AMID STIFF AND QUALIFIED COMPETITION, Piereth Sales Associates has been named by Ebel Inc. as its Sales Representative of the Year. Piereth Sales Associates received its award at Ebel’s national sales meeting, just prior to Casual Market Chicago. The award is given to the representative organization that attains superior sales…

PATRICIA (PATSY) PERKINS, who helped Walter Perkins Jr. start and grow Hatteras Hammocks (which later became The Hammock Source), died on November 4, after a courageous battle with cancer. She attended Meredith College and graduated from East Carolina University. After graduating, she began a teaching career, which she left to…

OW LEE presented Dave Digirolamo & Associates with the Sales Representative of the Year Award. This special presentation was made at Casual Market Chicago.

Digirolamo has been selling OW Lee products since 1994 and has successfully developed OW Lee’s markets in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Digirolamo started in…

OW LEE (Ontario, California), manufacturer of high-end outdoor furniture, firepits, and accessories, was honored with its fourth straight Manufacturer of the Year Award at the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) Apollo Awards at Casual Market Chicago. The event was full of excitement as manufacturers and specialty stores gathered to celebrate…

ATTENDEES AT CASUAL MARKET CHICAGO were the first to hear Agio USA’s plans about its new domestic fulfillment program, intended to help cater to the needs of smaller retailers. According to Andy Sokol, Agio’s vice president for sales/retail stores, effective immediately, retailers are able to begin carrying select Agio collections…