User:SusanLesch/Room & Board
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S. |
Key people | John Gabbert (chairman, president and CEO) |
| Products | Furniture, home furnishings |
Number of employees | 700 |
| Website | http://www.roomandboard.com/ |
Room & Board is an American furniture and home furnishings company based in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Room & Board has 700 employees and operates about 10 stores in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.[1]
Room & Board sells 80% American-made furniture. The company partners with small, family-owned companies who create sofas, chairs, and tables and office, bedroom, and outdoor furniture.[2]
John Gabbert founded the company in 1980.[1] Offerings through a print catalog and website, Shop From Home is the fastest-growing segment of Room & Board's business.[1] Hoover's lists Euromarket, IKEA and Pier 1 Imports as competitors.[1]
Room & Board's products are sometimes featured in The New York Times.[3] Most recently, throw pillows were part of a makeover of a bachelor's apartment. Also in 2010, House Beautiful magazine gave away a velvet chair.[4][5] "It's so nice," said Nichole Rallis, an opera singer and student of music who found the Room & Board item near Astor Place in Manhattan.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Room & Board, Inc". Hoover's. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ "About Us". Room & Board. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ Hamilton, William L. (May 5, 2005). "Day and Night, You Are the One". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ Scelfo, Julie (March 3, 2010). "From Bachelor Pad to an Adult's Home, for $8,000". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Green, Penelope (March 10, 2010). "House Beautiful Invites New Yorkers to Take a Seat, Literally". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
External link
[edit]Category:Retail companies established in 1980 Category:Home decor retailers Category:Retail companies of the United States Category:Companies based in Minnesota