NHFA award going to Child, Rose
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 15, 2004
High Point — High Point— Jeff Child, president of R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, and Cherie Rose, president, CEO and owner of The Rose Collection, have been named Retailers of the Year by the National Home Furnishings Assn.
Child, selected in the over-$10 million a year category, and Rose, in the under-$10 million category, were chosen by a seven-member committee in recognition of their contributions to the industry and their communities.
Child started as a young boy doing odd jobs at the Salt-Lake City-based R.C. Willey — now part of Berkshire Hathaway's furniture division — then moved to the sales floor after completing college.
In a letter of recommendation from another retailer, Child was called an "outstanding, shrewd merchant with the highest level of integrity."
Rose was praised by an employee of her Los Gatos, Calif., store for her fundraising and store-event prowess. A client called her "a designer without equal" who is "able to work her magic in many different styles and understands the needs of men, women and families."
The two will be honored during the High Point market at an April 22 gala in the ballroom of the International Home Furnishings Center. The event is held jointly with the International Home Furnishings Representatives Assn., which also will be presenting awards.
