Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis

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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis
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



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