NHFA Honors Brashears Furniture, Stoney Creek Furniture
March 16, 2010Brashears Furniture, Berryville, Ark., led by Doug and Susan Brashears; and Stoney Creek Furniture, Stoney Creek, Ontario, led by Dennis Novosel, are National Home Furnishings Association's Retailers of the Year for 2010.
Brashears is the honoree in the category of annual sales of $10 million or less. Stoney Creek is the honoree with annual sales over $10 million.
NHFA's Retailer of the Year Awards are presented annually at the Spring High Point Market Furniture Industry Awards Gala. This year's Gala will be held on Monday, April 19, at 6:15 p.m. in the IHFC Ballroom, 11th Floor, Green Wing.
The recipients are selected for their outstanding contributions to the home furnishings industry, exemplary service to the community and personal business achievements. The award, signified by a crystal obelisk, is the highest honor the 90-year-old trade association can bestow upon a member.
Brashears Furniture 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.
In addition to membership in NHFA, Brashears' contributions to the home furnishings retail trade include membership in the Arkansas Homefurnishings Association and Home Furnishings Independents Association. Doug and his father, Vol, are both past presidents of the Arkansas Homefurnishings Association. Other memberships include Springfield Design Association and American Society of Interior Designers. Achievements and awards include Arkansas Dealer of the Year and Southwest Arkansas Dealer of the Year presented by the Arkansas Homefurnishings Association. Other honors include 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, furnishings for home tours to benefit Susan G. Komen Foundation, monies from customers' used furniture auction to local charities for people in need, and donating several truck loads of furniture for ABC's Extreme Home Makeover at Camp Barnabas in Purdy, Mo.
Brashears has excelled in personal business achievements and company leadership. These innovations resulted in increased sales and profit performance.
Forty years ago Stoney Creek Furniture, led by Founder and President Dennis Novosel, was a small-town store. In 1927 Dennis' father, Ivan, had immigrated to Canada from Croatia and operated a moving business and a used furniture business. When Dennis graduated from high school, he already had his own delivery business and after a short time as a draughtsman at Otis Elevator he turned to his own business full-time. However, his father who had retired when Dennis finished high school, encouraged Dennis to open a store on property the father had kept in the Golden Horseshoe between Niagara Falls and Toronto, today Canada’s wealthiest market.
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What a wonderful family success story. To be operating in the retail sector since 1935 and still offering creative goods and in a beautiful setting.
Brashears Furniture are a nicely designed and stylish one in Chicago. I think this is build for the furniture lovers who doesn't care about the price rather that its quality.