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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Paul David Pope. Thanks! FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 01:50, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

I removed the deeds info. Can you approve? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Paul_David_Pope

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It was originally a copy and paste so it was a WP:Copyright violation. CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 17:03, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

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Introduction

CITY Furniture is a family-owned American furniture and mattress retailer based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Founded in 1971 as Waterbed City by Kevin Charles Koenig, the company expanded and rebranded as CITY Furniture in 1994. As one of South Florida’s largest privately-owned companies, CITY Furniture has over 20 retail showrooms and 14 licensed Ashley HomeStores throughout Florida. The company is consistently recognized as a Top 100 Furniture Retailer, employs over 2,200 people, and aims for continued growth.

Contents

1. History
2. Growth and Locations
3. Product Lines and Services
4. Social Responsibility and Community Involvement
5. Eco-Friendliness

History

Kevin Charles Koenig

Kevin Charles Koenig, the founder of what would become CITY Furniture, was born in New Jersey in 1947. He moved to South Florida with his family in 1961 and graduated from Northeast High School in Fort Lauderdale. He obtained his B.A. from Florida State University, then his Master of Business Administration degree from Florida Atlantic University.

Rather than heading into the corporate world post-graduation, Kevin Charles Koenig used his $8,700 in savings to open the first Waterbed City store in 1971 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1975, after obtaining his MBA in Business Administration from the University of Florida, Kevin’s brother Keith joined CITY Furniture (then, Waterbed City) and is now CITY Furniture’s CEO. By 1988, they grew Waterbed City to $35 million in annual sales.

In 1989, the demand for waterbeds had decreased enough to make Kevin Charles reassess his business model. In 1990, he introduced innerspring bedding, and in 1994 CITY Furniture was born, offering high-quality furniture options for every room in the home.

Kevin Charles Koenig died on November 21, 2001 at the age of 54. His brother and business partner, Keith Koenig is the current CEO of CITY Furniture. Keith’s son, Andrew Koenig, is the current President of CITY Furniture. Together, they continue his legacy through CITY Furniture’s culture of continuous improvement, community involvement, social responsibility, carbon neutral business practices, and retail innovation.

Growth and Locations

Since its inception, the company has seen significant growth:

• 1971: First Waterbed City opened in Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 1990: Introduction of innerspring mattresses
• 1994: Waterbed City rebranded to CITY Furniture
• 2001: First 660,000 square foot warehouse and corporate headquarters built in Tamarac
• 2002: Introduction of Kevin Charles fine upholstered furniture and Same-day delivery introduced
• 2003: Awarded Ernst and Young Florida Entrepreneur of the Year award in the retail category
• 2004: 20 acre expansion of corporate headquarters/distribution center and Partnership with Ashley HomeStore
• 2006: Introduction of interior design services
• 2007: Andrew Koenig joins CITY Furniture
• 2009: Introduction of memory foam mattresses
• 2011: First CITY Furniture/Ashley HomeStore retail complex opened in Boca Raton
• 2013: Introduction of ecommerce web sales; CITY Furniture’s first “Green” store built to achieve the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification
• 2014: Kaizen strategy introduced to eliminate waste & streamline operations; $1.5 million natural gas station built at headquarters; Conversion of truck fleet to compressed natural gas
• 2015: First ranking on NAFA’s Top 50 Greenest Fleets award - #14
• 2018: Purchased 5 Tesla semi-electric delivery trucks; National Leadership Industry Award from EPA’s Southeast Diesel Collaborative
• 2019: Announcement of CITY’s 5% Giving Pledge; Announces 2040 Green Promise to be carbon neutral by 2040; Opened Kevin Charles upholstery manufacturing plant in New Albany, MS; Corporate Social Responsibility Report introduced
• 2020: Broke records for the U.S. furniture industry’s most eco-friendly retail space, now operating eight LEED-certified “green” showrooms

Product Lines and Services

CITY Furniture offers a variety of furniture and bedding brands, including their own Kevin Charles line. Unique services like same-day delivery, interior design consultation, and moving services set them apart from competitors.

CITY Services

• Free online design services
• CITY Interiors
• Model home staging
• Apartment furniture packages
• Turn-key residential furniture packages
• Moving Services

Social Responsibility and Community Involvement

CITY Furniture is known throughout Florida for CITY’s 5% Giving Pledge, which commits at least 5 percent of annual profits to charities in the community. Their objectives are detailed in an annual Social Responsibility Report that outlines how CITY Furniture is meeting their goals to care for their associates, support the community, which organizations they have partnered with, and what was accomplished.

CITY Furniture is committed to providing a healthy, inclusive work environment for their associates with excellent benefits. It has been recognized as a Healthiest Employer and Top Places to Work.

CITY Furniture is a longtime supporter of Covenant House Florida, which serves South and Central Florida children and youth who are homeless or at risk. In 2019, it made a $1 million commitment to the nonprofit agency.

CITY Furniture is also active in charities including Habitat for Humanity the American Heart Association, City of Hope, and the American Cancer Society to name a few.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CITY Furniture converted their Mississippi-based upholstery manufacturing plant to produce and donate masks to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to help safeguard patients and families from COVID-19.

CITY Furniture also donated outdoor furniture to give the healthcare professionals at Holy Cross Health a “getaway” where stressed employees can take breaks in the fresh air.

Eco-Friendliness

A large part of CITY Furniture’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report describes its dedication to eco-friendly business practices, most notably the 2040 Green Promise [24] which is a commitment to achieve carbon neutrality through green practices in their showrooms, warehouses, offices, delivery fleet, and large-scale recycling initiatives by the year 2040. [14]

As of 2021, CITY Furniture is running 100% of its delivery fleet on natural gas, reducing greenhouse emissions by 45 percent. [13] Since the program started in 2014, the clean-running CNG fleet has run for more than 12 million miles, with 47% fewer emissions. CITY Furniture has also ordered five new Tesla semi-electric trucks [11]

CITY Furniture has earned honors including Top 50 Greenest Fleets in the U.S. each year since 2015, Clean Cities Coalition Awards , Ocoee Energy Efficiency Award and the 2018 national Industry Leadership Award from the Southeast Diesel Collaborative, part of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program [12] dedicated to reduce the nation’s dependence on imported oil.

CITY Furniture is a Top Scorer on the Wood Furniture Scorecard released by the Sustainable Furnishings Council in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation for their eco-friendly home furnishings made from FSC® certified, 100% reclaimed wood, and Oeko-Tex® certified private label sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers. [42]

CITY Furniture broke records for the U.S. furniture industry’s most eco-friendly retail space, operating eight LEED-certified “green” showrooms as of 2021, with 2 more on the way. [13] Their objective is to run their showrooms on renewable energy by 2040 [14]

CITY Furniture is one of the first furniture retailers to subscribe to FPL’s Solar Together program, which is designed to create large-scale community solar and 20 new solar power plants by mid-2021. By their estimate, CITY Furniture’s 500 kilowatt commitment will be enough to power three showrooms completely off-grid. [37]

All new CITY Furniture stores will be designed in “Generation 3” style, to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, with features such as natural wood and stone finishes, LED lighting and the use of drip irrigation and dual-flush toilets and low-flow urinals, among other things [17]

CITY Furniture’s large-scale recycling program recycles 98% of its operational waste stream. Each year, their state-of-the-art recycling centers located at their south Florida headquarters and in Ocoee, FL condense 5.5 million pounds of cardboard and 500,000 pounds of plastic and Styrofoam. [12]

References

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2. https://www.cylindo.com/files/report/top-100-usa-furniture-retailers-ecommerce-merchandising-report-2020.pdf
3. https://www.furnituretoday.com/furniture-retailer/city-furniture-plans-for-new-distribution-center/
4. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-11-23-0111220249-story.html
5. https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/from-waterbeds-to-major-store-floridas-kevin-koenig-dies-at-54/
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7. https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2003/12/22/story1.html
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19. https://www.covenanthouse.org/charity-blog/blog/city-furniture-announces-one-million-dollar-donation-support-youth-overcoming
20. https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/habitat-for-humanity-receives-city-support/
21. https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/city-furniture-announces-25000-fundraising-match-support-browards-2019-american-heart-association-heart-walk/
22. https://www.furnituretoday.com/business-news/city-bowlers-raise-55k-for-city-of-hope/
23. https://floridadesign.com/inspiration/city-furniture-donates-30000-masks-to-nicklaus-childrens-hospital/
24. https://www.cityfurniture.com/media/wysiwyg/documents/2019-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Annual-Report.pdf
25. https://www.furnituretoday.com/ft-bulletin-board/holy-cross-health-city-furniture-team-up-to-deliver-haven-for-covid-stressed-healthcare-colleagues/
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27. https://www.duomagazine.com/keith-and-doreen-koenig
28. https://www.uff.ufl.edu/gators/city-ceo-community-champion/
29. https://mississippi.org/news-room/kevin-charles-fine-upholstery-increasing-furniture-production-in-new-albany-creating-30-jobs/

Nikki5417 (talk) 14:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)