PHOENIX - Bobby Martin has joined Dansons, Inc. as senior vice president of Product. Bobby brings more than 16 years of management and leadership experience from his roles at Cabela’s, Li and Fung, and Big R retail centers.

In his role at Dansons, Martin will be leading all product and engineering teams toward strategic development of products and accessories throughout the grilling category. This effort will include leading product innovations and line expansion. In addition, Martin will be leading the procurement and sourcing efforts across the organization to improve operational effectiveness and enhance go-to-market speed.

“Bobby brings a breadth…

CHICAGO - OW Lee, a manufacturer of high-end outdoor furniture, fire pits, and accessories located in Ontario, Calif., presented Dave Digirolamo and Jeff Glarrow with the Sales Rep of the Year award for 2018. This special presentation was made during a sales meeting dinner at Harry Carey’s Steakhouse during the International Casual Furniture Market in Chicago, Illinois.

Dave Digirolamo has been selling O.W. Lee since 1994 and has successfully developed O.W. Lee in the Northern California and Northern Nevada regions. Dave D. started out in the business working for his father, Joe Digirolamo, who was also an esteemed sales…

The Westley is Enviro’s newest freestanding gas stove. It’s European cast iron outer construction creates a traditional esthetic with modern accents. It has a 180-degree viewing angle giving plenty of exposure to its high definition log set and stainless steel burner. The Westley is available in both a matte black finish or an antique bronze.

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HIGH POINT, NC - At the Market here this week, Watermark Living is presenting an interactive panel discussion aimed at helping full-line furniture retailers and interior designers realize opportunities in the home furnishings industry’s fastest-growing category.

Moderated by former Casual Living publisher Norman Hamilton and featuring both full-line and specialty store retailers, the special educational event is set for Monday morning, October 15 at 8 a.m. inside the Watermark Living showroom, conveniently located at 205 South Main Street in High Point.

“In line with the seminar’s title, our panel of retailers will focus on the tools, ideas, products…

STORIS has launched the latest addition to our Unified Commerce Solution, CXM: Customer Experience Management. CXM is an in-store technology application designed to empower retail sales associates to deliver exceptional customer experiences.

Leading technology consulting firm, Gartner, defines CXM as “the practice of designing and reacting to customer interactions to meet or exceed customer expectations and, thus, increase customer satisfaction, loyalty, and advocacy. It is a strategy that requires process change and technologies to accomplish.”

CXM is the first of STORIS’ Unified Commerce Solutions to be developed within the company’s new technical stack. The technology relies on a…

HIGH POINT, NC - Villa by Classic will debut its outdoor pillow collection at High Point Market. They are releasing this new collection in response to both the outdoor category’s recent growth and their customers’ desire for designer level textiles for outdoor use.

“Our customers love our indoor textiles and want the same design choice, material quality, and attractive price point in an outdoor line,” said Linda Minjares, vice president of Textiles and Rugs. “After a year of extensive development, we’re proud to debut a weather resistant, color fast outdoor collection that our customers can use to create inspired…

Memphis Wood Fire Grills, manufacturer of high-end wood pellet grills, has hired Ken Gardner as a new sales representative for the Southwest territory. Gardner is no stranger to Memphis Grills since he started at the company in fall 2014 as the business development manager. In summer 2017, Gardner and his wife, Diane, left Minnesota for a warmer climate, accepting a position as general manager of a large retail operation in Texas. After a year of his general manager position in Texas, he and his wife decided to join their son in Phoenix and return to Memphis Grills as the Southwest…

Pit Boss Grills has partnered with BBQ Bob (Robinson), an unofficial barbecue celebrity and the man credited as being the godfather of pellet grills. Born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, BBQ Bob found his barbecue roots early on and helped create the barrel lid that pellet grills are known for today. Not only has BBQ Bob won many barbecue competitions, he has also cooked at a legislative picnic and has helped raise national awareness for the pellet grill segment. He was the first pellet grill retailer in the Midwest through his stores in Kansas City. BBQ Bob stopped competing…