Bob’s Discount Furniture, PFP Golf Event Raises $447,000 for Charity

Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation and Planned Furniture Promotions raised more than $447,000 for local charities helping children in need during their 25th annual charity golf outing and dinner on July 17.

“This event is about the children in the communities we serve, and it’s a labor of love,” said Bob Kaufman, co-founder of Bob’s. . . . → Read More: Bob’s Discount Furniture, PFP Golf Event Raises $447,000 for Charity

American Grill Owners Fire Up the Grill on the Fourth of July

According to the 23rd annual Weber GrillWatch Survey, a whopping 90% of American grill owners fire up their backyard grill on the Fourth of July, a 9% jump from last year. Weber commissioned Toluna to field the 23rd annual Weber GrillWatch Survey. A total of 1,000 grill owners throughout the United States completed the online . . . → Read More: American Grill Owners Fire Up the Grill on the Fourth of July

Summer Classics donates to American Cancer Society Discovery Shop

Summer Classics, an outdoor furniture manufacturer and retailer, donated more than $68,000 worth of the company’s outdoor furnishings to the American Cancer Society’s Smith Mountain Lake Discovery Shop in Moneta, Va.

“All of us who volunteer here at the shop are especially appreciative of this fabulous donation from Summer Classics and our customers are thrilled,” . . . → Read More: Summer Classics donates to American Cancer Society Discovery Shop

Ikea Creates Assembly Videos

Retailer Ikea has launched its first set of assembly videos to help guide customers through the process of assembling some of its furniture items.

 Ikea’s first assembly video features a couple assembling the retailer’s Malm bed frame.

Designed to complement printed instructions, the short videos provide a visual reference for consumers and feature Ikea . . . → Read More: Ikea Creates Assembly Videos

Foster Kids Benefit from 261,000 Items

Sleep Train, a West Coast mattress retailer based here, collected more than 160,000 items for foster children last year as part of its award-winning Foster Kids Program.

And Northwest mattress retailer Sleep Country USA, owned by Sleep Train and based in Seattle, collected more than 101,000 items for foster children last year, more than in . . . → Read More: Foster Kids Benefit from 261,000 Items