Slumberland Furniture

History & Background

Slumberland first opened as a mattress specialty shop in 1967. Since then, we have expanded our product mix and grown to 126 stores in 12 states, with store size ranging from 12,000 to 45,000 square feet. All stores are located in premium retail locations with exceptional visibility and strong demographic retail profiles. Slumberland stores are professionally decorated, featuring spot lighting and dramatic color and design treatment. Slumberland is a privately held company with 27 years of franchising experience. Our franchising strategy is unique, and a significant part of our growth strategy; we are the only full line / name brand furniture store in the United States that franchises. Our 126 stores include both company owned and franchise stores.

Strategy

The Slumberland approach is best defined by our brand position: we won't sell style without value and we won't sell value without style. Our commitment to providing furniture that "lives the way you do" allows us to focus on furnishing the rooms in the home where comfort and style are valued equally: the family/living room/den, casual dining/kitchen area and the master bedroom. We take pride in our strong partnerships with some of America's most trusted furniture brands: La-Z-Boy, Sealy, Simmons, Natuzzi leather and more. Furnishing the rooms where people really live means we concentrate on mattresses, upholstered (leather & fabric) sofas, reclining sofas, sleep sofas, master bedroom furniture, reclining chairs, casual dining, home office and home entertainment.

Product Distribution

Although the Slumberland family of stores is a regional, not national, chain, our volume is significant to some of the nation's largest manufacturers. In fact, we're proud to be America's largest seller of La-Z-Boy products, and the Midwest's largest seller of Sealy and Simmons mattresses. No other regional furniture retailer has achieved our level of market penetration. For the franchise owner, there's great advantage to merchandising as part of the Slumberland program: our merchandise niche is clearly defined; our priority is on fast-turning product; the thrust of our merchandise plan is at middle and middle-high price points, the high volume segment of furniture business in the United States. We distribute furniture to our stores through three regional distribution centers (St. Paul-MN, Baraboo-WI, & Beresford-SD), which allows us to ship complete truckloads with a mix of different merchandise. Trucks are scheduled to meet our stores' merchandise needs so the stores do not need to maintain large inventory levels.

Marketing & Advertising

Slumberland Furniture's marketing philosophy combines convenient, high profile locations with name brand merchandise, high impact advertising, and a value-added approach to the customer.

Advertising is a key component of our marketing strategy. Slumberland is a dominant advertiser and we strive to be #1 in top-of-mind-awareness for home furnishings.

Another important element of our marketing philosophy is the value-added approach. We were one the first retailers to offer an extended comfort guarantee on mattresses, one part of our Mattress Plus program which includes:
· 60 night 100% comfort guarantee
· Mattress removal option with delivery of a new set
· Guaranteed low price: we won't be undersold!
We are always seeking new ways to provide value to the customer to make Slumberland the store of choice in every market.

Corporate Values & Mission Statement

Our corporate culture is defined by our Values and our Mission Statement. Together, these principles form the foundation for everything we do as individual employees and as a company. Our Values and Mission help to create a company that people like to do business with, that employees like to work for, and that a community is proud to have as a member.

     1. We will conduct our business with uncompromising honesty and integrity.

     2. Recognizing that people are our most important assets, we provide rewarding employment and cultivate an atmosphere of Love, Dignity and Respect for all associates, customers and vendors of Slumberland.

     3. We are individually and corporately committed to excellence: we do it right the first time. We are dedicated to personal growth, always willing to learn new skills and continually striving to be the best at what we do.

     4. We are good citizens. We encourage participation in community affairs. We contribute to worthy causes.

     5. We work to grow wisely, and seek to earn a profit and return on investment in an effort to provide security and material benefits for all of our associates and their families.

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