.5%. This change is due to the fact that we have a constitutional
ammendment pending that will make this change permanent. The Legislators at the U.S. Capital passed a sunset clause
that allows Arkansas to enact this now through December 31, 2010.
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