Association Blog

For days on end, Howell Furniture’s Facebook feed ran a string of public service announcements. Again. Tropical Storm Imelda poured 43 inches of rain onto Beaumont and other communities in Southeast Texas last month, triggering floods that nearly matched the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. Howell co-owner Shawn Hanley kept the Beaumont-based company’s social media channels updated with encouragement and information. Where could residents find food, water, and other supplies? Where could they launder their dirty clothes? What should they do with soaked furnishings? How could they report their losses? Whom could they trust to make repairs?

Some underprivileged youngsters got more than a soccer match when they showed up at Exploria Stadium in Orlando this month. Home Furnishings Association member City Furniture teamed up with Orlando City Soccer Club to surprise the children with new twin-size beds and bedding at the first-ever Delivering Hope Pajama Party on Oct. 4. “This was a great launch for the Delivering Hope program, bringing the kids an evening to remember at Exploria Stadium and the ongoing health benefits of supportive, restful sleep,” said City Furniture President Andrew Koenig. “As our partnership with Orlando City Soccer Club continues growing, the Delivering

Asking Randy Coconis to pick a favorite furniture promotion is like asking a mother to pick her favorite child. You’re wasting your time. But ask Coconis to pick his most meaningful furniture promotion and there’s no hesitation. In fact, it’s going on throughout October at Coconis Furniture’s five stores in Ohio. The Home Furnishings Association member, in partnership with a local television station and health care company, is offering free mammograms to women with no health insurance or whose insurance doesn’t provide for the testing. There’s nothing to buy – customers walk in, pick up a certificate and schedule an

Heaven knows how many awards and honorary degrees Home Furnishings Association member Jake Jabs has accumulated in his lifetime. “Let’s just say a lot,” said Jabs, the president and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse, with a chuckle. But Sunday night’s tribute might have been the most memorable, he said. Jabs was inducted into the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame during High Point Market. Three other industry icons joined him: Clement “Clem” M. Lange, co-founder and chairman of Best Chairs, Inc., Best Home Furnishings; Paul Maitland-Smith, founder of Maitland-Smith Ltd. and Theodore Alexander; and Jim McIngvale, founder and owner of Gallery Furniture.