Beyond the Top 100


Furniture/Today is compiling information for its annual Beyond the Top 100 feature.

This feature presents vital statistics on independent furniture stores across the U.S. It is not a ranking and is not based on sales volume. All sales figures will be published as Furniture/Today market research estimates.

Please submit all forms by Friday, May 16, 2008.

If you have any questions, please contact Dana French at (336) 605-1091 or email Dana at dfrench@reedbusiness.com.

Thank you for your participation!

Company name
President/CEO
   
Address
City
State
Zip
   
Phone
Fax
   
Web address
   
Contact person
Contact e-mail address

 


Is your company family-owned? Yes No

 


Year founded

 


How many employees do you have?
Total company
Sales staff

 


Number of stores
Currently
At the end of 2007

 


If you have stores in more than one city, please list cities.

 


Do you have any plans to open, expand, renovate or close stores in 2008?
      Where and when?
Open in 2008 Yes No
Expand or renovate existing sq. ft. Yes No
Close in 2008 Yes No

 

 


What price points do you carry? Check all that apply.
Low
Lower Middle
Upper Middle
High

 


Do you belong to a buying group? Yes No
If yes, which one?

 


TOTAL square feet of selling space for ALL stores sq. ft.

 


Average sales per sq. ft. $

 


What in-store manufacturer galleries do you have?
Manufacturer Average sq. ft./gallery
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.
sq. ft.

 


Who are your other major suppliers?
     

 


In 2007, what percentage of your total sales was from:
Furniture and bedding %
Decorative accessories, including lamps and area rugs %
Other merchandise %
      100%

 


If you sell other merchandise, what do you sell? Check ALL that apply.
Consumer electronics
Major appliances
Home textiles
Floor coverings, other than area rugs
Housewares
Gaming equipment
Other, please specify below

 



Were your 2007 total sales lower, about the same or higher than your 2006 total sales?
Lower by %
About the same  
Higher by %

 


2007 estimated TOTAL sales in millions $
 
If you can't give exact volume, please check range.
     Less than $5 million
     $5 million to $9,999,999
     $10 million to $14,999,999
     $15 million to $19,999,999 		     $20 million to $24,999,999
     $25 million to $29,999,999
     $30 million to $34,999,999
     $35 million or more

Thank you for your participation!