Meridian Furniture Expands Sales Force in Southeast and Midwest

Meridian Furniture has increased its sales force to cover 13 additional states. Areas of the country with expanded representation include: Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, North and South Carolina, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.

According to Mitch Hodges, Vice President of Sales, as a fast-growing brand, Meridian Furniture continues to attract A+ sales professionals who are able to help retailers curate a fashion-forward line. More than 10,000 skus can bring excitement to sales floors and attract new audiences, while also leveraging the brand’s dynamic platform and speed to market, company officials said.

Meridian’s inventory-rich model (the company is more than 90 percent in-stock at any given time) is coupled with the ability to ship goods from its 400,000-square-foot warehouse in New Jersey — just 24 hours after an order is placed — with white-glove delivery and drop-shipping options, according to a news release.

“We have been growing exponentially on the brick-and-mortar front in large part because of the sales team we are building,” Hodges said. “Each of our sales representatives not only comes to the table with deep experience with independent retailers and their markets, but also intimately understands the omnichannel reality in which dealers must operate in order to be successful today.”

In advance of the High Point Market, Meridian is spotlighting its sales team on social channels like Instagram with posts showcasing the reps and their territories including: Steve Emold (Illinois and Wisconsin); Jerry Lloyd (North and South Carolina); Danielle Carlson (Ohio and Indiana); Paul Ciciarelli (Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire); Dale Kaminski (Tennessee and Kentucky); Brooks Roughton (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana); Nick Byers (Texas and Oklahoma); Jackie Brown (Louisiana and Mississippi), and Chuck Thiele (Minnesota, and North and South Dakota.)

“Our goal is not only to make retailers aware of the expertise available to them in their markets, but also to celebrate their contributions to the growth of this company and that of our customers,” Hodges said.

Meridian Furniture supplies leading retailers and designers with upholstered furniture designs and case goods for nearly every room in the home. With a constant flow of new product in multiple categories, in stock and ready for delivery, the company is leading the way in trend-right goods that appeal to how consumers want to live and shop today, according to a news release.