Press Release - October 17, 2009

NHFA Celebrates HomeFurnishings.com Launch With $5000 “Inspired Living Begins Here” Sweepstakes

HIGH POINT, NC – To celebrate the National Home Furnishings Association’s (NHFA) launch of their new consumer web portal, HomeFurnishings.com, NHFA is offering consumers a chance to win a $5000 “Inspired Living Begins Here” home furnishings shopping spree when they visit the HomeFurnishings.com web portal.

“The sweepstakes are designed to help draw consumers and attention to our new HomeFurnishings.com web portal,” stated Steve DeHaan, NHFA executive vice president. “Once consumers are there they will find content rich articles and photos to inspire them, advice from celebrity designers and color expert Kate Smith, room planner, buying guides, design tools and a retailer locator. Plus they can enter to win a $5000 “Inspired Living Begins Here” home furnishings shopping spree to use at one of our HomeFurnishings.com participating retailers.”

The sweepstakes will run Oct. 15 through December 31. The drawing will be held on January 15, 2010 and the winner will be notified by mail.

National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) is the nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted specifically to the needs and interests of home furnishings retailers. NHFA’s membership comprises 2500 business entities representing over 9,000 stores in all 50 states and several foreign countries.  NHFA’s mission and vision encompass the association’s commitment to helping home furnishings retailers operate highly profitable businesses that provide an exceptional level of service to the consumers who buy their furniture.  The mission of National Home Furnishings Association is to provide its members with the information, education, products and services they need to remain successful.  NHFA’s vision is to excel as the definitive resource for information and leadership for home furnishings retailers.

For more information about this article, please contact Karin Mayfield at (800) 888-9590, ext. 6134.