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- Furniture industry bounces back from the recession –Sun Sentinel
- "In a strange way, the recession was a blessing in disguise," said Koenig, vice president of operations for City Furniture, based in Tamarac. The recession that started in 2007 helped the furniture retailer identify ways in which it was being wasteful, how it could run more efficiently and how to create a better work environment for its employees
- City Furniture establishes after-school clubhouse for girls –Furniture Today
- Fifty girls at Arcola Lake Elementary School in Liberty City opened the door to their new dream room this week – the Embrace Girls Foundation’s princess-style after-school clubhouse
- City Furniture goes pink to raise awareness about breast cancer –Furniture Today
- City Furniture is going pink in a big way this month, aiming to raise awareness about breast cancer and the importance of early detection while paying tribute to Doreen Koenig, the late wife of CEO Keith Koenig.
- This time, City’s Keith Koenig gets the ice bucket –Furniture Today
- City Furniture President Keith Koenig took a soaking and challenged friends and competitors Jeff Seaman of Rooms To Go, Bobby Baer of Baer’s and Carlos Capo of El Dorado Furniture (or someone they would designate) to do the same in the name of ALS awareness and finding a cure for the disease.
- City Furniture’s ‘leap of faith’ laid groundwork for expansion –Miami Herald
- Penny-pinching strategies, quick delivery and a solid management team are keys to City Furniture’s achievement.…
- City Furniture switches its fleet to natural gas –Sun Sentinel
- With gasoline and diesel now running around $4 per gallon, more companies in South Florida are switching their vehicles to compressed natural gas…
- South Florida-based City Furniture plans to expand into Central Florida, opening two showrooms in The Villages –Orlando Sentinel
- City Furniture plans to put its stores in space now occupied by Southern Lifestyles at Lake Sumter Landing and the Showcase Direct showroom in the La Plaza Grande shopping center.…
- City Furniture expanding to Central Florida –Sun Sentinel
- South Florida's City Furniture chain is opening its first stores in central Florida.…
- City Furniture contest aids school kids’ sleep– The Palm Beach Post
- City Furniture says sleep is a valuable school supply your child may be missing.…
- Ashley Furniture opens new location in West Palm Beach – South Florida Business Journal
- In conjunction with its five-store South Florida expansion, City Furniture added new jobs and opened an Ashley Furniture Homestore in West Palm Beach this month
- City Furniture Partners with Habitat for Humanity To Boost Used Furniture Donations – Multiple Sources
- City Furniture is helping Habitat for Humanity of Broward County in its efforts to collect donated used furniture…
- Wellness center to cater to more than 900 employees – Sun-Sentinel
- City Furniture has joined the growing number of South Florida corporations that now offer on-site healthcare clinics for employees and their families....
- City Furniture's new ads focus on friendly soft-sell – Furniture Today
- City Furniture has begun airing a new series of soft-sell television commercials, focusing on concepts such as family, community and the Top 100 company's green commitment, instead of price...
- City Furniture Expanding Throughout South Florida – The Miami Herald
- Sales at City Furniture haven't returned to the boom days of 2006, but owner Keith Koenig is ready to start investing in the future...
- S. Fla. Businessman Provided Blessed Bedding for Pope's Cuba Trip – CBS Miami
- Being the spiritual leader of one billion Catholics worldwide can be tiring. So when 84-year-old Pope Benedict XVI travels to Cuba to celebrate masses, meet with the country's leaders, and bless ordinary Cubans, the church wants to make sure the pontiff will be well rested...
- Intrapreneurs: Innovators and Risk Takers of the Corporate World – South Florida Business Journal
- No, it's not a typo. Intrapreneurship is simply a unique way to refer to entrepreneurship in a corporate or large organizational setting...
- Furniture Retailers Share Their Stories – Furniture World
- Entrepreneurs tend to create and/or attract “firsts”. Kevin Koenig’s vision took flight in the summer of 1971…
- Cooper Lighting supplies indoor and outdoor LED lighting for City Furniture's new 94,000-square-foot superstore – LEDs Magazine
- Retailer City Furniture has opened a new 94,000-ft2 superstore in Boca Raton, Florida and 98% of the lighting in the building is LED based…
- City Furniture Goes Green in Boca – Sun-Sentinel
- Tamarac based City Furniture will open a $12 million-plus superstore showroom in Boca Raton on Thursday. The 93,680 square-foot complex will feature...
- City Furniture raises $37,000 for Hospice by the Sea and FAU, at grand opening – Boca Raton Tribune
- City Furniture celebrated the grand opening of its new, “green” City Furniture and Ashley Furniture HomeStores superstore on Airport Road in Boca Raton recently with a silent auction that raised more than…