The American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis Names 4 New Members to The Corridor of Fame
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Furnishings World Information Desk on
5/29/2025
Pictured Left to proper: Jeff Little one, Norman Waxman, Stan Pauley and Invoice Hinks.
4 influential
{industry} leaders can be inducted into the American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame on Oct. 26 through the Excessive Level
Market. Becoming a member of the present 139 members of the Corridor of Fame are Jeffrey S. Little one, president, R.C. Willey Residence
Furnishings; William A. Hinks, founder and chairman, Furnishings Mart USA; Stanley F. Pauley, former CEO and chairman,
Carpenter Co.; and Norman Waxman, Norman Waxman Consulting.
“This 12 months’s class of inductees represents the core values of superior accomplishments and enduring
excellence by two retailers, a producer and a provider,” says Satya Tiwari, president of the American Residence
Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis Board of Administrators. “Every has impacted the {industry} with innovation, and
every represents excessive private character and moral requirements. They encourage all of us and have been discovered
worthy of the {industry}’s most prestigious honor.”
A seven-member choice committee, composed of representatives from numerous segments of the {industry}, selected this
12 months’s inductees based mostly on their contributions to the expansion and growth of the house furnishings {industry}
within the U.S. The committee makes use of a points-based analysis system grounded on 4 foundations: enduring excellence,
superior accomplishments, innovation and creativity, and philanthropic generosity. The nameless committee has spent
5 months fastidiously vetting every candidate. In figuring out this 12 months’s slate, they famous the next
about their worthiness to be inducted.
Jeffrey S. Little one, president, has grown the High 10 retailer fivefold in his 24-year tenure as president of R.C. Willey
Residence Furnishings, a Berkshire Hathaway firm based mostly in Salt Lake Metropolis. He started working within the household
enterprise when he was 14 waxing the warehouse flooring after which working his approach up as a gross sales affiliate, purchaser and
merchandise supervisor the place he developed his nice love for furnishings. Below his management a completely built-in
provide chain has enhanced its aggressive edge by offering distinctive flexibility, effectivity and innovation.
Recognized for sharing methods for achievement not simply inside his firm but in addition with different retailers, the retailer of
furnishings, home equipment, electronics and flooring operates 10 shops and three distribution facilities in Utah, Nevada,
Idaho and California.
William A. Hinks, founder and chairman of Furnishings Mart USA began promoting used furnishings in 1977, changing into a
serial entrepreneur who supplies customers in rural markets with the entry to a variety of manufacturers sometimes solely
present in metropolitan shops. The High 40 retailer affords a holistic resolution in six midwestern states together with
furnishings, flooring and design providers supported by an in-stock, speedy supply community. With a mission to
rework “homes into houses, staff into household and clients into pals,” the three-generation
household enterprise based mostly in Sioux Falls, S.D., owns most of its 60 storefront and warehouse properties. The Precedence
Gross sales program companions with 9 Native American Reservations to offer non-public funding to tribal members, thereby
enabling many to purchase furnishings for the primary time.
Stanley F. Pauley grew to become President of Richmond-based Carpenter Co. seven years after E. Rhodes Carpenter was based
in 1950 as a latex foam distributor. Over the following 60-plus years, he constructed the corporate into the world’s
largest vertically built-in producer of polyurethane foams used for upholstery, bedding, carpet cushioning,
furnishings and fabrication, and different shopper merchandise. {An electrical} engineer by schooling, Mr. Pauley possessed an
unwavering dedication to steady enchancment and creating modern foam options for its clients. He
was recognized for his consideration to each element of the enterprise, at all times doing issues the suitable approach and maintaining a tally of
decreasing waste, selling sustainability and working towards circularity. The corporate employs some 7,000 individuals at
its greater than 70 manufacturing amenities positioned all over the world.
Norman Waxman, Norman Waxman Consulting, has been an advisor and mentor to dozens of producers and retailers who
have sought his good counsel as an insightful coach. His profession started in upholstery gross sales, increasing into govt
administration positions for Schnadig Corp., Rowe Furnishings Corp., Quaker Materials and Corson Furnishings Inds. An astute
enterprise strategist and group builder, he was an early adopter of merchandising the entire room by correlated
teams and growing manufacturers by increasing market share by the export enterprise and fascinating with retail
clients as companions. He’s recognized for rising expertise by govt growth based mostly on a basis of
belief as the suitable solution to conduct enterprise. A socially accountable chief and philanthropist, Mr. Waxman has at all times
represented the best moral requirements.
The Corridor of Fame is supported by these Pacesetter Sponsors of the 2025 Induction Celebration: Presenting Sponsor, SURYA/International Views/Mitchell Gold + Bob Mitchell; Welcoming Sponsor, Ashley Furnishings Inds.; Leaders Circle Occasion Sponsor, ManWah; Cocktail Occasion Sponsor, ANDMORE; Inductee Video Sponsor, SURYA/International Views/Mitchell Gold + Bob Mitchell; After Occasion Sponsor, Tempur Sealy; Elevator Poster Sponsor, Loloi; Corridor of Fame Tech Sponsor, La-Z-Boy Included; Registration Sponsor, Glen Raven; Celebration Sponsors, Springs Inventive and Karen McNeill; Touring Displays Sponsor, Carpenter Firm; Management Sponsor, Crestview Collections; Pattern Spotter Seminar Sponsor, Markor Worldwide Residence Furnishings; Paul Broyhill Leaders Sponsor, ANDMORE. Platinum Sponsors are Hooker Furnishings, Broyhill Household Basis, and Wayfair. Gold Sponsors are Gat Creek, Raymour & Flanigan, Leggett & Platt, and Levin Furnishings. Silver Sponsors are: Excessive Level Market Authority, Coconis Furnishings and Mattress 1st. For Journal Promoting a Bronze Sponsor is Gardner-White.
About The American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc.
The American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc., is an industry-wide group based to protect its
historical past, to have fun distinctive people who’ve made extraordinary contributions to the U.S. residence furnishings
{industry}, to encourage the following era of modern leaders and to interact the group with the world of residence
furnishings. Our new residence, which opened in April 2023, is an emblem of the Residence Furnishings Capital of the
World™ the place the {industry} gathers, the place we honor our leaders and inform our tales, and the place we study by
reveals, seminars, and audio system. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit group, funds help our historical past and management
programming. The group is predicated in Excessive Level, North Carolina, at 311 S. Hamilton St., and may be reached at
336.882.5900 or by visiting www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com.
