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Nebraska Furniture Mart To Sell Wireless Phones, Services
June 29, 2010 From News
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha, Neb., has teamed with Simplexity to enable the furniture retailer to sell wireless products and services to online customers.
June 29, 2010 From News
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Omaha, Neb., has teamed with Simplexity to enable the furniture retailer to sell wireless products and services to online customers.
Hump Day Video: Warren Buffett on Berkshire Hathaway, Economy
June 16, 2010 From News
Investment guru Warren Buffett spoke with Fox Business during last month's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) and (NYSE: BRK-B) annual meeting.
June 16, 2010 From News
Investment guru Warren Buffett spoke with Fox Business during last month's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) and (NYSE: BRK-B) annual meeting.
April 2010 From Home Furnishings Business
While the furniture industry logged one of the worst economic years in history last year, at least one specialty retailer sees the industry as a holy grail for growth.
Berkshire Hathaway 4Q Profit Soars
March 1, 2010 From News
Fourth quarter profit for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway jumped on recovery of derivatives tied to the world's stock markets.
March 1, 2010 From News
Fourth quarter profit for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway jumped on recovery of derivatives tied to the world's stock markets.
September 29, 2009 From News
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s furniture companies–Jordan’s Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings and Star Furniture–have underwritten the redesign of the Affie Award presented by the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. It was designed by furniture designer Mark Tucker III.
Logging on For Sales School
July 2009 From Home Furnishings Business
Internet-Based Sales Training Can Be a Valuable Part of the Retail Education Process
July 2009 From Home Furnishings Business
Internet-Based Sales Training Can Be a Valuable Part of the Retail Education Process
Stimulus Initiatives Stimulate CORT
June 12, 2009 From News
Berkshire Hathaway's CORT, Fairfax, Va., has seen rapid growth in demand for its rental services from federal agencies and contractors marshalling support for economic stimulus projects.
June 12, 2009 From News
Berkshire Hathaway's CORT, Fairfax, Va., has seen rapid growth in demand for its rental services from federal agencies and contractors marshalling support for economic stimulus projects.
Buffett Laments 2008, Takes Blame for Results
March 2, 2009 From News
Even Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) isn't immune from the tumultuous economy.
March 2, 2009 From News
Even Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) isn't immune from the tumultuous economy.
Census Counting on CORT's Furniture Rentals
February 3, 2009 From News
CORT, Fairfax, Va., has been selected to supply more than 165,300 pieces of furniture for 500 U.S. Census Bureau offices nationwide as the agency gears up for the 2010 count.
February 3, 2009 From News
CORT, Fairfax, Va., has been selected to supply more than 165,300 pieces of furniture for 500 U.S. Census Bureau offices nationwide as the agency gears up for the 2010 count.
WithIt Hosts Las Vegas Panel
January 26, 2009 From News
The Western regional chapter of WithIt (Women in the Home Furnishings Industry Today), along with World Market Center, will host an educational and professional networking event featuring an expert panel of industry leaders to speak about trends in the predicted growth categories of home entertainment and home office furnishings.
January 26, 2009 From News
The Western regional chapter of WithIt (Women in the Home Furnishings Industry Today), along with World Market Center, will host an educational and professional networking event featuring an expert panel of industry leaders to speak about trends in the predicted growth categories of home entertainment and home office furnishings.
CORT Completes $72 Million Acquisition
November 2008 From News
CORT, a furniture rental company that has served 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, announced Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Aaron Rents’ Corporate Furnishings division. CORT, which has been part of Berkshire Hathaway since 2000, purchased the unit for $72 million. The deal expands its coverage to 70 of the top metro markets in the United States, making it the only national furniture rental company, according to the company’s announcement Thursday. CORT has expanded beyond furniture rental to assist companies with recruitment and retention services that include locating apartments, handling utility connections, arranging for storage solutions and, even,
November 2008 From News
CORT, a furniture rental company that has served 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies, announced Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Aaron Rents’ Corporate Furnishings division. CORT, which has been part of Berkshire Hathaway since 2000, purchased the unit for $72 million. The deal expands its coverage to 70 of the top metro markets in the United States, making it the only national furniture rental company, according to the company’s announcement Thursday. CORT has expanded beyond furniture rental to assist companies with recruitment and retention services that include locating apartments, handling utility connections, arranging for storage solutions and, even,
Nebraska Furniture Mart Wins Top HR Award
September 2008 From News
The Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City, Ks., has been named a winner of one of the human resources profession’s highest awards. The Society for Human Resource Management presented a Competitive Workforce Award to NFM as part of the organization’s Human Capital Leadership Awards, according to an announcement Thursday. The Nebraska Furniture Mart, one of the nation’s largest home furniture stores, was selected for an outreach program to the Hispanic community. The retailer was finding that the volume of job applications wasn’t meeting its staffing needs. Recognizing the potential of a previously untapped labor pool, the Hispanic community in Kansas City, it designed
September 2008 From News
The Nebraska Furniture Mart in Kansas City, Ks., has been named a winner of one of the human resources profession’s highest awards. The Society for Human Resource Management presented a Competitive Workforce Award to NFM as part of the organization’s Human Capital Leadership Awards, according to an announcement Thursday. The Nebraska Furniture Mart, one of the nation’s largest home furniture stores, was selected for an outreach program to the Hispanic community. The retailer was finding that the volume of job applications wasn’t meeting its staffing needs. Recognizing the potential of a previously untapped labor pool, the Hispanic community in Kansas City, it designed
House Money
September 2008 From Home Furnishings Business
As many as 31 percent of households are “credit constrained,” and new store charge cards, mortgages and new car loans are largely out of reach for those shoppers due to their less-than-perfect credit, according to researchers. However, most of these consumers can easily buy new furniture thanks to in-house credit programs at retailers like Badcock Furniture whose lending programs are far more flexible and locally focused than other major credit issuers. At the 314-store Badcock & More chain, a personal bankruptcy doesn’t automatically disqualify a shopper from buying furniture or appliances on credit. President and CEO Don Marks said the willingness of
September 2008 From Home Furnishings Business
As many as 31 percent of households are “credit constrained,” and new store charge cards, mortgages and new car loans are largely out of reach for those shoppers due to their less-than-perfect credit, according to researchers. However, most of these consumers can easily buy new furniture thanks to in-house credit programs at retailers like Badcock Furniture whose lending programs are far more flexible and locally focused than other major credit issuers. At the 314-store Badcock & More chain, a personal bankruptcy doesn’t automatically disqualify a shopper from buying furniture or appliances on credit. President and CEO Don Marks said the willingness of
Furniture Training Company Certifies 2,000
July 2008 From News
The Furniture Training Company (FTC), North Logan, Utah, announced recently that more than 2,000 furniture sales associates have successfully completed its online sales training course and have been certified as Furniture Fundamentalists Specialists. The FTC’s online courses, including “Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge,” are being used by more than 150 furniture retailers. The company’s release quoted several retailers, including Jeff Moran, owner of Lapeer Furniture and Mattress Company in Michigan: “Online training programs from The Furniture Training Company have greatly increased our employee knowledge and skill levels. As our associates become better at their jobs, they sell more furniture, waste fewer customers visiting
July 2008 From News
The Furniture Training Company (FTC), North Logan, Utah, announced recently that more than 2,000 furniture sales associates have successfully completed its online sales training course and have been certified as Furniture Fundamentalists Specialists. The FTC’s online courses, including “Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge,” are being used by more than 150 furniture retailers. The company’s release quoted several retailers, including Jeff Moran, owner of Lapeer Furniture and Mattress Company in Michigan: “Online training programs from The Furniture Training Company have greatly increased our employee knowledge and skill levels. As our associates become better at their jobs, they sell more furniture, waste fewer customers visiting
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Community College Collaboration Wins Award
June 2008 From News
A collaboration between Nebraska Furniture Market and Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCCC) has won an award from the local chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, according to a report from the Kansas City Kansan. KCKCC has offered a series of four programs for the past three years to improve relationships and communications with the furniture retailer’s non-speaking English employees. Those programs include “Cross-Cultural Training”, “Command Spanish for Warehousing”, “Command Spanish for Retail” and “English in the Workplace”. “We could not have done it without the college; it’s been an outstanding series,” Denise Simmons, human resources training specialist for NMF, told
June 2008 From News
A collaboration between Nebraska Furniture Market and Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCCC) has won an award from the local chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, according to a report from the Kansas City Kansan. KCKCC has offered a series of four programs for the past three years to improve relationships and communications with the furniture retailer’s non-speaking English employees. Those programs include “Cross-Cultural Training”, “Command Spanish for Warehousing”, “Command Spanish for Retail” and “English in the Workplace”. “We could not have done it without the college; it’s been an outstanding series,” Denise Simmons, human resources training specialist for NMF, told
