Sunday, August 31, 2008

Lowe's

Some furniture companies appear on the market and then they are quickly acquired by some stronger businesses. And other companies like Lowe's expand through years and get stronger.

Company profile. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse is an American chain of home improvement stores. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse was established in 1946. At the present time the company sells its products to millions of customer per week. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse operates more than a thousand and a half stores located all over the United States and in Canada. There are Lowe's Home Improvement stores in each and every US state. Lowe's Companies, Inc. is on the list of the first fifty companies of Fortune 500. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse chain is one of the leading hardware chains in the United States of America. The company offers a wide selection of laminate flooring, blinds, tools, appliances, power equipment, grills, composite decking, cailing fans, fasteners, general hardware, whirlpool baths, storm doors, plumbing supplies, garden products, lightning, tubs, lumber, paint, and so much more. The company is divided into several divisions according to the geographical position of the stores. The company sells furniture of the following brands in its stores: Alloc Inc, Bosch, Berry Floor, Char-Broil, EON, Choicedek, GE, Hillman, Frigidaire, Harbor Breeze, Hitachi, Olympic, Miracle Gro, Ortho, Kobalt, Kohler, John Deere, Levorlor, and many others.

Historical outline. The company was founded by Lucius S. Lowe. The very first Lowe's furniture store was opened in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The company specialized in retail of hardware and building materials. Lowe's company quickly expanded and many new stores were opened each year. In 1961 the company completed its public offering. The Home Depot has been the eternal rival of Lowe's Home Improvement since 1980s. In 1999, the company has acquired Eagle Hardware & Garden chain and expanded more. The company sponsors many different events and auto races. The company offers 401 plan for six month employment. Employees of the company can invest their money in the mutual funds and even in the company stock. The company always tries to make itself different from The Home Depot. The company focuses on retaining energized quality staffing.

Class action suits against Lowe's. There have been a lot of class action suits filed against Lowe's. Most were connected with employee payment system at Lowe's. People complained that variable rate overtime is a fraudulent practice used by Lowe's. These class action suits were filed in many US states: Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana. Most of them were settled quickly and the variable rate overtime ended in 2006.

Friday, August 22, 2008

Lowe's

In this blog there were so many things said about furniture, that there is almost nothing to say. There is only one thing that should always come to mind while choosing some new piece of furniture: it is more important than you think. You may think that furniture does not play that big role in your life, but it does. Beds and sofas are places where you spend one third of your life and accumulate energy to life and fight. If the bed is not good enough, you become uncompetitive, you lose, because you did not have enough sleep and do not feel well. The same with armchairs and table, especially with office furniture. If do not want to experience these troubles, choose the company worthy of you time and money. Maybe it is Lowe's?

Some info about the company. Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a publicly held company. The company was founded in 1946. At the present time the company is headquartered in Mooresville, North Carolina. The tagline of the company is: "Let us build something together. " Lowe's is a chain of home improvement and home appliances stores. At the present time the company operates more than a thousand stores all over the United States and in Canada. Lowe's offers a diverse range of furniture for bedroom, dining rooms, living rooms and home office. The company is ranked on the list of Fortune 500. Lowe's is considered to be the second chain of home improvement products and household appliances after Home Depot. The company operates a chain of retail stores all over the United States. The company operates its international home improvement stores in Canada and in 2009 Lowe's is going to open its stores in Mexico. Lowe's is ranked 45 on the Fortune 500 list. At the present time Lowe's is one of the leading home improvement chains in the United States.

Pros and cons of Lowe's. Lowe's products and services have their advantages and disadvantages. Some people say that furniture at Lowe's is overpriced. They state that the company does not follow price matching and some items are much more expensive at Lowe's than in other home improvement chains. Other people claim, that the prices are high because the company provides products of high quality. If you do not want to pay twice, it is always better to pay once, but some more. This is the politics of Lowe's furniture stores.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Rotmans Furniture

If some companies are looking for new ways to encourage entrepreneurship, they can check the history of Rotmans Furniture. The company has a rather successful scheme of starting own businesses; entrepreneur-ship seems part of the culture; working for your own commonplace. There is an assumption that if people fail and 46 per cent do so within five years - they will learn from their mistakes and start again. But there is also another case of Rotmans Furniture practice.

About the company. Rotmans Furniture is a furniture company. The company was founded in 1964. The company specializes in the production and retail of furniture, especially hand crafted furniture for bedroom, dining room, living room, home office; rugs, mirrors, bedding and numerous accessories. Besides, Rotmans Furniture provides different customization programs for upholstered furniture, home storage and home entertainment furniture. The company is considered to be one largest online furniture and carpet stores. Rotmans Furniture is one of the largest and oldest furniture manufacturers in the area. Furniture stores of the company are located in many states of the United States of America. Rotmans Furniture is a privately held company. Rotmans Furniture specializes in developing, designing and manufacturing of a complete line of furniture, leather furniture for all rooms. Rotmans Furniture provides sofas, beds, chairs, armchairs, recliners, sectionals, loveseats, ottomans and many other pieces of furniture and different related accessories. Besides, Rotmans Furniture is one of the leading companies in the furniture industry and is well known for its design and quality.

Rotmans Furniture complaints. Their advertisements are very colorful and nice. And if you would like to purchase their products, they will contact you as soon as possible to tell you more beautiful stories about their furniture and the advantages of shopping with them. During that Rotmans Furniture representatives would try to do everything to persuade you that the furniture is just for you and generally it is perfect. So many people fall for this. But if you reject the job at once, they would behave themselves rather aggressive and would become pushy and arrogant. But there were some cases when people agreed and then in accordance with some circumstance they wanted to cancel. Then Rotmans Furniture sales representatives came out in their true colors. First of all, they forget about everything they have just told you about the advantages of their company. They forget that their former customers can spread a word to their friends and families and colleagues and that is not how the business is doing.