Partners

Cantrex has worked for 50 years to build a powerful group of independent retailers in the furniture, household appliance, bedding, consumer electronics, photography, floor covering and home décor sectors. With more than 1,200 retail outlets and offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Cantrex is the largest group of its kind in Canada.

For more information contact: www.cantrex.com

Furniture Marketing Group (FMG) partners with over 50 major furniture suppliers & service companies. While collective buying remains the major focus, initiatives include financing programs, domestic & ocean freight programs, private label programs, and circular programs.

For more information contact: www.fmgbuyinggroup.com

Furniture First is a purchasing cooperative with 183 stock holder-members, representing over 395 furniture stores in 47 states.

For more information visit: www.furniturefirst.coop

Furniture World was founded in 1870 by several prominent home furnishings retailers. It is the oldest continuously published trade publication in the United States. FURNITURE WORLD also established the Bernice Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point NC, now a public foundation, which contains over 8,000 books on furniture and design dating from 1620.

For more information visit: www.furninfo.com

Home Furnishings Independent Association, the choice and voice of independent-thinking home furnishings professionals, offers business tools and solutions to help members operate more efficiently and, in return, more profitably. Members in the trade organization enjoy benefits designed specifically for their businesses which help members save money, streamline operations and stay better informed about the industry, which in turn allows them to offer exceptional service to their customers.

For more information visit: www.hfia.com

Home Hardware was created by and for independent Dealers who believed in a community that would serve the Canadian hardware retail industry's common good. As a testament to Home Hardware's guiding ethic - that community and the common good is simply good business - the company remains a genuinely 100% Canadian, Dealer owned and operated major retailer.

For more information visit: www.homehardware.ca

Impact Consulting Services, Inc. management consulting division has expertise in Strategy Formulation, Turnaround Management, Performance Monitoring, and Production of client-specific studies.

For more information visit: www.impactconsultingservices.com

National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) is the nation's largest organization devoted specifically to the needs and interests of home furnishings retailers. NHFA's membership comprises 2800 corporate entities representing 10,000 stores in all 50 states and several countries.

For more information contact: www.nhfa.org

Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA) membership provides home furnishings retailers access to valuable services and programs that assist in the growth, development and prosperity. Through membership, retailers enter into a profitable partnership with the leading home furnishings association in the West, accessing reliable resources and gaining invaluable support from industry experts.

For more information visit: www.whfa.org