by In typical premarket fashion, event sponsors and buyers worked hard during the opening day of the event. At the end of the day, they got together once again at the semiannual social event held at the Grandover Spa & Resort. This gave folks a chance to relax and mingle among friends and colleagues while enjoying a good meal and wine provided by co-sponsors Bread Financial and J.B. Hunt. As always, it marks the best of business partnerships and fellowship that’s always been — and will continue to be — important to the industry. Below are some of the people we ran into at the event.
Sean O’Connor, left, Universal Furniture; Tammy Covington, High Point Market Authority; Todd Hady and Roger Turnbow, A|R|T Furniture.
Roland Maddrey, left, Legacy Classic | Modern, and Peter Halunen, Scott Wantman and Brian Wright, all of Jordan’s Furniture of Natick, Massachusetts.
Mike Herschel, left, FMG; Jonathan Popkin and Andy Truell, Furniture Fair, Jacksonville, North Carolina; Ace Bullard and Mandy Bullard, Bullard Furniture, Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Michael Herschel IV, FMG.
David Patterson, left, Gardner White, Warren, Michigan; Chris Pelcher, Legacy | Classic Modern; and Aime Fitzhugh, Gardner White.
Brian Waidelich, left, Caracole; Brian Ciabotti, Bloomingdales, New York; Mark Feng, A|R|T Furniture; Mikeala Dornfeld, Bloomingdales; and Alessandro Fabrini, Caracole.
Mike Bradshaw, left, Avalon Furniture, and David Cox, Woodstock Furniture & Mattress Outlet, Woodstock, Georgia.
Richard Jones, left, Star Furniture Stores, Houston; Lynn Lloyd, RC Willey, Salt Lake City; and Tom Perraud, Capel Rugs.
John Gill, left, Havertys Furniture, Atlanta; and Jeremy Hoff, Hooker Furnishings.
Debra Yonts, left, Tina Ports and Tim Harris, Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, Knoxville, Tennessee; and Kenna Day and Michael Day, Up2Us Furniture, Greenville, South Carolina.
Logan Avidon, left, Andmore; Heidi Jones and Alice Anderson, Havertys Furniture, Atlanta; Alex Bernhardt and Patrick Lanier, Bernhardt Furniture; and Valerie Naples, Havertys Furniture.
Jerry Noack, left, Capel Rugs; Chris De Lisa, Lineage Collections; Ronelle Hills, Seigerman’s Furniture & Interior Design, Long Island, New York; and Tom Perraud, Capel Rugs.
Chris Guido, left, Bread Financial; left, Susan Jones, News Now Media Group; and Joe Benvenuto and Chris Tinio, Bread Financial.
Bill Cunetta, left, and Lou Greco, J.B. Hunt Transport; and Leonid Kharitonov, Emma Mason, New York.
