Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. Key Employees
Name Job Title
Fast Facts
One Ashley Way, Arcadia, 54612-1218, Dale Barneson
Headquarters Address
United States of America
Chief Information Officer,
Dwain Jansson
Telephone + 1 800 4772222 Managing Partner - IT
Ronald G. (Ron) Wanek Chairman
Fax + 1 608 3236139
President, Chief Executive
Todd Wanek
Website www.ashleyfurniture.com Officer
Ticker Symbol, Stock Exchange N/A
Company Overview
Number of Employees 18,000
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. (Ashley), a
Fiscal Year End December
privately-owned company, is engaged in the
manufacture and retail of home furniture. The
Revenue (in US$ million) N/A
company’s products include a broad assortment
of furniture for living rooms, dining rooms,
bedrooms, entertainment centers, home offices
and related home accessories. It also offers
imported furniture items. Ashley sells it
SWOT Analysis merchandise through Ashley Furniture
HomeStores and other retailers. It owns and
Strengths Weaknesses operates manufacturing facilities in the US,
China and Vietnam. Ashley Furniture Industries,
Inc. principally operates in Canada, Central
Efficient business model Geographic concentration
America, Japan, Mexico and the US. Ashley is
headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin, the US.
Locally-owned stores strategy Privately-owned company
Supply chain efficiencies
Key Competitors
Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated (Ticker:
Opportunities Threats BSET)
Hooker Furniture Corporation (Ticker: HOFT)
Expansion of sourcing activities Challenging economy
IKEA Group
Increase in online presence Increasing costs
La-Z-Boy Incorporated (Ticker: LZB)
New marketing channel Stiff competition in the market
Rooms To Go, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Business Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Company Overview .................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Business Description ...............................................................................................................................................4
1.3 Major Products and Services ...................................................................................................................................5
2 SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 SWOT Analysis - Overview .....................................................................................................................................6
2.2 Strengths .................................................................................................................................................................6
2.3 Weaknesses ............................................................................................................................................................6
2.4 Opportunities ...........................................................................................................................................................7
2.5 Threats .....................................................................................................................................................................7
3 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - History ............................................................................................. 8
4 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - Key Employees ............................................................................... 9
5 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - Key Employee Biographies.......................................................... 10
6 Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. - Locations and Subsidiaries ......................................................... 11
6.1 Head Office ............................................................................................................................................................11
6.2 Other Locations and Subsidiaries ..........................................................................................................................11
7 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................ 14
7.1 Methodology ..........................................................................................................................................................14
7.2 Disclaimer ..............................................................................................................................................................14