Deals

Former Furniture Store Sold for $1.4 Million

Hoke Investment Company, LLC, recently merged Pelican Cottage and The Flamingo’s Nest Furniture Store into one new store, Pelicans and Flamingos.

11/30/2018 By Staff

Retail

Sarasota Architectural Salvage Opens New Showroom

The new location is the company's first in a traditional retail shopping center.

10/24/2018 By Staff

Design

Furniture Company Picked for Model Home Interior Design

Norris Furniture & Interiors was recently awarded the interior design contract for a new model home in the Genoa neighborhood of Lakewood Ranch.

09/19/2018 By Staff

Design

Online Retailer Launches New Site for Environmentally Friendly Furniture

Sarasota's JMX Brands, an online furniture retailer, recently launched Eco Friendly Digs.

08/01/2018 By Staff

Retail

Boutique Hires New Design Consultant

Pecky, a furniture, gifts and accessories store located in downtown Sarasota, recently hired Kristin Tolbert.

06/20/2018 By Staff

Deals

Furniture Maker Leases Huge New Space

Windward Design Group recently signed a long-term lease for a 281,276-square-foot industrial facility.

05/10/2018 By Staff

Retail

Design Seminar Scheduled for April 5

Richard Tharp, a sales representative and brand ambassador for the furniture manufacturer Baker, is leading a design seminar at the Sarasota location of Robb & Stucky.

03/15/2018 By Staff

Retail

Amish Furniture Retailer Picks New Customer Experience Manager

Sarasota's JMX Brands, which sells Amish furniture online under the brand name DutchCrafters, recently hired Amanda Stutzman.

02/22/2018 By Staff

Retail

New Pop-Up Furniture and Home Goods Store Opens

Hand Picked SRQ recently opened in the Burns Court neighborhood.

02/16/2018 By Staff

Design

Sarasota Company Completes Interior Design for New Aruba Condos

Sarasota's Abitar Furnishings recently completed the interior design and furnishing of five new condominiums at Aruba's Costa Linda Beach Resort.

01/30/2018 By Staff

Retail

New Office Furniture Store Opens Jan. 11

Sarasota's new Office Furniture & Design Concepts is the second location for the company, which is headquartered in Fort Myers.

01/08/2018 By staff

New hires

Furniture Retailer Names New Customer Experience Manager

Sarasota's JMX Brands, which sells Amish furniture online under the brand name DutchCrafters, recently promoted Alex Miller.

12/06/2017 By staff

New hires

Online Furniture Retailer Names New Business, Finance Manager

Sarasota's JMX Brands recently promoted Ross Wiemken.

11/14/2017 By staff

Retail

Furniture Manufacturer Named to List of Fastest-Growing U.S. Companies

JMX Brands was recently ranked No. 2,449 on Inc. magazine’s 2017 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

09/25/2017 By staff

Retail

Online Furniture Business Named to List of Fastest-Growing Companies

Sarasota's JMX Brands was recently named to Internet Retailer magazine’s Mid-Market 500.

08/31/2017 By staff

Score!

Sam June is the King of Junk

The visual curator for Norris Furniture & Interiors is the ultimate treasure hunter.

10/26/2016 By Ilene Denton

Tech

Microsoft Recognizes Amish Furniture Manufacturer for Smart Product Recommendation System

Microsoft earlier this month highlighted DutchCrafters, a Sarasota-based online retailer for handmade Amish furniture, for its use of Recommendations API, Microsoft's product recommendation software.

10/24/2016 Research by staff