Nebraska Furniture Mart Details

Contact Phone : (402) 255-6327
web address : www.nebraskafurnituremart.com
Business Category: Ret Furniture Ret Floor Covering Ret Household Appliances in Omaha, NE
Industry : Furniture Stores
Address : 700 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE 68114-4614 (Map)
Location Type: Headquarters
Est. Annual Sales: $687,073,202
Est. of Employees: 2,844
Est. Empl. at Loc.: 1,827
Year Started: 1937
State of Incorp: NE
SIC Code: 5712
Contact's Name: Irvin Blumkin
Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway, Inc

Nebraska Furniture Mart is the largest home furnishings store in North America.It sells furniture, floors, appliances and furniture Electronics.Nebraska March is also known as NFM. NFM was founded in 1937 by Mrs.Rose Blumkin in Omaha, Nebraska.The legendary single-location Nebraska Furniture March has its inception in 1937, when Russian immigrant Rose Blumkin began selling furniture in a small shop on the marking out of a basement. His motto: Sell cheap and tell the truth! "This simple slogan has been the cornerstone of sales philosophy B and Mrs. Blumkin family for over 60 years. That philosophy led Nebraska Furniture in March to more than 60 years of uninterrupted growth in sales and has withstood the test of time to evolve Nebraska Furniture In March the nation's largest furniture store. She worked at the company until age 103 in 1983, Mrs. B sold a majority stake in Berkshire Hathaway with the famous handshake deal with Warren Buffett. NFM now has three stores. The Omaha store has more than 39,000 m2 of retail space and is at 310,000 m2. Kansas City, Kansas store is also 39,000 m2 of retail space and 360,000 m2 is in and is sitting in front of Kansas Speedway. A third store is in Des Moines , Iowa, and of 2200 m2 and sells appliances, carpeting and television.

Nebraska Furniture Mart is using new search technology from SLI Systems, Cupertino, Calif., on its Web site, www.nfm.com , that has made it easier for customers to find what they want and helped the retailer’s merchandising efforts.

Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. operates furniture stores in the United States. Its stores offer furniture, including bar and game tables, accents, cedar and sweater chests, lamps and lightings, mirrors, clocks, dining furniture, and living room and bedroom furniture; electronics, including audio and video equipment, cameras and camcorders, computers, and phones; and appliances

Nebraska Furniture Mart knows a thing or two about customer service.The company has always put extreme emphasis on giving customers the best deals and superior service in order to foster lifelong relationships.

OFFICERS:

Chairman and CEO: Irvin (Irv) Blumkin
President and COO: Ronald (Ron) Blumkin
CFO: Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail

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