The story of Rusticks is one of mountains, momentum, and serendipity. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the 7,500-square-foot furniture and interior design shop in Cashiers, NC, was launched by husband-and-wife team Ann and Rody Sherrill. Rody had decided it was time to “rewire” after a successful career as an executive for a publicly traded company.... Continue Reading →
True merchants, the old-school kind with last names like Macy and Gimble, have an inherent instinct for retail, an uncannily accurate sense of what their customers want and will buy. Michael Carey, president CEO of Stock & Trade Design Company is one of them. There’s not enough room in a newsletter to dwell on how... Continue Reading →
Big news on the sales front this month: Sarreid and Straaton Inc. have joined forces, with the well-known group of sales professionals now representing the line in Illinois, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas. The team is led by the incomparable Michael Straaton, who got turned onto the better home furnishings... Continue Reading →
