It was a pitiful site. You can almost hear the German bombs 
hitting and leaving huge craters in the landscape during those horrific bombings on London during 1940 and 1941 of WWII. At one point, the Germans ran bombing raids unmercifully for 57 nights in a row. The devastation was vivid and complete.
The furniture industry is not much different from the London landscape over the last three years unfortunately. You see headlines like; “Patriot Furniture to Close two stores in Waco and Killeen, Texas”, “Norka Furniture Stores Fold in Akron, Ohio”, “Isreals Furniture Faces Foreclosure in Western Michigan”, “Bankrupt Jennifer Convertibles Leaves Atlanta Market”, “Five Ashley Stores Closing in North Carolina” and “Montana Furniture Galleries Stores Closing Statewide”.
Many of the businesses that closed reported they could not meet high expenses, could not compete with the major furniture retail chains and did not have enough capital to stay in business.
Existing furniture companies were not a whole lot better off. Between 2008 and 2009, some of the largest furniture retailers in the United States like Ashley Homestores, Rooms-To-Go, La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, Ethan Allen and Thomasville Home Furnishings Stores reported large decreases, with a few reporting double digit decreases. Many of the largest specialty sleep retailers like Sleepy’s, Mattress Firm, Select Comfort and Mattress Giant also reported decreases for that period.
One national furniture company has been fortunate during these volatile financial times as they have developed a franchise program with high profit potential. That company is PMD Furniture Direct, Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Their franchisees are thriving in today’s economy by combining their unique advertising and marketing methodology with aggressive retail furniture prices and very low overhead. The overhead is low because their leases are lower and shorter than traditional furniture stores, their advertising cost is very small, and it is a “one man show”.
PMD clearance centers work by appointment only 
which leads to a flexible schedule and a healthy home life. And, their model is unique because it is a one man show, without all of the headaches and cost of multiple employees. It’s always nice to know that when times are tough financially, there is a welcoming light on the horizon like PMD Furniture Direct!
